Philippines’ top broadcaster forced off air after criticising President Duterte

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The Philippines’ TV, internet and radio giant ABS-CBN broadcast for a final time on Tuesday after being unable to renew its license. Journalists Jeff Canoy and Nick Villavecer captured the scenes in the newsroom.

The channel has previously been criticised by President Rodrigo Duterte in 2016. For the full story, click here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/06/philippines-biggest-broadcaster-abs-cbn-forced-air-criticising/

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The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Situated in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands that are broadly categorized under three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao. Manila is the capital.

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