Kapamilya reporter Jervis Manahan tweeted, “We have updates,” with a photo of ANC 24/7 reporters in Legaspi City; Catanuan, Quezon; Batangas City; and Manila.
It was an apparent response to a tweet of GMA News reporter Tina Panganiban Perez who replied to Manila Bulletin Columnist Goyo Y. Larrazabal’s tweet.
We have updates! pic.twitter.com/ftM1lb5lla
— Jervis Manahan (@JervisManahan) November 2, 2020
In the original tweet, Goyo said that a lot of people are in the dark during the super typhoon Rolly.
He also wrote that ABS-CBN News could have helped in disseminating information about the incoming storm but instead it was unavailable due to their denied franchise.
Tina then replied, ‘We have updates,’ referring to the GMA 7 News Department.
At the time, Rolly slammed Albay, GMA 7 was airing a dubbed version of the movie Hotel Transylvania while GMA News TV aired reruns of the animated series Pokemon.
We have updates. @GoyYLarrazabal https://t.co/9v03IiMHal
— Tina PanganibanPerez (@tinapperez) October 31, 2020
Then, Tina’s tweet trended and received backlash from netizens.
Firstly, this netizen replied to the tweet with a post from Facebook.
https://t.co/8BuL0Qi5Qx pic.twitter.com/lfbvsWaNe7
— miss scor (@scorsaguin) November 1, 2020
Then, this netizen followed with a retweet saying that people preferred ABS-CBN Regional during calamities like Rolly.
https://twitter.com/dgcrx/status/1322762222808952836
Reporter MJ Felipe also added his opinion on the tweet. He wrote that instead of updates, it should have been a dedicated special coverage citing the loss of ABS-CBN’s Regional Network Group.
Sobrang nakakapanghinayang talaga na wala ang ABS-CBN Regional Network Group. Sa totoo lang. Hindi lang 'updates' kungdi dedicated special coverage before, during at after the typhoon para sa mga probinsya. Tutok kayo pls sa TELERADYO para sa updates sa bagyo. #IbalikAngABSCBN
— MJ Felipe (@mjfelipe) November 1, 2020
Other netizens said that ANC and Teleradyo did a full coverage on Rolly, while GMA News TV aired a dubbed Thai TV show.
At 3pm this afternoon, ANC and Teleradyo is broadcasting a full coverage of #RollyPH while GMA News TV is airing a dubbed Thai TV show. https://t.co/1i69qVZMJL pic.twitter.com/REztsRRDym
— The Invisible Guy PH (@invisibleguyPH) November 1, 2020
Another netizen also retweeted Tina’s statement. In the tweet, the netizen replied to Tina with a photo of Kapamilya reporters reporting on-site from the locations hit by the super typhoon.
https://twitter.com/krizzy_kalerqui/status/1322823672919257089
Finally, this netizen cited the 12-hour time difference between ABS-CBN and GMA7, with GMA7 falling behind.
Nauna na ang ABS-CBN by 12 hours. Partida wala pa silang franchise niyan. https://t.co/o5P3zbjFPy pic.twitter.com/NBwpyZG9uk
— Rupert Dupert (@rupertnotholmes) November 2, 2020
