Davao City 1st District Representative and presidential son Paolo “Pulong” Duterte is pushing to change the name of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
According to the explanatory note of the House Bill No. 731, NAIA should change its name to Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Pilipinas (PPP) so the visitors of the country would easily identify the airport.
“NAIA is the international gateway of the Philippines, being the biggest and largest international airport in the country. As such, there is a need to identify the same as belonging to the Philippines. Hence, the proposed renaming to “Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Pilipinas,” the document read.
“With the proposed name, the airport will easily be identified as the international doorway of the country, in view of it being in Filipino language and branding it as the international airport of the Philippines,” it added.
The largest airport in the country was formerly called the Manila International Airport, but in 1987, Congress changed it to NAIA to honor former Senator Ninoy Aquino who got assassinated in the said place.
Aside from Duterte, Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco and ACT-CIS Rep. Eric Yap also pushed for the same bill.
This is not the first time that someone pushed to change the name of the NAIA.
A few years ago, an online petition was launched to call the government officials to move and change the name of NAIA to Manila International Airport (MIA).
In 2018, lawyer Larry Gadon also pushed to restore the old name of NAIA, citing that Aquino should not be considered as a hero.
BB Gandanghari talked about the controversial relationship of her former self, Rustom Padilla, with actress Carmina Villarroel in the 90s.
In her Youtube vlog, Gandanghari insisted that she loved Villarroel whom she first dated in 1992.
“Marami ang nagtatanong, minahal ko raw ba talaga si Carmina? Honestly and true, oo,” Gandanghari said.
According to her, she described Villarroelas as a ‘blessing’ who came to her life.
Padilla married Villarroel secretly in 1994 but separated in 1996. They were annulled in 2002.
In 2006, Padilla announced in national television that he was gay and three years after her revelation, she appeared again in public as a transgender and now using alias BB Gandanghari.
“It’s the fact na they thought they found the right love, para kay Rustom. Pero hindi na rin niya ipinaglaban kasi, at that time, binibigyan nila ng pagkakataon ang sarili nila na mag-isip. Napakabait ng Diyos, I hope si Carmina, ganito rin ang pakiramdam. I don’t wanna be selfish about it, pero itinuturing kong blessing si Carmina sa buhay ni Rustom. It could have been the worst of times. Yung panahon na unti-unting gumuguho ang pangarap ni Rustom before his eyes. Ano ba ang pangarap ni Rustom? Magkaroon ng pamilya, magkaroon ng mabuting asawa, magkaroon ng mga anak, maging mabuting asawa, maging mabuting provider. Yun ang pangarap ni Rustom,” she narrated.
“And Rustom thought na si Carmina din yung babae para sa kanya to fulfill that dream, pero sa paglipas ng panahon, nagkakaroon ng mga natutuklas mo kung ano ba yung katotohanan sa kaibuturan ng puso mo. So while the relationship was going on until they lived together as hindi sila nag-live together, nag-secret marriage…nagpakasal sila. Dun unti-unting nararamdaman ni Rustom yung mga bagay na feeling niya bakit parang kulang? Dun unti-unting lumalabas yung insecurities bilang lalake. Dahil siguro hindi na-resolve, itong yung sinasabi ko na this is the lesson learned here. Dahil sa in love and everything, akala ni Rustom, that will cover everything, pero hindi.” she added.
Gandanghari said that Padilla felt that Villarroel was not happy with him anymore.
“Rustom may be right, he may be happy with Carmina, but he wasn’t happy with himself. That’s the problem, doon nag-umpisa na bakit kasama na niya yung babaeng …kasi yung pagmamahal, walang question. Kung ako magiging lalake ulit, babalik, siya pa rin liligawan. Hindi ko naman naiisip noon na bilang Rustom, magpapatawag ako na BB after 21 years or 31 years? I really don’t know. Sabi ko nga, it may be the right love, but hindi lang wrong time, but wrong body,” she said.
She revealed that Villarroel separated with her without any problems as they understood each other.
Gandanghari also denied that she had a relationship with men during her relationship with Carmina.
Before revealing that she was ‘gay’ in 2006, BB Gandanghari said that she informed Villarroel first about it.
