A year after the ABS-CBN’s franchise renewal bid got denied by Congress, actress Angel Locsin strongly shared that she chose to stay with the network even though several Kapamilya celebrities and personalities have switched to the other networks.
However, she has nothing against those who left, she understood where they are coming from.
In an interview with the Filipino journalist and radio and TV news reporter Jeff Canoy, Locsin shared her thoughts freely: “Stay ako dito [ABS-CBN Network] kasi iyon ang tingin ko na tama. Nandito lang ako kasi hindi ko kayang iwan ‘yong mga kaibigan o kapamilya.
“Hindi mo naman sila iiwan habang naghihirap ‘di ba? Habang may pinagdadaanan, hindi mo ‘yan iiwan kapag mahalaga sa ’yo. Habang may pinagdadaanan ‘yong ABS-CBN, nandito lang ako. It doesn’t mean na nakikita mo akong araw-araw pero I am a Kapamilya pa ‘rin. Nandito lang ako.”
She vowed to remain as a Kapamilya amid the hard and challenging time the network is experiencing right now. She also shared that while preparing for her wedding, she would still support ABS-CBN.
“Okay pa naman ako. Hindi ako mayaman na mayaman. Wala po akong ganoon. Siguro ‘yong years na pinagkatiwalaan ako ng tao kahit paano may ipon ‘din naman.
“May kaunting investment. Kaya pa naman mag-survive ng pamilya ko doon. Sa ngayon, p’wede naman tayong mag-YouTube, may mga endorsement.
“S’yempre ikakasal din ako so asikasuhin ko muna ‘yon ‘di ba? May mga bagay muna na siguro na kailangan muna pagtuunan ng pansin pero nandito lang ako. Nandito lang ako.”
Locsin related she understands the people who left the ABS-CBN just to earn a living in the current crisis and does not hold any judgment toward them.
“I-add ko lang na wala akong judgment sa mga kailangang lumipat.
“Naiintindihan ko at alam ko na kailangang kumayod para mabuhay. Lahat tayo may iba-ibang pinagdadaanan. At masaya ako kung makahanap sila ng ibang trabaho sa panahong ito at ‘yan din naman ang gusto ko, ang nasa maayos na kalagayan ang lahat. Ito lang ang naaangkop para sa akin.”
