PCOO's shared post on ABS-CBN legal situation not vetted –Andanar

The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) on Saturday denied involvement in a post shared on its Facebook page which contained false information on the ABS-CBN's franchise.

Coming from the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict page, the post claimed that the network's franchise renewal had been disapproved.

Both Radio Television Malacanang (RTVM) and the PCOO shared but also deleted the post.

"We would like to state that the resharing by the PCOO Facebook Page [...] regarding the legal situation of ABS-CBN Corporation’s broadcast license was done without the usual vetting process of our office," Secretary Martin Andanar explained in a statement.

"[T]he posted content is not in any way an official statement or an opinion of the PCOO. The issue regarding ABS-CBN Corporation's network franchise remains within the purview of Congress," he added.

The Office of the Presidential Spokesperson also said that the posts were not their official statement on the matter.

"We wish to clarify that the above posts did not come from the Office of the Presidential Spokesperson and the NTF Stratcomms which is headed by the OPS. Hence, not the official statement of our Office," it said. — DVM, GMA News