Is ABS-CBN Really Out for Good after March 2020?



As an early millennial, I feel nostalgic whenever I hear that the ABS-CBN franchise will expire by the end of March 2020. I could not believe it. Whenever reports come up that the Kapamilya network will be gone this year, it makes me sad that the channel who molded my personality, (YUP, I applied once after I graduated) will cease to air.


Now here are the shows that makes me reminisce about ABS-CBN if ever its gets shut down:


G-Mik
Camille Prats, Stefano Mori, Carlo Aquino, Angelica Panganiban. The cutest love teams ever! I can still remember looking forward to every Saturday for this show.


Batibot
The older generation had Sesame Street, for us we had Batibot. Kuya Bodjie, Pong Pagong, Madam Bola...just the mention of those characters bring back happy memories. And I definitely sing along to their tunes.


Magandang Gabi Bayan
Do you still remember getting excited for their Halloween edition? My cousins and I are so glued to their November episode para takutan galore. 


Wansapanataym
Who would not want magic to exist? Before Harry Potter, before Stranger Things, us Pinoys had Wansapanataym and its fantastical adventures


MYX
My love for music and local acts was shaped primarily by MYX and its shows throughout the years. You can even sing along with the lyrics on the screen

How nostalgic and I cannot forget these shows even if they haven't been on air for the longest time. I may not know much about the politics behind the news about the planned shutdown of the network, but it would definitely be a shame if ABS-CBN was not around any more. 

My only question about the quo warranto is, are there no possible recourse but a shutdown? Are there no other remedy that the government can impose upon ABS-CBN? I wonder why the network, upon years of its existence and bringing entertainment to Filipinos everywhere, is being pressured only now. 

If you think about it, it certainly feels and looks like an act of vendetta. Ano na plot ba according to their whims?  They did not even wait for the expiration of franchise when they filed a quo warranto case. But the biggest wonder here is,  bakit shutdown agad? Let me know your thoughts about this.

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