Actor Robin Padilla responded to the tweets of ABS-CBN production executive Ethel Manaloto-Espiritu and also revealed something about one of his former bosses in the said broadcasting company.

On February 14, Espiritu questioned the timing of Padilla’s criticisms against ABS-CBN and asked him why he didn’t fight for the rights of the employees of the broadcasting company in the past.

As a response, Padilla told Espiritu that he already talked about the complaints of the employees in 2018 during the time he’s working in ABS-CBN as a main cast of television show “Sana Dalawa ang Puso”.

Padilla recounted that he talked to former Environment Secretary Gina Lopez, who’s also the daughter of ABS-CBN Chairman Emeritus Eugenio López, Jr. about the complaints and wishes of the non-regular employees of the television network giant.

“Sa lahat ng mas nakakakilala sa akin sa buong showbiz world lalo sa mga taga abs cbn batid nila ang aking pagtulong sa mga empleado nito lalo sa pangbili ng gamot, utang na hindi mabayaran, papaopera ng anak na may butas sa puso etc etc Mam ethel pakitanong mo sa set ng sana dalawa ang puso kung sino ang kausap ko sa tent patungkol sa working conditions ng non regular employees ng abscbn walang iba kundi si mam Gina Lopez mahigit isang oras kami nag usap pati ang patungkol sa housing ng mga non regular employees,” Padilla said.

The actor then mentioned another executive producer Rocky Ubana who’s a former boss of Padilla in his sitcom “Todamax” and revealed something surprising about the latter.

Padilla asked Ubana if the higher-ups of ABS-CBN are aware that he’s a subcontractor of tent.

He also criticized Ubana for his questionable labor practices as a subcontractor.

“At sayo mam rocky ubana batid ba ng mga boss mo sa abscbn na ikaw mismo sa panahon ko ay sub contractor ng tent? Magkano ang sueldo mo sa tao? Minimum ba? May overtime ba? Registrado ba yun agency mo? Alam ba ng Dole na may mga laborer ka na nagpupuyat at walang working hours? Ano ang mga benepisyo?” Padilla asked.

“Ang dahilan kung bakit ngayon ito dapat pag usapan dahil magrenew ng franchise ang abscbn ito ang tamang oras para magpakumbaba ang management sa kaniyang mga trabahador at makinig sa hinaing ng mga tao sa ground,” he added.

Padilla then thanked the ABS-CBN executives for providing a job for his relatives, however, he insisted that he’s different from them.

In the end, the actor urged the ABS-CBN executives to face the franchise and labor issues and avoid putting drama on it.

“Ang issue dito ay franchise at labor yun ang harapin natin wag natin daanin sa drama i already apologized pero kung gusto niyo pa walang problema sa akin we can run the whole marathon,” Padilla said.

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A veteran journalist explained why the quo warranto petition filed by the Office of the Solicitor General against ABS-CBN is a surprising move that may be caught the television network giant off guard.

Jay Sonza claimed that while the executives of ABS-CBN are already prepared for other ways so they could still operate even after their franchise expires in March 2020, they didn’t expect to face a quo warranto petition from the government.

According to Sonza, one of the possible moves by ABS-CBN is to get a temporary license to operate to the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) so they could still operate while the congress is still not discussing their franchise renewal.

Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano also recently suggested to the House Franchise panel to submit to the NTC a document supporting the temporary license for ABS-CBN.

However, if the quo warranto petition granted, there’s a possibility that the Supreme Court orders ABS-CBN to close down even with the temporary license.

“Hindi b*** ang abs-cbn, lalo na ang mga Lopez
Alam nilang aabutan ng expiry ang kanilang prangkisa.
Alam nilang hindi lulusot ito sa Kongreso at sa pangulo.
Pero, hindi sila nababahala kung iyong lang ang problema.
Mas madaling ayusin ang NTC para sa kanilang provisional permit to operate. Malawak ang kanilang karanasan dito or so they thought. Sanay sa gapangan at patraydor na lakaran ang mga Lopez,” Sonza who’s a former journalist working for ABS-CBN said.

“Subalit, ngunit, dadapuwat iba ang Quo Warranto petition ng Office of the Solicitor General. At dito sila NAGULANTANG. dito nangatal ang kanilang mga labi, nanginig ang tuhod at umakyat ang b*y*g ni Gabby sa may lalamunan, sampu ng kanyang mga kapamilya.”

“First of its kind ito against them. Wala silang template kung paano ang gagawing diskarte o aayusin kahit pailalim.”

“Ang mga kalaban ay ubod ng bigat. Hindi pa natatalo kahit minsan, at nitong huli, mismong Chief Justice ang pinatanggal sa puwesto sa pamamagitan ng makapanindig balahibong QUO WARRANTO.”

Sonza said that if the Supreme Court favors the quo warranto petition, the ABS-CBN could face more problems aside from being forced to close down.

“They will be facing mounting law suits for fiscal recoveries, multiple estafa cases which are non-bailable. Underground financial gods and demigods are not gentle on those who they feel double crossed them,”

“Sa madaling salita, nasa bingit sila ng kumunoy! and they only have themselves to blame. Why? Because they chose to employ the mouth of hell, instead of singing Lullaby for Rody,”

The post of Sonza as of writing already reached 3,800 shares and 9,300 reactions.

A loyal Kapamilya subscriber for many years writes an open letter to ABS-CBN criticizing them on how they reported terrible things about former Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte.