“Bakit ginawa ni Rustom iyon? Bilang respeto, gusto niyang iparating kay Carmina na hindi nagbabago yung pagmamahal na ibinigay sa kanya ni Rustom, kung naramdaman man niya iyon. Gusto rin niyang makita yung acceptance ni Carmina, siguro, at the back of his head. Alam mo kung ano ang sinabi ni Carmina sa kanya? Ang sabi ni Carmina sa kanya, ‘Huwag kang mag-alala. Puwede mong asahan ang suporta ko kasi noong panahon na ako naman ang lumapit sa iyo,’ dahil yun ang panahon na uuwi siya from [the U.S.], yung nanganak na siya ‘tapos uuwi siya dito sa Pilipinas,” Gandanghari said.
In an interview last year, Carmina said that she did not regret marrying Padilla.
“I cannot, I cannot delete those chapters in my life. And, kung ano ako ngayon and kung paano ako ngayon as a person, it’s because of my past. It’s because of my experiences before. So, wala, wala, it’s part of my life already. Mag-move on na lahat, wala na namang issue.” Carmina told the press.
“Kasi natuto na rin ako na wala namang mangyayari if i-regret mo ang isang bagay, e, di ba? Like I said, you just learn from your mistakes. You just learn from whatever is in your past and then huwag mo na lang gawin, ulitin. Marami naman akong natutunan from that experience.” she added.
Megastar Sharon Cuneta couldn’t hide her disappointment over the comments of some netizens against her and her family.
In an Instagram post, Cuneta who’s gone viral on social media after she hinted to file a lawsuit against a London-based OFW asked the netizens about the absence of their ‘moral compass’.
According to her, she was surprised by the words used by the netizens who criticized her on the internet.
She said that some of her bashers tried to involve her family to Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan’s political career even if they all got their own beliefs on different social issues.
Cuneta claimed that her family was experiencing sadness because of the issues they’re currently facing.
Here’s what Cuneta said on her post:
“I still cannot understand how many can hurt others like it is nothing to them, even when those they hurt couldn’t even THINK of hurting other people for no reason except to do so. Where is my countrymen’s moral compass?
“Kay tatapang na nating magbitiw ng di lang masasakit kundi di malunok na mga salitang parang hindi tayo magkakababayan. Masyado nang tinotolerate, kundi man ine-encourage – at karamihan ay binabayaran pa para manira ng kapwa.
“Sa showbiz kung saan lumaki ako, sanay kami sa intriga. At alam namin kung sino ang nang-iintriga sa amin. Sanay kaming humaharap sa isa’t-isa sa interviews at sa sagutan hanggang magkalinawan.
“Ngayon, anumang bukambibig ko, ng sinoman sa mga anak kong may kanya-kanya namang isip, ay pipilipitin at ididikit sa anumang ginagawa o sinasabi ng kanilang ama sa pagiging politiko niya. Damay kami kahit may iba’t-iba naman kaming issue.
“At ang baluktot, pilit itinutuwid. Ganyan na pala tayo kababa ngayon bilang mga Pinoy. Di lang pala chismis. Nakakapagod na rin ang may kaibigan sa isang panig, habang ang sarili mong dugo at laman ay nabababoy at nasasaktan ng wala namang proteksyon mula sa kaibigan kahit mahal ka pa.
“Panahon na sigurong iuntog ang ulo ko sa pader. Para pag nakikita ko ang sakit sa mga mata ng mga anak ko kapag may masasakit na naririnig at nababasa, hindi na ako kailangan bumalanse sa pagiging kaibigan at INA. Dahil natural lang naman na ang pagiging INA ANG MAS HAMAK NA MAHALAGA…
“Napakasakit ng pinagdaraanan namin ngayon. Kaya nga ako nag-asawa kasi matinong tao si Kiko, at gusto ko tumahimik na ng paunti-unti ang buhay ko. Lalo lang palang gugulo.
“Mas naaappreciate ko ang Showbiz ngayon…pagmamahal at intriga lang ang haharapin mo; madaling ayusin ang intriga, libre at napakasarap ng minamahal ka ng walang panig panig tulad ng politika.
“Bahala na ang Diyos sa amin. Siya naman ang may control sa lahat. Huwag natin bolahin ang ating sarili na tao ang may control sa lahat. Bukas puede magunaw ang mundo kung nanaisin ng Diyos. Dapat ang kaluluwa mo ang sure na ihanda mo. Ganon lang po. God bless us all,”
Cuneta didn’t involve herself in the issue until some London-based Filipino threw a theoretical question to her daughter Frankie.
The megastar announced that she’s planning to spend all her money just to trace the netizen.
