Author: Judith Martin
Since ABS-CBN was ordered to shut down by the National Telecommunications Commission more than a week ago, Kathryn Bernardo spoke up for the first time on behalf of 11,000 employees who were going to lose their jobs. According to the 24-year-old Kapamilya actress, she realized that life is indeed hard and unpredictable when she was filming Hello Love Goodbye with Alden Richards in Hong Kong. It was a movie that opened her eyes to reality with overseas Filipino workers, she also realized what an ordinary Filipino family is fighting for and sacrificing just to make ends meet. Due to the…
Senator Risa Hontiveros gave a warning to the public for the possible increase in domestic abuse cases amidst the COVID-19 quarantine. Hontiveros is seeking the attention of National Bureau of Investigation and Facebook to immediately shut down Facebook pages which encourage online sexual exploitation. https://twitter.com/risahontiveros/status/1260808670071255040?fbclid=IwAR0o_45IrG7959SzejPlVKduCcDwXumgz6ys6XeZlSeo2ufKaI2a-a-rsCM Liza Soberano could not contain her anger with everything that has been happening during the COVID-19 crisis and furiously asked if anyone from the government actually cares, specifically the promotion of online sexual exploitation, a teacher who went to jail, and an innocent man who got shot by policemen. https://twitter.com/lizasoberano/status/1260828410986688514?fbclid=IwAR0WZMaWqePArCKq_3W4y6Z_OaTUKP9UNQwf_O7wiszV4dIguPtWyB5pEcg My Single Lady actress Jodi…
Ever since ABS-CBN was ordered to shut down, celebrities have spoken out to fight for their home network. Even the veteran journalist and TV news anchor Korina Sanchez didn’t hesitate to fight back at bashers on her Instagram account. Recently, Korina’s show Rated K was pitted against Jessica Soho’s news magazine program Kapuso Mo Jessica Soho. The former chose not to fight back at bashers comparing her with Jessica’s achievements and shows, as they are both multi-awarded Journalist here in the Philippines and abroad. However, Korina started to lash out when netizens started to criticize her profession as well as…
Wowowin TV host, Willie Revillame proudly announced that he’s more inspired to come up with better content, especially now that his show received high ratings even in the midst of general community quarantine in Metro Manila. Furthermore, he also teased the staff of Wowowin that they got better TV ratings because they have no other competitors, and viewers have no choice but to watch them since the National Telecommunications Commission issued a cease and desist order against ABS-CBN network. Willie stated: “Napaka-taas ng ratings ng show natin! Alam niyo kung bakit? Tayo lang ang may palabas. Ang ibig sabihin niyan,…
Sexy star Ivana Alawi was pranked by veteran broadcaster Raffy Tulfo in his YouTube Channel titled “IVANA ALAWI, NAPAIYAK NI IDOL RAFFY. ITO ANG PRANK NA PARANGTOTOO!” In the online interview with Raffy Tulfo in Action, Ivana was caught off guard by the complainant Loida Rivera, a resident in Cubao who pretended to receive expired relief goods from the Kapamilya star. At first, Loida was demanding Ivana provide her Php200,000.00 to build a new house as well as to establish a grocery store. As a response, Ivana attempted to offer Loida Php50,000.00 to shoulder the hospital bills and start a…
A Kapuso artist since 2003 after joining GMA Network’s reality show StarStruck, Jennylyn Mercado has defended ABS-CBN against bashers who are rejoicing ever since the giant network was ordered to shut down last May 5, 2020. The sudden shut down of ABS-CBN was the result of SolGen Jose Calida’s warning to National Telecommunications Commission officials of possible charges if they will provide provisional authority to ABS-CBN to operate. With all the negativity in social media, Jennylyn reminded everyone to respect each other, and she also emphasized. that everybody has the right to express their opinions but, it doesn’t necessarily mean…
House Deputy Speaker for Internal Affairs Neptali Gonzales II stated last Monday that to discuss the bills seeking ABS-CBN’s franchise renewal is very difficult, especially now that the Philippines is under lockdown due to pandemic COVID-19 disease. Gonzales is also not sure if conducting an online hearing for ABS-CBN’s franchise is feasible because there are several issues involved. Neptali stated: “Because of the ‘new normal’ in conducting a committee hearing at sa dami ngayon ng naka-quarantine… it’s very difficult. Di ko malalaman kung kakayanin ng Zoom meeting ‘yon because of the various issues involved.” Neptali’s statement triggered Agot Isidro which…
Kim Chiu was bashed by netizens due to her controversial statement when she compared the National Telecommunications Commission’s cease and desist order to classroom rules, as some of netizens could not understand the logic she was trying to convey during the “Laban Kapamilya” online protest. Xian Lim came to defend his girlfriend Kim through an Instagram post. He emphasized that Kim is a smart, empathetic person that cares about all the people around her and for that, Kim does not deserve to be singled out. Xian posted: “Kim does not deserve to be singled out and get all the hate…
