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The Senate has adopted Senate Resolution 395 which urges the National Telecommunications Commission to reconsider its cease and desist order (CDO) against ABS-CBN. According to the resolution, it expresses the sense of the senate "to urge the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to reconsider its cease and desist order against ABS-CBN Corporation and to allow the continuous operation of ABS CBN Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates ABS-CBN Convergence Inc. 344, expressing the sense of the Senate to authorize the NTC to issue a provisional authority in favor of ABS-CBN and its subsidiaries and affiliates. • that the House of Representatives, from which franchise bills (private bills) should emanate pursuant to Article VI, Section 24 of the 1987 Constitution, has yet to conclude deliberations on the franchise bill of ABS-CBN and transmit the same to Senate. • that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has already expressed its legal opinion, to the effect that ABS-CBN can continue its operations on the basis of equity. This suggests that there is enough basis in policy and in practice to allow ABS-CBN corporation and its subsidiaries and/or affiliates to continue their operations pending the renewal of their respective franchises. • that the cease and desist order against ABS-CBN will impact on 13,000 of its workers, creating joblessness that could not be more ill-timed given the looming economic recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more in our articles including "Senators urge NTC to reconsider Cease and Desist Order vs ABS-CBN" and "ABS-CBN cancels Sky Cable sale to PLDT".