Veteran columnist Cristy Fermin revealed the longest-running noontime show Eat Bulaga’s closure by the end of July.
Fermin, who also disclosed the internal issue between TVJ and Eat Bulaga in March, said that her trusted source told her that TAPE Inc. was allegedly planning to cut down their losses by ending their contract with GMA prematurely.
According to her source, the lack of sponsors was one of the reasons why TAPE Inc. reportedly planned to stop airing Eat Bulaga, as they’re paying millions of pesos to air their show on GMA.
“Negosyante ka. Kunwari alam mo ang pasok at labas ng iyong ROI, di ba ‘yung return of investment. Kapag alam mo na iyong isinusugal mo sa isang negosyo ay hindi compensated ng pumapasok, isasakripisyo mo iyan e. Dun ka sa kumikita. Walang negosyante na nagnegosyo para lang magpatalo,” Cristy said.
“Kapag walang usok, walang apoy kaya kailangan talaga pinaninindigan kung ano ang totoo. Tutal mahilig kayo magpa-interview, linawin n’yo na hindi totoo iyan,” she added.
However, Fermin also believed that the Jalosjos family, who owned TAPE Inc., had a lot of money to spare and was willing to operate at a loss just to protect their pride.
“Dahil kung pride po ang paiikutin at paiiralin, mayaman ang mga Jalosjos. Kayang-kayang sumugal. Kayang-kayang magpakawala ng ilan pang milyones, huwag lang maisangla ang kanilang kahihiyan sa publiko. Pero gaano po katotoo, na hanggang katapusan na lang po ng Hulyo ang inyong programang ito, ang hindi lehitimong Eat Bulaga?” she stated.