“HAHANAPIN KITA. I. WILL. FIND. YOU. YOU FACE ME, YOU COWARD. DUWAG. TANDAAN MO KUNG SINO AKO. NANAY NI KC, FRANKIE, MIEL, AT MIGUEL. YOU CROSSED THE LINE. GOD HELP ME AND THE LAW! GOD HELP YOU WHEN I FIND YOU. HINDI KITA PATATAHIMIKIN. TANDAAN MO ITO: AKO AY ANAK NI PABLO P. CUNETA. MALI ANG BINANGGA MO, DEMONYO KA,” Cuneta said.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) even reacted to the post of Cuneta.
A few days ago, former actress and VJ Kat Alano have gone viral on social media after she narrated how she got victimized by a still-popular celebrity whom she called #RhymesWithWrong.
In her previous tweet, Alano who participated in the #HijaAko movement also revealed that the celebrity drugged her in 2005 despite wearing a decent attire.
Netizens who read the post of Alano expressed curiousity on why the former actress didn’t file any charges against RhymesWithWrong.
To shed light on the question of the netizens, Alano said that the uncle of #RhymesWithWrong was a very powerful government official who assured all charges against his nephew would be dismissed.
“BTW, for everyone asking why I never filed. His uncle made sure that all cases against him would be dismissed. I found this out first hand. Also they have been waiting to file a case against me to silence me & discredit me in the media, knowing I could never get justice by filing,” Alano said.
BTW,for everyone asking why I never filed.His uncle made sure that all cases against him would be dismissed.I found this out first hand.Also they have been waiting to file a case against me to silence me & discredit me in the media, knowing I could never get justice by filing.
When a follower asked Alano how influential was the uncle of #RhymesWithWrong, she answered that the relative of the suspect was the “right hand of the former President”.
Alano didn’t disclose who’s the President she’s referring to.
Some netizens who used the hashtag #RhymesWithWrong also talked about actor Vhong Navarro.
Most of them suspected Navarro as the one Alano referring to.
“Kat Alano, Roxanne Cabañero, Mai Fajardo, Denise Cornejo are all Vhong Navarro’s victims who bravely came forward for justice even when no one believed them. Remember their names. #rhymeswithwrong,” netizen @kiyohimeduran said.
Kat Alano, Roxanne Cabañero, Mai Fajardo, Denise Cornejo are all Vhong Navarro’s victims who bravely came forward for justice even when no one believed them. Remember their names. #rhymeswithwrong
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque didn’t hesitate to defend the decision of the court against Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and to a former researcher during an interview with ABS-CBN journalist Karen Davila.
“What a sad day for democracy. #IStandWithMariaRessa,” Davila said.
During the interview, Davila questioned why Roque who’s also a former columnist of Rappler wrote an article in 2012 against cybercrime law.
As a response to Davila, Roque said that President Duterte has a history of opposing libel in the Philippines.
“The President has never filed any libel case in his almost 40 years of career as a politician, which means he does not believe in the use of libel in suppressing freedom of expression,” Roque said.
Roque reiterated that the issue should not be connected to the freedom of the press.
“There is no suppression of freedom of the press. It was a case of bad journalism. It was a case of bad lawyering.” Roque said.
The spokesperson also reminded Davila that as a journalist she must be aware of the libel laws in the country.
“You are a journalist, Karen, we studied in the same school, and we all know how libel laws operate in the Philippines. If the complainant is a private individual, there is malice in law. There is a legal presumption that the malicious imputation is in fact malicious. And by way of defense, we have to show that there is no malice. How? By showing either step taken to verify the truth,” Roque said.
“There was no fact-checking, it’s basic. Before you call someone criminal, make sure they are criminals. Where is the conviction? Where is even the complaint? You know what I’m saying. After all, that’s the very definition of what libel is – Imputation of a crime – why wasn’t that vetted,” he added.
Roque and Davila are both products of the University of the Philippines-Diliman.
In another interview, Roque already said that people should be careful about whom to libel as ‘criminal’ especially if the person they referring to is a private individual.
“Alam ng peryodista na kapag hindi ka gumawa ng hakbang para siguraduhin ang katotohanan ng sinusulat mo, talagang magkakaroon ka ng pananagutan lalo na kung ang sinabi mong kriminal na subject ng iyong artikulo ay isang pribadong indibidwal… It was bad journalism, it was bad legal defense.” Roque said.
On June 15, businessman Wilfredo Keng won his cyber libel charges against Ressa and Reynaldo Santos Jr.
