ABS-CBN’s Gabby Lopez is an American citizen!

Sa ginawang hearing ng Senate Committee on Public Franchises noong Pebrero 24, 2020, may tanong si Senator Ronald “Bato” de la Rosa na nagpayanig sa mga opisyal ng ABS-CBN. Senator Bato confronted the top management of the network about information he obtained that Eugenio “Gabby” Lopez III, who was General Manager in 1987 and became Chairman in 1996, was an American citizen. Sabi ni ABS-CBN chief executive officer Carlo Katigbak, his uncle is a Filipino citizen. Pero halatang namutla si Katigbak sa tanong ni Senator Bato.

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Mula noon, naging tahimik ang ABS-CBN tungkol sa isyu na ito. Hindi man lang nag pakita ng ebidensya ang network na hindi totoo ang paratang na yan. Hanggang nag expire na lang ang franchise ng network, nakabinbin sa hangin.

Ngayong araw, nagpalabas ang Manila Times newspaper ng part one ng serye na nagsisiwalat na may basehan nga ang sinabi ni Senator Bato — isang Americano is Gabby Lopez noong panahon na umupo siya bilang General Manager at Chairman ng ABS-CBN. It was only in 2004 that he reacquired Filipino citizenship under RA 9225 that granted people with Filipino ancestry who are citizens of other nations to apply for dual citizenship.

Under the Constitution, only Filipinos have the exclusive right to own and manage telecommunications and media corporations. Dapat 100% ang Filipino ownership.

Pinalabas ng Manila Times ang records mula sa Bureau of Immigration kung saan makikita ang paglabas-pasok ni Lopez sa Pilipinas. Labing dalawang pahina ang travel records lahat-lahat. Ito ipapakita ko ang dalawang pahina noong mga taon 1995 to 1996:

Walang kaduda-duda.

Isang US passport holder si Lopez sa taong 1995-1996 habang siya’y Chairman of the Board ng ABS-CBN at isa sa pinaka-malaking stockholders.

May punto nga pala si Solicitor General Jose Calida sa Quo Warranto petition na ihinain sa Supreme Court! ABS-CBN violated the 1987 Constitution that prohibits foreign equity ownership of a media company! Mabigat na kasalanan ito!

Indeed, ABS-CBN doesn’t deserve to have its franchise renewed. It betrayed the country. Traidor sa ating bansa.