Duterte Forgives ABS-CBN, Wants Money Refunded Through Donation

President Rodrigo Duterte accepts the apology of ABS-CBN after they failed to air his campaign ads on the 2016 elections.

ABS-CBN President and Chief Executive Officer Carlo Katigbak apologized publicly in a congressional hearing on the renewal of their franchise.

“We are sorry if we offended the President. That was not the intention of the network. We felt that we were just abiding by regulations that surround the airing of political ads,” Katigbak said.

The apology was due to ABS-CBN failing to air P2.6 million worth of campaign ads by then Presidential candidate Duterte in the 2016 elections.

Duterte told ABS-CBN to refund the failed campaign ads through donations.

He also said that he has no hand in the renewal of ABS-CBN’s franchise and just let Congress decide the network’s renewal. (ASC)