The decision of the court was questioned by groups, politicians, and the international community.
“Ang banta sa kalayaan ng isa ay banta sa kalayaan ng lahat. Kung mababaluktot ang batas at mga institusyon ng gobyerno upang idiin ang isang Maria Ressa, ano pa kaya ang ibig sabihin nito para sa mga kalayaan ng ordinaryong mamamayan?” Robredo said.
OPM artist Chito Miranda lectured a critic of Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan who wished the latter and his daughter Frankie to end their lives.
On July 14, Pangilinan posted a screenshot from a certain @anecitoquimque who made a comment against the Senator.
According to him, comments like what his basher made should be reported and should not be allowed on Instagram.
Chito Miranda (@chitomirandajr) is one of the followers of Pangilinan who commented on the post of the Senator.
“Grabe! Report natin si kuya,” Miranda said.
Surprisingly, @anecitoquimque was a fan of Miranda and apologized to the band vocalist because of the comment he made against the opposition Senator.
“Sorry idol nadala lng s init ng ulo,” @anecitoquimque told Miranda.
The OPM artist then scolded his fan and told him to watch his words.
According to Miranda, it’s fine to disagree with Senator Pangilinan’s thoughts, but his fan should also still be respectful.
“@anecitoquimque wag ka naman kups, parekoy. We all want what’s best para sa Pinas. Oks lang mag-disagree kay Sen Kiko kung di ka sang-ayon sa mga ginagawa nya para sa Pinas. Pero isipin muna natin yung mga sinasabi natin…sinasabi mo pakamatay na sila ng anak nya? Tama ba? May lugar ba yun ganung pag-iisip sa mundo natin kung ang nais mo lang din naman ay pagandahin ang Pinas?” Miranda said.
@chitomirandajr
@anecitoquimque then explained that he was only carried away after reading the comments of some critics of President Rodrigo Duterte.
“Sorry n nga parekoy alam kung mali nga kaya nanghingi n ako sorry sa kanya nadadala lng din nmn sa mga hater ni duterte na nag wi wish din n mamatay na kaya kay senator kiko ko nababaling pero nanghingi nko sorry kay senator kiko kung ayaw nya tanggapin d ok lng nagkamali lng,” he said.
As a response, Miranda told his fan to be respectful even if he really dislikes the Senator if he wanted the others to listen to him.
“Kung may gusto ka ipaglaban, ipakita mo na matino kang tao…para mas pakinggan ka. Peace, parekoy,” Miranda said.
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV urged his followers to document any post of the supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte against the critics of the government.
One day after Rappler CEO Maria Ressa got convicted of cyber libel, Trillanes bared his plan to use the same charges against the critics of the people who opposed President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration.
He asked the netizens to provide a screenshot of any libelous so they could file charges against the supporters of Duterte in 2022, which also happen to be the presidential election year.
“Patulong po sa pag save ng mga screenshots ng mga libelous statements ng mga makaduterte laban sa mga oposisyon o kritiko ng duterte administration. Magfa-file po tayo ng cyberlibel sa mga ito sa 2022,” Trillanes who’s a known critic of President Duterte tweeted.
Patulong po sa pag save ng mga screenshots ng mga libelous statements ng mga makaduterte laban sa mga oposisyon o kritiko ng duterte administration. Magfa-file po tayo ng cyberlibel sa mga ito sa 2022.
— Sonny Trillanes IV (@TrillanesSonny) June 16, 2020
Some of the followers of Trillanes already sent the people they wanted to be punished for cyber libel.
“Unahin na si @MochaUson ! Laki ng tax ko, sa lecheng babae na yan lang napupunta!” netizen @juvyclaireenrile said.
Unahin na si @MochaUson! Laki ng tax ko, sa lecheng babae na yan lang napupunta!
— Juvy Claire Enrile (@JuvyClairEnrile) June 16, 2020
Another netizen also reported blogger Andrew Olivar who criticized Vice President Leni Robredo in one of his videos.
Twitter user @UrM12 also showed to Trillanes the comments of some netizens against Frankie Pangilinan, Sharon Cuneta, Senators Kiko Pangilinan, and Risa Hontiveros.
Two months ago, Trillanes posts bail for conspiracy to commit sedition case before the Pasay courts due to his statements and speeches against President Rodrigo Duterte.
Trillanes called the case political persecution led by the Duterte administration to silence its critics.
