Award-winning actress Judy Ann Santos, along with other artists who worked for ABS-CBN, aired her disappointment over ABS-CBN’s shutdown.
Judy Ann uploaded the ABS -BN logo with the caption, “In The Service of the Filipino People” to protest against the said forced shutdown.
She further told her followers that she did not expect two things to happen in her lifetime: the spread of coronavirus and the forced shutdown of the network she grew up with since she was 13.
On her IG feed, she wrote: “Nakakalungkot.. nakakapanghina… nakakatulala.. dalawang bagay ang hindi ko inakalang mangyayari sa buong buhay ko.. ang maranasan ang ECQ at magsara ang naging bahay at buhay ko mula 13 years old ako.. maraming mas dapat pagtuunan ng pansin sa mga panahong to.. maraming nangangailangan ng tulong mula sa gobyerno.. maraming natutulungan ang kumpanyang bumubuhay sa puso ng mga tao sa panahong to sa pamamagitan ng mga programang pwedeng magpalibang at pansamantalang makalimutan ang mga problemang pinagdadaanan nating lahat… bakit po? Bakit ngayon?? Hindi po bang mas importanteng magtulungan tayo at magkaisa kahit pansamantala na muna habang may kinakaharap tayong mas malaking kaaway? Hindi po ba dapat sama sama nating ginagawa ang pwede nating maggawa para makapagsilbi sa mamayang pilipino?? Hindi ko naiintindihan… kung may iilang tao ang nagbubunyi ngayon dahil nakuha at naggawa nilang maipasara ang abs cbn.. mas marami po kayong taong nasaktan at tinanggalan ng trabaho sa panahong lahat ng tao ay nag aalala kung paano bubuhayin ang mga pamilya nila… maari po bang makahingi ng sapat na paliwanag??”
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A certain @yzangguapa then replied, “NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW 👊🏻👊🏻”. Juday answered back, “Yes no one is above the law.. I respect that.. but in my own oponion.. wag naman sanang sinabay sa ganitong sitwasyon.. yun lang naman ang akin..”
User @crystal_noack also commented, “It was at the wrong time we know but the BESR DECISION EVER! And we, normal Filipinos who see how bias the station is, would celebrate this closure! I understand you are sad, all of you working under ABS CBN but sometimes you also have to see in a different perspective. #finallyshutdown #abscbnshutdown2020.”
To which, Judy Ann responded, “I understand, but if we are to talk about being biased… and or other violations of our network, why not investigate other companies as well?”
A self-proclaimed Juday fan @judayfan90128 said, “JUDAY, law is law kasi! hindi exempted ang kompanya mo. mag aral ka nga. wag puros dada dyan sa kusina mo. ambobo.”
Judy Ann replied, “Bobo agad?? Ngayon lang ako nagsalita.. madada na? ang abs cbn.. and sinasabi ko lang naman,, may tamang timing sana. hindi sa panahon na maraming tao ang naghihirap lalo ngayon sa epidemyang ito.. na dapat na mas pagtuunan ng pansin MUUNA, para makabalik tayong lahat sa mga normal nating buhay, at makapaghanap ng trabaho ang mga taong mawawalan ng trabaho.. siguro.. kung isa sa pamilya mo ay nagtatrabaho sa sbs cbn hindi yan ang sasabihin mo.”
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) issued a cease and desist order against ABS-CBN on Tuesday, May 5, a day after its congressional franchise expired.
The NTC directed the said network to end all television and radio broadcasting operations.
Republic Act No. 7966 was enacted in March 1995 and granted the Lopez-led network a franchise to operate for 25 years, but Congress failed to act on its renewal. The franchise expired last May 4, 2020.
Solicitor General Jose Calida warned the NTC against giving ABS-CBN the provisional authority to operate while its franchise renewal is still in the works.
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Judy Ann Santos is a film and television actress, reality television host, recording artist, film producer, chef, author, and lately a social media influencer through her YouTube Channel Judy Ann’s Kitchen. She is known as the Queen of Philippine Soap Opera.
Santos began as a child actress and made her professional television debut in Kaming Mga Ulila, but she received media recognition in her breakthrough television series Mara Clara (1992). She starred in several highly rated television series, like Esperanza (1996), Basta’t Kasama Kita (2003), Sa Piling Mo (2006), and Ysabella (2007).
Santos starred in commercially successful films in the early 1990s following motion picture adaptations of Mara Clara (1996) and Esperanza (1999). She further achieved television and film success with pairings opposite Wowie de Guzman, Rico Yan, and Piolo Pascual.
Santos’ performance in the film Sabel (2004) received critical acclaim and earned her the Gawad Urian for Best Actress.
In 2006, her film Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo gained both critical and financial success, Santos won the Metro Manila Film Festival for Best Actress, PMPC Star Awards for Movies Lead Actress and FAMAS Award for Best Actress among others.
In 2019, Santos earned her first international acting award when she bagged the Best Actress trophy at the Cairo International Film Festival for her film Mindanao. Santos’ other notable films include Till There Was You (2003), Don’t Give Up on Us (2006), Ouija (2007), Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo (2007), Mag-ingat Ka Sa…Kulam (2008) and My Househusband (2011).
Santos also earned television honors including a PMPC Star Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series for Krystala (2005) and KBP Golden Dove Award for Best TV Actress for Habang May Buhay (2010).
Santos debuted as a producer for the film Ploning (2008), the Philippines’ entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The film received international acclaim and was shown at the Palm Springs International Film Festival and Newport Beach Film Festival.
