www.filipinosmakingwaves.com FEBRUARY 2020 VOL. 10, NO. 1 TORONTO, CANADA ABS-CBN to Senate: We did not violate any of the franchise provisions MANILA - ABS-CBN on franchise. We thank the Monday maintained that it Senate for inviting us to- did not violate any of the day, and we welcome the provisions of its franchise opportunity to shed light and emphasized that it op- on the issues that have erated based on its mission been raised against us," he to be in the service of the told Senators. Filipino people. Katigbak highlighted that In his opening statement at the company, while not the Senate hearing on the perfect, has delivered a company's alleged fran- "meaningful and valuable" chise violations, ABS-CBN service to Filipinos in its 25 President and Chief Execu- years of broadcasting. tive Officer Carlo L. Katigbak countered claims "In the last twenty-five that the company violated years of our existing fran- franchise terms. chise, we believe we have delivered a service that is "We would also like to meaningful and valuable to state that we have not bro- the Filipino people," ken the law or violated any Katigbak said. ABS-CBN Executives, led by President and Chief Executive Officer Carlo L. Katigbak, take of the provisions of our (Continued on page 3) oath Monday during a Senate hearing on the company's supposed franchise violations. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News Covid-19 Update Feel Good News Canada Family Day as seen by a Filipino ADB lauds reduction WHO warns of of poverty rate in the Philippines Musings on pandemic risk after Page 3 virus peaks in China Family Day “The Kingmaker” Philippines fired up By Riley Mendoza over Imelda Marcos’ Freedom basically is what documentary Growing up in a household it means. Loosening our- of lolos, lolas, titos, titas, selves from people we Page 3 kuyas, ates, could be con- knew from birth, and facing fusing for one settling for a fresh challenges we've nev- different Canadian experi- Religious er encountered. It's like ence of family, not job. being released from nearly CBCP issues Maybe I should call it Cana- two decades of emotional measures to prevent dian cultural experience. and financial dependency. spread of COVID19 Full story The typical Canadian norm Good or bad, that's debata- Page 13 like in the United States is ble. 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Amid Duterte controversy, 'The Kingmaker' raises fresh fears over comeback of a fallen dynasty ADB reiterated its support for the country’s infra- structure development program, with lending planned to reach a record high of $3.3 billion this year. "This will likely include priority projects such as the South Commuter Rail- way, the EDSA Greenways Pedestrian Walkways, and In his meeting with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and the Angat Water Transmis- Philippine Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez, ADB sion Aqueduct 7, as well as President Masatsugu Asakawa, center, congratulated the initiatives to boost social government for its remarkable success in bringing down the protection, sustainable national poverty rate to 16.6% in 2018 from 23.3% in 2015. tourism, and capital market Next target: 14% by 2022. development," the bank said in a statement. MANILA - The Asian Devel- from 23.3 percent in 2015 The bank said the $2.75 opment Bank (ADB) lauded thanks to high economic billion Malolos–Clark Rail- on Monday the Philippines' growth rates, job creation, way Project is its largest efforts to reduce poverty in and expanded social assis- project financing in the the country as ADB Presi- tance programs. Asia and Pacific region to dent Masatsugu Asakawa “ADB is committed to sup- date. paid a courtesy visit to porting the government’s President Rodrigo Duterte. Construction work is ex- effort to reduce poverty pected to begin by the mid- Asakawa noted that the and create high quality jobs dle of this year. – ABS-CBN country's poverty rate fell for Filipinos by building a News to 16.6 percent in 2018 competitive economy and ABS-CBN to Senate: We did not violate franchise provisions Official movie poster for "The Kingmaker." (Courtesy of Ever- green Pictures) (Continued from page 1) "Bantay Bata has rescued tives has yet to act on sev- By WILLIAM MELLOR would be the perfect sub- thousands of children from eral bills seeking to grant a Nikkei Asian Review ject for her next big film. "While our commitment to child abuse and has given fresh 25-year franchise for serve is genuine, we also them new hope in life. ABS-CBN. The company's MANILA -- In 1976, Ferdi- When Greenfield invited me acknowledge that we are Sagip Kapamilya has pro- license to operate expires nand and Imelda Marcos, to join her team, we envis- not a perfect organization. vided relief goods to vic- on March 30, while Con- the husband-and-wife duo aged using the tragicomic Where we have shortcom- tims of natural or man- gress will adjourn mid- who ruled the Philippines tale of the safari park as a ings, we acknowledge made calamities and has March. The Office of the under martial law, evicted lead-in to a largely histori- them, and work to correct provided help to over 12 Solicitor General in Febru- 254 families from an island cal documentary on Imelda them. May pagkukulang million families since ary 10 sought to nullify the named Calauit and replaced Marcos, the "Steel Butter- man kami, mas matimbang 2009," he said. license, citing violations. them with African animals fly," and her addiction to ang aming adhikain na shipped from Kenya in lat- excess. Instead we found makapaglingkod," he add- The ABS-CBN chief thanked Malacan ang earlier said ter-day echoes of Noah's ourselves spending the next ed. the company's audience for ABS-CBN could file another Ark. five years filming a much their support which he said application for a franchise bigger and far more topical Everyone knows about the (Our desire to serve is has given ABS-CBN its renewal should the Su- story. greater than our shortcom- "strength and courage to preme Court grant the So- profligate Imelda Marcos' ings.) face this process." licitor General's petition. 3,000 pairs of shoes; far During numerous inter- fewer are aware of the gro- views with Marcos, her son The largest media broad- "Mga Kapamilya, kayo po President Rodrigo Duterte tesque excesses of her pri- Ferdinand "Bongbong" Mar- casting company in the ang tanging dahilan kung has criticized ABS-CBN for vate safari park. Almost 40 cos Jr., and other relatives, country is "one of the pri- bakit may ABS-CBN. Ang its alleged failure to air his years later I wrote an article it became clear that the for- mary connections" of over- aming inspirasyon ay nag- campaign ad during the about the island, where ne- mer co-dictator was any- seas Filipino workers to mumula sa pagkakataong 2016 presidential cam- glect and inbreeding have thing but a historical has- the Philippines, Katigbak magbigay serbisyo sa inyo.