“This latest absurd case is but another proof that the Duterte administration continues to weaponize the law against the political opposition, critics, and the media,” Trillanes said in February.
A daughter of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) was saddened by the discovery that her father and mother working in Saudi Arabia already resorted to scavenging to feed themselves amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
On June 13, Keyzelle Quitola shared the story on social media, telling the netizens that she’s not even aware of the current situation of her father.
According to her, she only discovered the situation of her father when someone posted random photos of struggling Saudi Arabia-based OFWs on social media.
“Naluha ako nung nakita ko yang post na yan ,dahil alam ko si papa ko yan. Nakakadurog ng puso makita kong papa ko na ganyan ,kapag kausap nya kami parang wala syang problema ,sa iba ko pa makita ang sitwasyon nila ni mama ko,” Quitola said.
“Naawa ako dahil ganyan sila nung lockdown Sa saudi ng 24hrs curfew,,3months walang sahod ,wala din silang makuhang ayuda galing sa Polo-owwa,” she added.
The netizen’s parents admitted their current situation and said that they’re already jobless for three months.
The netizen also said that her parents didn’t receive any help from the Philippine Overseas Labor & Office (POLO) in Riyadh.
The parents of Quitola only has one wish to their daughter.
“Kaya naman sana hiling namin mag aral kayo mabuti hindi habang buhay nalang nagbabasura ang papa niyo,” Mr. Quitola told his daughter.
“Hirap pandemic, wala kang mahilingan ng tulong dito buti diyan sa Pinas kong wala kang bigas or asin pwede ka humiram sa kapit bahay, dito wala three months na wala kami sayod kaya yan basura kinabubuhay namin,” Mrs. Quitola added.
The daughter of the OFWs asked OWWA to help her parents struggling to get food.
GMA-7 news already featured the stories of OFWs in Riyadh, some of them already searching for leftovers or rotten vegetables so they could eat.
Some of them already asked the government to help them to go back to the Philippines.
The government vowed to assist them.
“Alamin natin ‘yung detalye ng aksyon ng ating embahada roon. Kami naman po’y handang tumulong sa inyo,” Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) administrator Hans Cacdac said.
The camp of the senator sent food and groceries to the OFWs by the help of Victor Gardoce, International and Founding President, GBI/ACCPI International Makabayan
Buhay party-list Representative Lito Atienza clashed with Deputy Speaker Rodante Marcoleta and Deputy Majority Leader Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla during the House hearing on ABS-CBN franchise.
Atienza, during the interpellation quickly goes ballistic and accused Marcoleta of intimidating the legal counsel of ABS-CBN.
“I asked you on record because Congressman Marcoleta was browbeating you, he was not giving you a chance to answer. He is alleging a constitutional violation when there is none,” Atienza told Mario Bautista of ABS-CBN.
Remulla quickly interrupted Atienza and moved to strike off the “unparliamentary language” of Atienza from the records.
However, Atienza didn’t back off and told Remulla that the latter has no right to be “corrected” because they’re trying to dominate the hearings.
“Mr. Remulla, I’m not willing to be corrected by you because you also have been monopolizing these proceedings,” said Atienza who’s the father of Kim Atienza, one of the top talents of ABS-CBN.
The situation became heated so the House Committee on Legislative Franchise suspended the hearing.
After the situation eased, Anakalusugan Rep. Michael Defensor explained that they’re not the one deciding on the sequence of the congressmen who wanted to interpellate on the hearing.
Atienza then accused Marcoleta of having ‘immense advantage’ during the hearing.
“Pag siya nagsasalita, hindi po niyo ini-interupt, hindi po niyo pinipigil. ‘Pag kami po ang nagsasalita masyado kayo mahigpit, ngayon gusto niyo pang alisin ‘yung aking ginamit na kataga,” he said.
According to him, there’s nothing wrong with using the word ‘browbeating’.
Defensor then explained that Marcoleta was receiving too much time during the hearing because some of the lawmakers were giving their time to the latter.
Atienza then urged his colleagues not to be one-sided on the issue and just accept the answers from the government agencies that already cleared ABS-CBN from their alleged violations.
“Ang aking pakiusap sa mga kasamahan, kasama na po si Cong. Marcoleta, [Elpidio] Barazaga, Remulla nakikiusap ako sa ’yo, luwagan natin ang pananaw sa hearing na ito. Let us stick to the genuine issues of whether ABS-CBN has violated the constitution or not,” said Atienza.
