ABS-CBN closure, sad reality
@Nakitakona (56302)
Philippines
May 5, 2020 11:06am CST
May 5 is the fateful day of ABS-CBN TV Network in the Philippines. The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) imposes the closure for its franchise to operate is already long over due.
The public express their great dismay especially in the social media. ABS-CBN Is one of biggest television companies in the service of the Filipino for 64 years.
We had our first TV set in 1986 and this network is our main source of entertainments, news and community affairs.
Now ABS-CBN is signing off. The public viewers bewail. What a sad reality.
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10 responses
@florelway (23134)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
5 May 20
I posted a discussion about it some 5 months ago, before the corona virus pandemic. What do you think has the situation been normal had they been able to renew the franchise?
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
6 May 20
I don't think so. There's a malice to it. It has been planned to shut them down whatever matters. Now it's done.
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@florelway (23134)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
6 May 20
@Nakitakona all those good things they have done to the community during the pandemic did not have an influence at all.
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
6 May 20
@florelway That's the law of nature. Once a person commits a mistake all his good works couldn't be remembered anymore.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
22 May 20
This is clearly an example of how this government has been abusing its power and going after those who are critical of it.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
23 May 20
@Nakitakona sad that the government that was voted to serve the country is the one turning its back on the people.
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
22 May 20
You have the point. The people couldn't do something.
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
23 May 20
@allen0187 That's correct and it's happening.
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@rsa101 (37952)
• Philippines
6 May 20
@Nakitakona yeah one legal trick to do when you do not want to question the legality of the order you will deliver them late in the afternoon so they would have to do it the next day. Another is that they issued it in the middle of quarantine sobthe government offices ate mostly closed to.
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
6 May 20
@rsa101 You're right in your observation. In short it has a malice.
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
6 May 20
That's very tricky and wise move for the offices are already closed.
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@averygirl72 (37716)
• Philippines
6 May 20
Will this be really permanent or temporary only? When I'm just a kid it's my favorite station
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
6 May 20
If Abs-cbn will be back most likely they will become a pro-duterte channel now. GMA are able to getting away with bashing duterte because they just got renewed.
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@rsa101 (37952)
• Philippines
10 May 20
@CaptAlbertWhisker Well I highly doubt that but if the duterte people behind would be successful in convincing the owners to give up control then you might just be right
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@Letranknight2015 (51523)
• Philippines
5 May 20
Damn they shouldn't really mess with Quiboloy that's for sure. Blame that on Vice Ganda for even challenging him.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
5 May 20
Now he will brag that he is God more. Well He is Duterte's BFF who is also China's Bff. Now more Filipinos will see Mocha as their source of news. This is North Korea levels.
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
6 May 20
@CaptAlbertWhisker Let's be ready to face the downfall and oppression our country will have in the near future. If there will be no check and balance and keeps on persisting it, I'm afraid there will be no presidential election.
@judithml (398)
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6 May 20
@Nakitakona True enough. I just saw it in the feeds. They said the network did illegal things in the past. And I haven't checked what exactly is that. The other grey areas I have in mind is whether it has not something to do with the president's politics. But as I said, I know nothing about the real story.
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
7 May 20
@judithml There are conflicting issues affecting the closure of that TV network.
@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
6 May 20
That's the most painful part in the lives of the employees and workers of the said TV network.
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@snowy22315 (169955)
• United States
5 May 20
I think that is sad. What caused them to close?
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
11 May 20
Probably not for they've I believe contingency provisions to help their employees. They're still alive in Facebook.
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
5 May 20
You have no TV network now?
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
6 May 20
We do have for it's not the only TV channels we have. There are so many locals and internationals.
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