After three decades of being Kapamilya, Korina Sanchez took to social media to express her gratitude once again to her home network, ABS-CBN, for nuturing her career for more than three decades as a news anchor and television host.
On the Instagram account of Korina, she expressed her appreciation to ABS-CBN for supporting her career for more than three decades as a news anchor and television host.
“Wherever I am now and wherever I’ll be, I am and will always be, hugely, a product of ABS-CBN. From 23 years old (practically just graduated from school) to just very recently, I was one of those very first on-air when the dictatorship toppled, democracy was restored and the network reopened in 1987. And till the day it shut down in 2020 I was still frontlining.”
As she narrated and reminisced about her travels and experiences because of ABS CBN, Korina also thanked the Lopez family and the management again in her post for giving her the chance to be of service to others.
“So many parts of the world I traveled, so many people I met and learned from, so many stories I was entrusted to tell, so many battles and even more memorable victories, so many opportunities to be of service to others — because of ABS-CBN. My experiences, my knowledge, my exposure, my life grew with the network through more than 30 years working with the men and women who are ABS-CBN.
“The Lopez Family and all my superiors from then till now had given me all the space to grow, contribute, make mistakes, and then grow more.”
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But the news broadcaster still can’t believe that ABS CBN is now gone after all the years that it stood strong.
“Napakaraming kwento, napakaraming eksena, away-bati, tampuhan, pagmamahalan, iyakan, sagarang trabahong walang tulugan, mga tawag sa principal’s office, mga medalyang sinabit sa leeg ko, mga litrato, mga video, mga programa…Napakaraming mga hindi na maikukuwentong censored na episode… Ito na ang naging buhay ko at ni sa hinagap di ko naisip na biglang mawawala. Sa ngayon.”
The National Telecommunications Commission shut down ABS-CBN’s free television and radio operations on May 5, after its franchise was left to expire on May 4, pending a long-term renewal request at the House of Representatives.
And on July 10, the Committee on Legislative Franchises declined the franchise offer for the network, which resulted in the closure and retrenchment of thousands of ABS-CBN workers.
“Pero never mawawala sa puso at isip ko ang ABSCBN. Hindi na ako magpapasalamat kasi kulang na kulang ang salitang ‘salamat’ sa pagkakataong ito. Ganito nalang: hanggang sa muling pagkikita.”
Korina was the host of the Rated K news magazine program which was still airing on the Kapamilya network every Sunday before the coronavirus lockdown.
But it has been announced that Rated K will return online as Rated Korina. At 6:45 p.m., the service will stream on Sunday via TV5 network.