“Paniniwalaan ba natin yung kasama nating congressman who may not agree with the Department of Justice, with the immigration officials, with the Securities and Exchange Commission?” he added.
Former DZMM host Jobert Sucaldito expressed his sympathy to Daryl Ong and Bugoy Drilon, who reportedly got removed to ABS-CBN because of their comments about the franchise issue of the television network giant.
In a lengthy post, Sucaldito was disappointed over what happened to Ong and Drilon because what the two talented artists experienced was almost the same as what happened to him.
At the same time, the entertainment host and writer expressed his admiration to Ong who didn’t forget to thank his former network for the opportunity they gave to him.
Sucaldito described the reason for ABS-CBN to remove most of their talents and employees as shallow and acting like Gods that could end someone’s career in just one snap.
“Masyadong mababaw ang karamihan sa mga dahilan ng ABS-CBN sa pagtanggal ng marami nilang trabahador. imagine, yung isang simpleng kuwentuhan lang with friends (Bugoy and company) would lead sa pagkasibak nila sa network without even giving them the chance to air their side of the story,” Sucaldito said.
“Ganyan ka-feeling ang mga tao sa loob ng istasyon – mga diyos ang turing nila sa mga sarili nila – iyan ang mga anay sa loob. napakayayabang – napaka-walanghiya ng ilang mga boss diyan sa ABS-CBN,” he added.
According to Sucaldito, some celebrities forced to have a good relationship with the big bosses of ABS-CBN to secure their careers.
He cited that the man who allegedly wiretapped the conversation of Ong and Drilon also possibly wanted to impress the ABS-CBN executives.
“I hope by the time na mabigyan ng prangkisa ang Dos ay gawin siya agad na Vice President. ang kapal, di ba? hindi man lang niya inalintana ang katayuan nina Daryl and Bugoy na kailangan din ng trabaho para ibuhay sa mga pamilya nila. mabait lang iyang istasyon na iyan sa mga sipsip sa kanila pero pag di ka nila feel, gagawa at gagawa ang mga iyan ng paraan para tsugiin ka. iyan ang tunay na essence ng KAPAMILYA. mga walang puso at walang budhi!!!!!” he stated.
“Iyan ba ang pinaglalaban ninyong istasyon – ang masyadong marahas sa kanilang mga desisyon sa mga pobre? IN THE SERVICE OF THE FILIPINO? huwag niyo kaming ululin! isang malaking kat*rantaduhan ang tagline na iyan. sarap pangalanan ang mga naghahari-harian sa loob. sarap pagsasampalin. puwes, namnamin ninyo ang KARMA na kinakaharap at haharapin pa ninyo in the future. sabi nga nila “when you’re up there’s no way but down”. ang tayog kasi ng lipad ng mga nakaupo diyan – feeling forever sila sa power,” he added.
Before ending his post, Sucaldito then revealed another big accusation against ABS-CBN, saying that some people were allowed themselves to be ‘touched’ by some big bosses of the Kapamilya network to have a good career.
“Sabi sa inyo, may mafia sa loob ng istasyon na iyan eh. may iba kaming nakausap na mga male artists na sobra ang sama ng loob sa mga naging takbo ng career nila sa loob ng istasyon. may nagsasabing kaya di umuusad ang mga careers nila dahil hindi sila pumapayag na magpahawak sa malalagim na kamay ng ilang baklang malalakas sa loob,” Sucaldito alleged.
“To get good breaks, yung iba ay napipilitang pumatol. huwag na tayong magmaang-maangan darlings. huwag kayong magmalinis dahil it’s an open-secret sa loob ng network iyan . super-dirty ang ibang sistema sa loob!!!!”
“Sabi ni Bugoy na 60 thousand na lang yung kulang para mabuo yung 1 million. Ako naman nakita ko rin yun, ang pagkakakita ko naman 60 thousang pa lang yung nagsasign.. May deadline po kasi yun… So sabi ko kay Bugs, wala na ‘yan malabo na ‘yan, hindi na yan aabot kasi 60 thousang pa lang at anong petsa na…” Ong said.
“Tapos nagdagdag ako ng comment na sabi ko mahirap yan, naku malabo na yan mahirap yan, kalaban ba naman nila ang gobyerno, si Presidente ba naman ang kalaban, so malabo na yan,” he added.
Aside from Ong, his colleague Drilon was also removed from ABS-CBN despite not giving any comments about the franchise issue.
