ABS-CBN Corporation has expressed their gratitude over the acceptance of President Rodrigo Duterte of the network’s apology on what happened in the 2016 elections.
The network said that they are now coordinating with the President’s office on where to donate the remaining money of the unused political ads.
“We are grateful and humbled by President Rodrigo Duterte’s acceptance of our apology,” ABS-CBN said in a statement.
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The network also ensure that they are committed to “becoming a better organization and to continue to provide more meaningful service to Filipinos.”
“We will coordinate with the President’s office as it relates to his guidance on donating the refund to a charitable institution,” the statement added.
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On Monday, ABS-CBN President Carlo Katigbak issued an apology to Duterte if they have offended him during the 2016 polls.
“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.
