Vice president Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo made herself public and
gave her two cents regarding the action of the Office of the Solicitor General
(OSG) to stop broadcast giant ABS-CBN and its representatives from discussing
the quo warranto petition it recently filed against the giant media outfit.
“Ako, unang-una, iyong freedom of expression, iyong freedom ng
free press, primordial iyon,” Robredo told reporters in an interview.
(For me, first off, freedom of
expression, the freedom of the free press, that’s primordial.)
Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo (photo credit to owner) |
“Pero iyong mas nakaka… parang,
mas nakakatawa doon, iyong ang gina-gag order niya, media. Very ironic na iyong
media iyong inaasahan mo na magpapaabot ng information sa tao, tapos sila din
iyong sinasabihan mong huwag umimik,” she added.
(But what’s funny here is they
are seeking a gag order against a media company. It’s very ironic that a media
company that you’re expecting to inform the people is being asked not to speak
out.)
The Vice President also tagged the action of the SolGen as “disconnected with reality.”
SolGen Calida filed on February 18 a “very urgent motion” asking
the Supreme Court to issue an order that bans “parties and persons acting on
their behalf” from releasing statements and discussing the merits of his plea
to forfeit ABS-CBN’s existing legislative franchise.
Robredo, gave the warning the implications should ABS-CBN be shut down.
Robredo, gave the warning the implications should ABS-CBN be shut down.
“Iyong isang
nakakalungkot, kasi kailangan pang humantong sa isang quo warranto iyong isang
apparent na hindi pagkakaintindihan in the past,” Robredo said.
(It is sad that apparent
misunderstanding from the past led to the filing of the quo warranto petition.)
“Iyong implications kasi nito hindi lang naman sa ABS-CBN, eh. Iyong
implications nito sa ating lahat: na kung isang media company gaya ng ABS-CBN
kayang ma-suppress sa ganitong paraan, sino na [inyo ang] ligtas sa ganitong
panggigipit?”
(The implications of this are not just
on ABS-CBN. The implications affect all of us: that a media company like
ABS-CBN can be suppressed in this way, who would be safe from this kind of
suppression?)
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