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ABS-CBN will start airing its entertainment shows in Channel 11, which is now rebranded as A2Z Channel 11, starting this October 11, 2020. Here’s what Miguel R. Camus, a Business reporter for the Philippine Daily Inquirer, tweeted about the deal;
BREAKING: ABS-CBN to air entertainment shows on Channel 11 starting Oct. 10, marking its return to free TV after franchise loss. @InquirerBiz pic.twitter.com/MIyAXIijFJ
— Miguel R. Camus (@miguelrcamusINQ) October 6, 2020
Zoe Broadcasting is founded by Bro. Eddie Villanueva, founder of the Jesus is Lord church.
— Miguel R. Camus (@miguelrcamusINQ) October 6, 2020
Via Rappler;
ABS-CBN’s flagship channel 2 went off air on May 5, following a cease-and-desist order from the National Telecommunications Commission after its Congressional franchise expired on May 4.
The network’s application for a new franchise was rejected by Congress on July 10, forcing the company to retrench many of its 11,000 workers.
Talking about the Congress, the “House will vote on the final approval of the proposed national budget for 2021 when it resumes its session on Nov. 16.” The House originally set to approve it on final reading on Oct. 14, but it approve for second reading this Friday, October 9, 2020.
On the COVID-19 side of things, World Health Organization (WHO) said that we may have a vaccine by year end.
Via Inquirer.net;
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, addressing the end of a two-day meeting of its Executive Board on the pandemic, said: “We will need vaccines and there is hope that by the end of this year we may have a vaccine. There is hope.”
In the Philippines, there are now 326,833 confirmed cases with 273,313 have recovered from the virus and 5,856 deaths. Worldwide, there are now 35,109,317 confirmed cases, 1,035,341 deaths which translate to 2.95%. United States is the country with the most cases at 7,486,928, followed by India (723,512) then Brazil (723,512).
If you’re the type who likes to look at number, you can go here.
In Sports or Basketball to more specific, Miami Heat defeated LA Lakers behind Jimmy Butler’s 40 pts triple double (40 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists). Lakers are still leading the series on a 2-1 standing. Games 5 will on October 6 at 4:00 AM (AST).
#NBAFinals Game 3 Mini-Movie 📽️@JimmyButler put out a legendary performance in the @MiamiHEAT's Game 3 victory, with 40 PTS, 11 REB and 13 AST to become only the third player in NBA Finals history with a 40-point triple-double!
GAME 4 ▶️ Tuesday, 9pm/et, ABC pic.twitter.com/zWn8OgNlOI
— NBA (@NBA) October 5, 2020
PBA Bubble is a go and here’s the schedule of the games via Rappler;
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