- GMA’s late night news program “Saksi” has trended on social media because of its recent newscast with a different extro
- Netizens also noticed the words that anchors Pia Arcangel and Raffy Tima stated to end the program
- The lights in the studio were likewise turned off during the closing credits to highlight the background screen that displayed ABS-CBN’s transmitter and logo
- ABS-CBN became one of the much-talked-about topics recently after the Congress denied its bid for another franchise
MANILA, Philippines — GMA’s late-night newscast “Saksi” on July 10 gave a solidarity extro in an apparent show of support to its beleaguered rival media network ABS-CBN, which franchise application was denied earlier that day at the House of Representatives.
In a Facebook post originally by page Media News Blog, and later culled by netizen Dawnie Tiu, it detailed the last moments of the newscast’s Friday episode.
“GMA late-night newscast Saksi ended its’ newscast with a different extro, Saturday morning with Pia Arcangel and Raffy Tima, substituting for Arnold Clavio instead mentioned the words ‘’Para sa Malayang Pilipino, kaisa kami ng lahat sa pagiging Saksi (For every free Filipino, we are one with you in being a witness),’” the post read.
“The newscast did not play its’ theme music in the closing credits instead the lights in the studio was closed with the background screen behind the anchors show the photos of the transmitter of its’ major rival ABS-CBN, and logo of the station on its’ main gate along Mother Ignacia Street in Quezon City with candles,” the post added.
Tiu’s post later went viral, earning 17,000 likes and reactions, as well as 10,000 shares, as of this writing.
GMA’s ‘Saksi’ extro showing ABS-CBN’s transmitter and logo goes viral.
News anchors Pia Arcangel and Raffy Tima, substituting Arnold Clavio, ended the program’s latest episode with a closing spiel, ”Para sa malayang Pilipino, kaisa kami ng lahat sa pagiging Saksi.”
In the closing credits, the lights in the studio were turned off to highlight the screen behind Pia and Raffy that displayed a photo of transmitter of their rival network, ABS-CBN.
After a few seconds, the photo on the background screen was replaced by an image showing the logo of the Kapamilya network on its main gate along Mother Ignacia Street in Quezon City with candles underneath.
Indeed, the newscast did not play its theme music as well which gave moments of silence on air.
After 13 hearings, the House of Representatives’ Committee on Legislative Franchises adopted a recommendation of the technical working group rejecting the broadcasting company’s application for another 25-year franchise.
Seventy lawmakers voted to adopt the recommendation, while 11 voted against it.
ABS-CBN has been off the air since May 5, when the National Telecommunication Commission (NTC) issued cease and desist order against its operations.
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