Sam Milby Breaks Silence on Denial of ABS-CBN Franchise Bid
SAM MILBY – The Kapamilya actor revealed his side on how the ABS-CBN bosses handled the issues regarding its franchise.
Many were left heartbroken by the decision of the House of Representatives Committee on Legislative Franchises. With a 70-11 voting result, the franchise bid of ABS-CBN network was denied.
The network’s franchise came to expiry and was not renewed due to several issues. It included the taxes paid by the company to the government and the nationality of its chairman emeritus, Eugenio “Gabby” Lopez III.
At least twelve (12) hearings were held before the Committee voted whether to approve or deny ABS-CBN of a new 25-year franchise. The result broke the heart of the Kapamilya employees.
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A lot of celebrities broke their silence on the denial of the ABS-CBN franchise bid. Recently, Kapamilya actor Sam Milby aired his side including how he feels about the way the bosses of the company handled the issues.
In an Instagram post, Sam stated that the past week started with a lot of positive things like the resumption of a taping and “feeling the first hints of ‘normal'” since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, according to the actor, the last two (2) days of last week left him in disbelief over the verdict on the ABS-CBN franchise issue. He stated that it spoke a lot of the country’s future.
In his Instagram post, Sam Milby expressed his admiration and respect to the ABS-CBN bosses on how they handled the franchise issues. He stressed that the executives dealt the issues with “humility, respect, and willingness to grow”.
In the hearings over the issue, among the Kapamilya executives who were present are ABS-CBN President Carlo Katigbak, Chairman Mark Lopez, and Chief Operating Officer for Broadcast Cory Vidanes.
Sam admitted that the decision is still hard to accept but he places his trust in the “bigger God”. He is hopeful that the ABS-CBN will rise again. Here’s his Instagram post:
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