Editing Quo warranto (section)

==== Corporate franchise {{lang|la|quo warranto}} ====
{{See also|ABS-CBN franchise renewal controversy#Quo warranto petition|label 1=ABS-CBN franchise renewal controversy § ''Quo warranto'' petition}}

{{lang|la|Quo warranto}} was also used, once again by Calida, to challenge the continued operation of ABS-CBN after the expiration of its Congressional franchise. This use of {{lang|la|quo warranto}} in a dispute over [[licensure]] was as novel as it was literal: it strips away the traditions surrounding the use of {{lang|la|quo warranto}} and refocuses {{lang|la|quo warranto}} on the meaning of its name, asking by what legal authority does ABS-CBN continue to operate. However, the expiration of the franchise and later actions by the [[National Telecommunications Commission]] made Calida's {{lang|la|quo warranto}} petition [[Mootness|moot]].