Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation is a government-owned and controlled corporation established in 1977 through the Presidential Decree No. 1869. PAGCOR is the Philippines' largest contributor of revenue to the government after the Bureau of Internal Revenue and the Bureau of Customs.
ABS-CBN was a Philippine commercial broadcast network that served as the flagship property of the ABS-CBN Corporation,a company under Lopez Holdings Corporation owned by the López family. The network was headquartered at the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center in Quezon City,that had additional offices and production facilities in 25 major cities including Baguio,Naga,Bacolod,Iloilo,Cebu,Davao,and Bulacan,where ABS-CBN's production and post-production facility in Horizon IT Park is located. ABS-CBN was colloquially referred to as the Kapamilya Network;its brand was originally introduced in 1999 and was officially introduced in 2003 during the celebration of its 50th anniversary,and was used until it was forced by the National Telecommunications Commission to cease and desist from free-to-air broadcasting due to the lack of congressional franchise. ABS-CBN is the largest media company in the Philippines and is the oldest television broadcaster in Southeast Asia. The network is metonymically called as "Ignacia" due to the location of its headquarters ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center along Mother Ignacia Street in Quezon City.
Arnaldo Arevalo Ignacio,known professionally as Arnell Ignacio,is a Filipino television personality,actor,singer-songwriter,and public official.
Alan Peter Schramm Cayetano is a Filipino lawyer and diplomat serving as a Senator since 2022 and previously from 2007 to 2017. He was the Senate Minority Leader from 2010 to 2013,and later Senate Majority Leader from 2013 to 2016. He also served as the Representative of Taguig–Pateros from 1998 to 2007 and from 2019 to 2022 and was the Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2019 until his resignation in 2020. He also served as the Secretary of Foreign Affairs from 2017 to 2018 in the cabinet of President Rodrigo Duterte,after unsuccessfully running for vice president in the 2016 elections as Duterte's running mate.
Jose Marie Borja Viceral,known professionally as Vice Ganda,is a Filipino comedian,actor,host,singer and television personality. He is considered one of the most successful entertainers in Philippine show business,noted for his stand-up routines,usage of observational comedy,situational irony and sarcasm in pertaining to Filipino culture and human sexuality. He is a regular host on ABS-CBN's noontime variety show It's Showtime and has starred in four of the top 10 highest-grossing films in Philippine cinema.
Esther Margaux Justiniano Uson,better known as Mocha Uson,is a controversial Filipino singer,actress,dancer,model,political blogger,and public official widely known for spreading fake news and disinformation. She is also a co-founder of the group Mocha Girls.
Gambling in Metro Manila has been regulated since 1976 when the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) was created through Presidential Decree 1067. Under its charter promulgated in 1983,the 100% state-owned PAGCOR,running under the direct supervision of the Office of the President,serves three crucial roles:to regulate and operate all games of chance in the country,particularly casino gaming;generate funds for the government's infrastructure and socio-civic projects;and boost local tourism.
Ferdinand Martin Gomez Romualdez is a Filipino businessman,lawyer and politician serving as the Speaker of the House of Representatives since July 25,2022. He is also serving as the representative for the 1st district of Leyte since 2019 and previously from 2007 to 2016 and as the president of the Philippine Constitution Association. He formerly served as the House Majority Leader from 2019 to 2022,and unsuccessfully ran for senator in the 2016 elections. He is a first cousin of President Bongbong Marcos. Since May 17,2023,he has been widely considered to be the country's de facto "Prime Minister" after the ouster of Senior Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo,becoming the main catalyst to the 2024 Philippine political crisis.
The 2016 presidential campaign of Rodrigo Duterte was announced on November 21,2015. Rodrigo Duterte,who was then serving as Mayor of Davao City,had refused to run and turned down other presidential and vice-presidential aspirants' offers to be his running mate,including that of Jejomar Binay,Miriam Defensor-Santiago and Bongbong Marcos. He was eventually elected President of the Philippines. Duterte's positions was seen to have resonated with older,working class Filipinos,particularly his promise to eliminate the wide-scale drug menace of the country and his harsh stances on crime in Davao City,which he served for more than 22 years,and corruption. Duterte's campaign also emphasized an anti-establishment tone,accusing political elites based in Manila of not doing much to solve problems in a move that was described as populist.
