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Ex-Senator JV Ejercito reacted to Congressmen who are personalizing the issue on the ABS-CBN franchise renewal.
Ejercito said that some Congressmen have personal grudges against ABS-CBN and are using the franchise hearing as an opportunity to defend themselves.
May ilan na may mga punto na dapat sagutin ng ABS-CBN, pero ang karamihan ay personal ang galit at ginamit ang hearing para idipensa ang sarili.
— JV Ejercito (@jvejercito) July 8, 2020
“May ilan na may mga punto na dapat sagutin ng ABS-CBN, pero ang karamihan ay personal ang galit at ginamit ang hearing para idipensa ang sarili,” Ejercito said.
[Some points are needed to be answered by ABS-CBN, but mostly, they are personal grudges, and they used the hearing to defend themselves]
Ejercito also said that most people depend on free TV and at this time of pandemic, news, and information are very important.
Hindi lahat ng Pilipino may access sa wifi at cable, umaasa lang sa free TV. Ang impormasyon at balita ay importante ngayong panahon ng Pandemya.
— JV Ejercito (@jvejercito) July 8, 2020
“Hindi lahat ng Pilipino may access sa wifi at cable, umaasa lang sa free TV. Ang impormasyon at balita ay importante ngayong panahon ng Pandemya,” he said.
[Not all Filipinos have access to wifi and cable, they just depend on free TV. News and information is very important at this time of the pandemic.]
He then mentioned that if there is someone who must hold grudges against ABS-CBN, he could have been one. But, he reiterates that the present administration should not inherit the shortcomings of the past.
Kung mayroon mang dapat na kimkim na galit sa ABS-CBN, malamang dapat ako kasama dahil nabago ang buhay namin. Malaki papel ng ABS dito.
Pero ang kasalanan ng nakaraan, ay walang kinalaman ang kasulukuyang namumuno.
Hindi pa rin dapat pagkaitan ang Pilipino ng libangan.
— JV Ejercito (@jvejercito) July 8, 2020
“Kung mayroon mang dapat na kimkim na galit sa ABS-CBN, malamang dapat ako kasama dahil nabago ang buhay namin. Malaki papel ng ABS dito,” he said.
[If there is someone who must hold grudges against ABS-CBN, I could have been one because our life has changed. ABS-CBN plays a big role in this.]
“Pero ang kasalanan ng nakaraan, ay walang kinalaman ang kasulukuyang namumuno. Hindi pa rin dapat pagkaitan ang Pilipino ng libangan,” he added.
[But the fault of the past has nothing to do with the present administration. Still, the Filipino must not be deprived of entertainment]
Meanwhile, the former senator commended ABS-CBN CEO, Carlo Katigbak. However, he is dismayed as Katigbak seems to have inherited the shortcomings of his predecessors.
Tweeted about Carlo Katigbak because that’s the way I know him.
Growing up and learning together since nursery to high school, I can vouch for his integrity and character.
Sad to say he inherited probably the past shortcomings or faults of former executives of ABS.
— JV Ejercito (@jvejercito) July 7, 2020
While Ejercito may partly blame ABS-CBN for their family’s political downfall, a reason they became part of the news was his father, former President Joseph Estrada, facing a plunder case.
During the 2019 election, Ejercito also had a feud with his brother Jinggoy Estrada which reportedly split the votes. Eventually, they both lost the senatorial race.
