After being quiet for sometime after ABS-CBN’s shutdown, Liza Soberano has started to speak up.
In a tweet, Liza pointed out the void that ABS-CBN has left after it shut down its broadcast on May 5. She said, while there are other media companies that continue to operate via the airwaves, there are places wherein only ABS-CBN can reach.
“I hope this serves as an eye-opener. Yes, there are options, but not everyone has that luxury.”
I hope this serves as an eye opener. Yes, there are options, but not everyone has that luxury. https://t.co/xwLt12YB8q
— Liza Soberano (@lizasoberano) May 15, 2020
Liza’s tweet was in reference to another tweet by netizen Kathrina Sanchez (@kathrinavs) sharing how ABS-CBN’s closure affected those in the rural areas especially in times of calamities where information is badly needed.
THIS
Closure of ABS-CBN broadcast operations affects Filipinos in far-flung areas amid Ambo's onslaught https://t.co/LVZXZXr7ra
— Kathrina Sanchez (@kathrinavs) May 15, 2020
Aside from Liza and Kathrina, other netizens also shared the effects of ABS-CBN’s shutdown in other areas only reached by the Kapamilya network’s signal.
https://twitter.com/marzedong/status/1260739717064056832
Yup. Been a Doctor to the Barrio in an island town in Bicol. Maraming barangays w/o signal. If may signal naka analog phone usually. If may kaya kaunti, may small TV w/ 1 channel lang nasasagap. May ganyan pa w/c we call GIDA (geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas)
— JF Hernandez (@joefranc) May 14, 2020
https://twitter.com/mmmmiinng/status/1260828436072783872
that is true. my mom always watches channel 2 from morning to night. and that is only the station which has good signal. since then, she can't watch anything much any more. and she is not tech savvy.
God Bless You Liza.— suzie® (@lilchuzi) May 15, 2020
I agree. Our place in Iloilo which is a rural area only have ABSCBN esp to those can't afford to buy a cable. And in this time of crisis caused by pandemic and a typhoon, all of the Filipinos deserved to be informed and warned about the situations on their respective places.
— loona | & era (@wizorbit_hj) May 15, 2020
https://twitter.com/alflorencealbo/status/1260805376183697409
Meanwhile, Kapamilya journalist Jeff Canoy also shared on a Facebook post how important ABS-CBN is for people in the far-flung areas.
https://www.facebook.com/jeff.canoy/posts/10158244363002497
On May 5, 2020, ABS-CBN was obliged to shut down their operations via the power of NTC’s cease and desist order.
ABS-CBN executives decided to immediately comply with the order, shutting off its broadcast after TV Patrol.
