


after all, Duterte who sought ABS-CBN’s closure. It was a low-profile deal from the start, with specific details yet to be known until now – a strategy seemingly understandable as both networks continue to tiptoe on political eggshells.īut the merger of business and politics couldn’t be more elaborate than in this deal.

It was the culmination of years-long negotiations as ABS-CBN prepared for an eventual closure following President Rodrigo Duterte’s heightened attacks against the network. In a match made in heaven, the Philippines’ largest broadcaster ABS-CBN found refuge in Christian station Zoe Broadcasting Network, months after a government-backed shutdown.