Herminio "Harry" Lopez Roque Jr. is a Filipino lawyer,politician,and former law professor. He served as the presidential spokesperson of President Rodrigo Duterte from 2017 to 2018 and from 2020 to 2021. He was the party-list representative of KABAYAN from 2016 to 2017.
Protests against Former President Rodrigo Duterte escalated on November 18,2016,following Duterte's support of the burial of the late president Ferdinand Marcos. These series of protests are mostly conducted by progressive groups and other opposing figures mainly due to the ongoing war on drugs,the declaration of martial law in Mindanao,and employment issues such as contractual terms being applied by companies and inflation which occurred due to the passage of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Law. Other causes of the protests include the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country,the passage of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020,and the shutdown and franchise denial of ABS-CBN.
Alfredo Abelardo "Albee" Bantug Benitez is a Filipino politician and businessman serving as the mayor of Bacolod since 2022. He served three consecutive terms as the representative of Negros Occidental's 3rd district from 2010 to 2019,and was one of the richest congressmen in the Philippines.
The following is a timeline of protests against Rodrigo Duterte,the 16th President of the Philippines,and his policies. Issues were addressed in the protests including the war on drugs,employment issues,anti-terror law,and the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Advanced Media Broadcasting System (AMBS) is a broadcast media company in the Philippines. Its main offices and facilities are located at Unit 906A of the Paragon Plaza Building and at the 3rd Floor of Starmalls EDSA Shaw complex,both in Mandaluyong,Metro Manila.
Dennis Ang Uy is a Filipino businessman,government official,and diplomat. Uy is the founder of Udenna Corporation,which has stakes in various businesses including Phoenix Petroleum.
The employment of Chinese citizens in Philippine firms engaging in offshore gambling known as Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) has been a subject of national interest in the Philippines.
The shutdown of ABS-CBN broadcasting arose from the lack of renewal of Philippine media network ABS-CBN's congressional broadcast franchise. The disputes between the administrations of Presidents Benigno Aquino III and Rodrigo Duterte and the media conglomerate arose over the terms and conditions of the franchise renewal agreement. Amid the controversy,the Congress of the Philippines,the country's legislature,was unable to renew the franchise before its expiration date. The congressional franchise expired on May 4,2020,while the Philippines was dealing with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon. The next day,exercising constitutional powers,the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) issued a cease-and-desist order demanding ABS-CBN cease all of its free TV and radio broadcasting operations immediately. ABS-CBN complied with the government order and shut down all of its radio stations and free television channels later that day. On June 30,2020,the NTC released two alias cease-and-desist orders against ABS-CBN TV Plus and Sky Direct.
Rodante Dizon Marcoleta is a Filipino politician serving as the party-list representative for SAGIP since 2016. He is a former House Deputy Speaker of the 18th Congress from 2019 to 2022. A member of the religious organization Iglesia ni Cristo,Marcoleta is one of the vocal opponents against ABS-CBN and Meralco one of the 70 representatives who voted to permanently deny the franchise renewal of the network and 70 representatives who voted to permanently deny the franchise renewal of the electricity as well as responsible for the termination of ABS-CBN Meralco and TV5's landmark partnership deal. Marcoleta is also the host of Net 25 public affairs program,Sa Ganang Mamamayan and the public service program Bagong Barangay ng Mamamayan in Action co-hosted by DILG Undersecretary for Barangay Affairs Felicito "Chito" Valmocina.
The State of the Nation Addresses of Rodrigo Duterte,the 16th president of the Philippines,were met with several protests.
All TV is a Philippine free-to-air broadcast television network serving as the flagship property of Advanced Media Broadcasting System (AMBS) in partnership with ABS-CBN Corporation as its main content provider through a blocktime agreement. The broadcast facilities and studios are located at Starmall EDSA-Shaw at EDSA corner Shaw Boulevard,Mandaluyong and Starmall Las Piñas IT Hub along Alabang–Zapote Road corner CV Starr Avenue,Las Piñas;its transmitter is located at the ABS-CBN's Millennium Transmitter,Sgt. Esguerra Ave,Diliman,Quezon City.
