World-renowned theater actress and singer Lea Salonga said she supports the call against ABS-CBN’s shutdown.
The international singer posted the National Union of Journalists in the Philippines’ (NUJP) petition to renew the franchise of ABS-CBN on her Twitter account.
According to Salonga, she has personal and professional reasons to support the appeal on online petitioning site Change.org.
“Yes, I have personal and professional reasons for this one. Not gonna lie,” she said.
Yes, I have personal and professional reasons for this one. Not gonna lie. https://t.co/tuj4QWvquu
— Lea Salonga (@MsLeaSalonga) January 19, 2020
The NUJP launched the petition on January 17, 2020, to gather one million signs to support the congressional franchise renewal of ABS-CBN Corporation.
The said post received mixed reactions from netizens:
Some netizens expressed their disagreement with Salonga’s statement while others applaud and agreed with her decision to support the network.
One netizen hoped that the conflict will end in a win-win situation.
Salonga has been a part of ABS-CBN programs such as The Voice of the Philippines and ASAP Natin ‘To.
Meanwhile, she received support from her brother Gerald Salonga who serves as musical director of ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra.
President Rodrigo Duterte repeatedly vowed to block the media giant’s franchise renewal over issues regarding the non-airing of his political advertisements last 2016 elections.