After President Rodrigo Duterte’s recent briefing on whether or not the enhanced community quarantine will be lifted, extended, or transitioned to general community quarantine, veteran Journalist Korina Sanchez and Executive Editor of ABS-CBN News Channel Ces Drilon both expressed their disappointment in the outcome. Even netizens tried to understand the context of Duterte’s speech but only to find out that it’s somewhat misleading and diverted attention away from the mass testing that the Palace had promised would commence last April 14, 2020. On Instagram, Korina posted a meme that says “Announcement: Walang Announcement”. https://www.instagram.com/p/CAEufNrFLZ9/?fbclid=IwAR3OIu867ounvI-h9UscDgkENiaj07VUbOs65Xf8dH0TxRgKRGzpH02vsec Ces Drilon also posted the same…
After months of implementing delaying tactics to act on the 11 bills seeking for the ABS-CBN’s franchise renewal, House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez convened the Committee of the Whole to discuss the ABS-CBN franchise on Wednesday afternoon. In addition to that, House Speaker and one of the authors who filed the House Bill No. 6732 Alan Peter Cayetano was said to be sponsoring the bill in the plenary but the media has yet to receive it. House Bill No. 6732 means that the issue of ABS-CBN’s franchise renewal will only go through 3rd and final readings in the Senate right…
It’s been four years since the Queen of All Media Kris Aquino left ABS-CBN but until now, she’s been haunted by netizens regarding the network’s franchise renewal application when her brother Noynoy Aquino was still the President. Kris opted to remain silent regarding the issue, as she was not a member of the Congress, NTC, and even DOTC. Kris also hopes that netizens would allow her to continue enjoying a peaceful life and spare herself from being misinterpreted by other netizens with hidden agendas on the Aquino family. She said: “I wasn’t a member of the NTC, an elected member…
After two months of dealing with thw pandemic COVID-19 disease and for lagging behind neighboring countries, the Philippine government finally considered conducting mass testing for Filipinos. However, it’s been more than a month when the government announced that they would conduct COVID-19 mass testing for PUIs and PUMs as stated by National Action Plan Chief Implementor Secretary Carlito Galvez but we have yet to see mass testing being done. Kapamilya actress Angelica Panganiban reminded the government of the promise they made to conduct mass testing. As per the 33-year-old actress, the government seems to be diverting the attention of Filipinos…
Supreme Court Spokesperson Brian Keith Hosaka has confirmed that that Supreme Court will discuss ABS-CBN’s petition to stop the implementation of the National Telecommunications Commission’s cease and desist order issued last Tuesday, May 5, 2020. However, an unidentified source of the Supreme Court admitted that nobody has read the network’s petition yet, to give time for others to read. SC source: “Nobody has read the petition yet. To give time to ponente and others to read the petition.” https://twitter.com/mikenavallo/status/1259726801955196930 This was publicly announced by lawyer and reporter in ABS-CBN, Mike Navallo. In another post, Mike reiterated that the court may…
Daniel Padilla warned his friends and family that he will never forget the people who rejoiced when ABS-CBN was ordered to shut down immediately last Tuesday, May 5, 2020 by the National Telecommunications Commission. Daniel posted on his personal Facebook account: “Sa mga kaibigan, kamag anak at kakilala ko dito na ginagawang katatawanan ang nangyayari ngayon sa ABSCBN wag kayong mag alala dahil HINDI AKO NAKAKA LIMOT.” His mom Karla Estrada also shared DJ’s post on her Instagram account where she said God sees everything: “Oo ako rin anak! Bilog ang mundo at lahat ay lumilipas. Nakikita ni LORD lahat…
Multi-awarded FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano actor Coco Martin is firing back at bashers and trolls who are rejoicing over ABS-CBN’s shutdown and attacking celebrities who are defending the embattled network. Coco warned bashers that as soon as ABS-CBN comes back, he would definitely get back at all those who attacked when the Kapamilya Network was down. On Instagram, Coco shared a video of a young child who showed her frustration when ABS-CBN was shut down. Coco made sure that he gave a fair warning to all the bashers rejoicing for what happened to his home network. He said: “Pag balik namin…
After ABS-CBN was shut down by the National Telecommunications Commission, bashers and trolls have been hard at work trying to make sure the Kapamilya Network loses more ground and attacking its supporters including celebrities like Angel Locsin. When Angel calculated the massive impact of ABS-CBN shutdown on its employees, the real-life heroine analyzed that DSWD should prepare another Php55 million worth of Social Amelioration Program for the 11,000 employees who were laid off. https://twitter.com/143redangel/status/1257783063225888768 The bashers tried to argue with Angel which led her to fire back with nothing but facts. User @ThorWannabe stated that if only ABS-CBN did not…