MANILA, July 10 (Reuters) - A Philippine lower house committee on Friday rejected a request for a 25-year extension of the broadcast franchise of ABS-CBN Corp, a move that will ensure the media conglomerate that has angered President Rodrigo Duterte will stay off air.
Philippine lawmakers voted against a bill that would have given a license to the media group, whose congressional franchise expired on May 4.
The telecom regulator ordered ABS-CBN and its dozens of radio and television stations to cease operations on May 5.
Reporting by Neil Jerome Morales Editing by Ed Davies
