The founder of Jesus is the Lord religious group, Bro. Eddie Villanueva, claimed that the foundation of A2Z channel was part of God’s Plan.
In his guest appearance on Charo Santos’ show, Dear Charo’s pilot episode, Villanueva spoke for the first time on-camera about A2Z. He then stressed that he was not shocked to see the hosts succeed due to their pure heart.
“Sa narinig kong usapan ninyo, hindi ako nagtataka ng binigyan kayo ng Diyos ng significant success in your profession, dahil nandoon sa inyong pagkatao ang kababaang loob.”
The former ABS-CBN president thanked Villanueva for choosing to partner with ABS-CBN especially after the franchise denial.
“Siyempre gusto ko pong makapagpasalamat nang personal sa inyo na winelcome niyo sa inyong tahanan ang ilan sa mga Kapamilya shows. Thank you very much po, Bro. Eddie, for welcoming the Kapamilya shows on your station.”
Villanueva immediately corrected Santos and said that she should thank God instead of him because it was God’s plan for A2Z and ABS-CBN’s collaboration to happen.
“Sa Diyos po tayo magpasalamat, sapagkat lahat po ng iyan ay inakda ng ating Panginoon na nagmamahal sa inyong lahat,” Villanueva replied to Charo.
He then showed his appreciation for Santos and for the creative communications head of ABS-CBN, Robert Labayen for bringing entertainment to Filipinos especially in this time of the pandemic.
“Ako’y natutuwa sa mga tulad niyo, Charo and Robert, na binibigyan niyo ng kasiyahan ang milyon-milyon nating kababayan in the midst of a pandemic,” he said.
“Maraming depressed, maraming naka-lockdown sa kani-kanilang bahay. Iba’t ibang klaseng krisis, pero your profession, I would say, is one of the good professions that is blessing people, giving joy to them. Iyon ang paniniwala ko.”
Villanueva is the owner of Zoe Broadcasting Network, which was renamed A2Z to reflect its block-time agreement with ABS-CBN, which allowed free television to restore some of its programs.
The deal came five months after the Duterte administration forced ABS-CBN off the air due to the expiry of its broadcast franchise and the subsequent rejection of its franchise application.