The open letter has been recirculated on social media four years after netizen Uriel Emmanuel Soriano originally wrote it to tell the television network giant that he already lost his respect to them.

Soriano accused ABS-CBN of releasing twisted reporters about President Duterte, putting the former candidate in a bad light.

He mentioned how the television network twisted the statements of President Duterte about Pope Francis and his controversial jokes.

Soriano also said that releasing the psychological test results of Duterte showed that they don’t care about confidentiality.

The netizen urged ABS-CBN to deliver their news reports fairly next time.

You can read his whole post below:

“I am a Kapamilya viewer for all my life. I’ve been faithfully watching your shows every night because they are made with such quality that it’s totally entertaining and fun to watch. I also made it a habit to watch TV Patrol because of your accurate and truthful news, especially when our former Vice President and Kabayan Noli de Castro delivers them in his trademark style,”

“But now, my respect for you is totally lost. Wanna know why?”

“Because of your very biased reporting. In your pathetic attempts to tarnish the image of our beloved Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte, you went as far as to violate the rule of confidentiality by presenting Duterte’s psychological tests results as public information. Not only that! You even willingly violated the principle of fairness and equality!”

“You are supposed to be the vanguards of responsible, fair, impartial and truthful journalism! But, what happened now? You deliberately twist reports involving our Mayor in your attempts to tarnish his image! Your headlines in your reports about him are such that they show him in a bad light! For example, when he allegedly cursed the Pope, you only showed the part of the video where he said “P****g i*a, umuwi ka na!” which led to many people misinterpreting him as being rude to the Pope, when he was actually cursing about the way the government handled the traffic situation during the arrival and stay of Pope Francis in our country (He was stuck for many hours in traffic that he has to pee in a bottle while inside the car!) and, although the curse was uncalled for, we really cannot blame him for it!”

“You have violated this very principle by totally disregarding the good traits of our Mayor and highlighting his bad traits. You only showed reports which can be used as potential tools for political mudslinging. You failed to understand his motivations behind every deed and every word he says. All because you have become a tool of those ambitious presidential candidates in their pathetic attempts to tarnish the good image of our Mayor.”

“You are supposed to be independent, not affiliated with any political, corporate, or cultural interests. Right? But it’s obvious that you have journalists who are affiliated with presidential candidates, and that constitutes a conflict of interest which affected the way you report on certain individuals (e.g.: showing Roxas and Aquino in a positive light while showing Duterte in a negative light). Why are you protecting them? Because you’re afraid to risk losing their alliance? Or because you are protecting your personal interests?”

“ABS-CBN, please stop all the black propaganda and deliver your news reports fairly and impartially!”

“Yours truly,

Uriel Emmanuel Soriano
Concerned Kapamilya”

The open letter which created in 2016 has surprisingly gone viral this year amid the talks about the possible closure of ABS-CBN.

As of writing, it already reached 3,000 shares on social media.

House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano assured ABS-CBN that their followers can still enjoy their shows even if their franchise reached its limit in March 2020.

In an interview with the reporters, the House Speaker said that this is not yet the right time to talk about the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN, as many people are still hot-headed about the issue.

Instead of debating about the fate of ABS-CBN, Cayetano asked the netizens to have a soul-searching.

According to him, if they launch a hearing now about the ABS-CBN franchise, it will consume all the energy of the 18th Congress.

“Pustahan tayo, lahat ng anti, pipila makapagsalita. Lahat ng pro, pipila para magsalita. Kaya kung gusto ko mag-grandstand lang, ay papatawag na ‘ko ng hearing kaagad,” Cayetano said.

“The who’s who of the Philippines, lahat ng celebrities, basketball players, media, mag-aattend kayong lahat e. Pero is it the right timing? Tanungin niyo. Tayo ba lahat nasa right frame of mind ngayon o may mga init ng ulo pa?” he added.

He insisted that the ABS-CBN franchise is not an ‘urgent’ thing in Congress because it can still operate until March 2022 as they wanted to tackle more important bills.

“Don’t get me wrong, napaka importante ng franchise ng ABS-CBN, hindi lang sa 11,000 empleyado, importante ito sa buong bansa, sa demokrasya natin, pero hindi ganon ka urgent, bakit? Kasi hanggang march 2022 pwedeng mag operate eh,” Cayetano said.

Cayetano also explained that the reason why ABS-CBN franchise won’t expire on March 30 is because of the publication date of the previous renewal of the broadcasting company in the Official Gazette.

Cayetano confirmed the same thing in a previous interview, telling ABS-CBN not to worry because they are not going to close down in March 2020.

House Speaker Alan Cayetano on ABS-CBN: Huwag kayong mag aalaala dahil hindi mag-o-off the air ang inyong show pero sa ngayon napakaraming inaasikaso ng Kongreso. | via @R_G_Cruz888

— ABS-CBN News Channel (@ANCALERTS) February 14, 2020

“Huwag kayong mag aalaala dahil hindi mag-o-off the air ang inyong show pero sa ngayon napakaraming inaasikaso ng Kongreso,” he said.

The House Speaker told the reporters when is the right time to talk about the franchise of ABS-CBN.

“When the time comes, but definitely before March 2022. Possibly, in May, if we have enough time and we have cooler heads and with all the issues. Worst case, after SONA,” said Cayetano.