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Shuttered Philippine TV network ends newscasts to millions

by Associated Press
| August 28, 2020 7:03 AM

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines’ largest TV network broadcast its final newscasts Friday to millions of provincial viewers with announcers tearfully bidding goodbye after lawmakers voted to reject its license renewal.

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