Actress Nikki Valdez wrote an open letter to every ABS-CBN employee on the verge of losing their jobs due to the failure of Congress to renew the media giant’s franchise.
On Instagram, Nikki shared a photo of herself and husband Luis Garcia hugging each other as he might be the next employee to bid his job goodbye in the coming days.
The Kapamilya network said laying off workers was the only way to ensure the continued employment of the rest of its employees. The executives did not reveal how many workers will be retrenched.
Valdez went on saying it is so easy for the critics to say they are overreacting because they are not the ones experiencing it.
“Madali lang para sa inyo na sabihin na hindi lang naman sa amin nangyari o nangyayari ito. Na maghanap na lang kami ng ibang trabaho. Na huwag kami mag-over-react. Na kumpanya namin ang may kasalanan. Na buti nga sa ABS-CBN magsasara na. ‘Yung iba nga nagdidiwang pa,” said Nikki.
“Sana kaya niyong sabihin ‘yan sa mga empleyadong sila lang ang inaasahan ng pamilya nila, na may mga sinusuportahan, pinag-aaral, ‘yung iba buntis pa at may pinapagamot na kamag-anak. Sana kaya niyo sagutin ang lahat ng gastusin nila at kinabukasan ng mga pamilya nila,” added Nikki.
Her lengthy post according to Nikki is dedicated to the 70 lawmakers who voted against the only hope the network had to renew its franchise.
Only 11 lawmakers boldly took a stand and voted for yes to ABS-CBN franchise renewal.
“Kaya para po sa inyo ang post na ito para paalala sa mga tuwang-tuwa nagsara kami, sa 70 kongresistang bumoto sa pag-deny ng aming prangkisa at sa gobyerno nating puno ng galit at paghihiganti lang ang nasa isip at puso sa gitna ng magulo nang mundo at pandemya na dinaranas ng ating bansa,” said Nikki.
Nikki has a message to her Kapamilya family: “Kapamilya, kapit lang. Tiwala lang. Ang Diyos ay pinagdudahan, inalipusta, binaboy at tinalikuran din ng maraming nagtiwala Sakanya kaya alam na alam Niya ang pinagdadaanan nating lahat ngayon. Hindi mananaig ang kasamaan kahit kailanman,” shared Nikki.
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Nikki Valdez is a Filipino actress, singer, and television personality.
Her career started ar ABS-CBN as she lent her voice for an Official Soundtrack of G-mik the Movie and Trip the Movie (2002), and starred in the lead role for F.L.A.M.E.S (1996-2002) TV series.
Valdez made her comeback to daytime television in the second installment of Precious Hearts Romances offering with Ang Lalaking Nagmahal sa Akin after her last role in Walang Kapalit in 2007. She worked with Kaye Abad and Guji Lorenzana in Precious Hearts Romances third installment Somewhere in My Heart as Amanda in 2009.
In 2010, appeared in Magkano ang Iyong Dangal? and co-starred with John Lloyd Cruz and Angel Locsin in the second book and second season of the successful TV series Imortal.
In 2012, she worked along with Star Magic Alumni and Kapamilya actress Shaina Magdayao and Jake Cuenca and along again with Magkano Ang Iyong Dangal? co-star Bangs Garcia in the top-rated afternoon soap Kung Ako’y Iiwan Mo.
Nikki is also part of the series called A Soldier’s Heart currently airing on Kapamilya Channel.
She married Luis Garcia, a media executive-triathlete in a simple civil wedding ceremony in Hong Kong.
