Charles Teves
During the franchise renewal hearing on Monday, House Minority Leader Benny Abante questioned the content on various ABS-CBN shows.
Abante cited scenes such as the “steamy car love scene” of James Reid and Nadine Lustre in “Til I Met You”.
Abante also brought up the use of foul language in “Pangako Sa ‘Yo” and the “degrading” scene of Vice Ganda during a 2014 episode of It’s Showtime.
“Are we to assume that if given another 25 years, these are the type of programs you will continue to air?” Abante asked officials of ABS-CBN.
“Have you forsaken contemporary Filipino cultural values and morality in favor of ratings?” he added.
Cory Vidanes, ABS-CBN’s chief of operations for broadcast, told lawmakers that the network is in compliance with the classifications of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board and that the network will continue to be “responsible content producers that make a positive influence on the lives of Filipino and give hope to the Filipino audience, adding that ABS-CBN’s television shows feature accurate representation of moral and spiritual values of an average Filipino family.”
“We tell stories that teach life lessons, and our stories embody Filipino values, hard work, honesty, respect, resilience, and most of all love for fam, country, and God. Ang sentro ng aming mga kwento ay ang pamilyang Pilipino.
“If there are infractions, we correct them right away and definitely we apologize to the audience,” Vidanes said.
Netizens found Abante’s remarks to be absurd but funny.
feeling ko ito cheat sheet ni Rep. Benny Abante ngayon sa hearing ng ABS-CBN Franchise#ABSCBNFranchiseRenewal pic.twitter.com/ZAvqbMjwco
— mimy (@jamiemisspelled) July 6, 2020
Benny Abante says ABS-CBN uses "foul language" in its TV shows but forgets this?
This is foul-language personified oh. https://t.co/OqeC74UGEe
— Kristoffer Pasion (@indiohistorian) July 6, 2020
Benny Abante would be pointing out sexy scenes in OTWOL and ASAP but did they have they same scrutiny about My Husbands Lover’s contents given na homophobe siya? Sana may consistency tayo at hindi nitpicking porket maraming kaaway ngayon
— BINI GO (@njytolentino) July 6, 2020
Manila 6th Dist. Representative Benny Abante, a pastor, who criticized ABS-CBN's "Pangako sa Iyo" for its use of foul language apparently enjoyed Duterte's foul mouth. https://t.co/v94fYczEFG
— Raymond Gorgod ✊ (@RaymondGorgod) July 6, 2020
If this were such a big deal, we would’ve dealt with it back then. Otherwise, this is just a sordid recollection of a repressed dirty old man’s thoughts.
No offense to some of you, but Benny Abante sounds like a right old perv. https://t.co/6NApy3yd6M
— Jonathan E. Sy (@easy_jonathan) July 6, 2020
Benny Abante says ABS-CBN uses "foul language" in its TV shows but forgets this?
This is foul-language personified oh. https://t.co/OqeC74UGEe
— Kristoffer Pasion (@indiohistorian) July 6, 2020
BENNY ABANTE IS CALLING FOR GOVERNMENT CENSORSHIP
— Anj + 15,035,772 (@anjpessumal) July 6, 2020
https://twitter.com/shaimgnndng/status/1280079271793311745?s=20
May bagong target ang mga supporters ng giant media network: si rep benny abante. Kawawa naman itong mamang ito sasalaulain ang pagkatao dahil nagsalita kontra sa media giant.
— Renegade (@63TheRenegade) July 6, 2020
https://twitter.com/dollofasia/status/1280065906412908544?s=20
