Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo believed that the apology from television giant ABS-CBN should’ve been done earlier.
“I’m glad finally ABS-CBN has admitted its shortcomings to the President. Dapat noon pa nila ginawa,” Panelo told reporters.
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In a Senate hearing on Monday, ABS-CBN President and Chief Executive Officer Carlo Katigbak said that they did not mean to offend the President and was just abiding with the election rules in 2016 when it comes to political ads.
“We acknowledge our shortcoming in our failure to release that refund in a timely manner. We are sorry if we offended the President. That was not the intention of the network. We felt that we were just abiding by regulations that surround the airing of political ads,” Katigbak said.
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“Iyon nga ang sinasabi ni Presidente, alam n’yo na may atraso kayo, may ginawa ba kayo? Wala. Iyon nga ang tinatawag na hubris – masyado kayong mayabang,” Panelo added.
Panelo added that it will be up to the President to accept the network’s apology.
