After his withdrawal from the senatorial race for the upcoming 2022 elections, ABS-CBN accepted Noli de Castro’s return with open arms.
On November 8, de Castro will make his TeleRadyo comeback and resume anchoring Kabayan, a program he previously hosted which aired from Monday to Friday at 8 AM.
Via an Instagram post, de Castro announced his return.
“Salamat po, sa kaunting pagkakataon na ma-enjoy ko ang beach, bago bumalik muli sa Teleradyo sa Lunes, kita kits kabayan,” he captioned.
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On October 28, the ABS-CBN management released a statement welcoming de Castro back.
“Natutuwa kami at magbabalik sa Teleradyo si Noli de Castro para ipagpatuloy ang kanyang tunay na misyon, ang maglingkod sa kapwa Pilipino sa pamamagitan ng kanyang programang Kabayan. We welcome him back in ABS-CBN with open arms,” they stated.
Aside from hosting the Kabayan program, De Castro will also be the co-anchor of TeleRadyo Balita with Joyce Balancio, which airs on weekdays at 7:30 AM.
On October 7, de Castro announced that he would be leaving ABS-CBN and his anchor stints to run for the senatorial post under Isko Moreno’s Aksyon Demokratiko. However, on October 13, less than a week after he announced his candidacy, he withdrew from the race.
He stated he reconsidered and thought that he could serve the Filipino people better as an anchorman.
“Nais kong iparating sa lahat ng aking mga kaibigan at supporters na naghahanda na sanang tumulong sa akin, na nagpasiya akong hindi na ituloy ang aking kandidatura. Gayunpaman, hindi po nagbago ang aking layunin at hangad para sa bayan.”
