Angel Locsin throws support for ABS-CBN amid shutdown proposal

Angel Locsin again broke her self-imposed social media timeout to express support for ABS-CBN, as the media giant faces a complete shutdown proposal amid a simmering dispute among the head honchos of the Lopez family.

Locsin took to her now-private Instagram account on Saturday, April 18, to share glimpses of her past projects with ABS-CBN, including “Lobo” and “The General’s Daughter,” while showing support for the media giant despite her retirement from the industry.

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Netizens also reposted screenshots of her post on social media.

“Kapamilya? Hindi man Lopez ang apelyido ko — I may be retired and no longer an employee — pero ang gusto ko, nandito pa rin. Titindig para sa ating pamilya (My last name may not be Lopez — I may be retired and no longer an employee — but I still choose to be here. I will stand for my family),” she said. 

Locsin said she will wholeheartedly stand for the network where she transferred to in 2007 from its then rival GMA, and stayed with for more than 20 years.

“True to your slogan: Once a Kapamilya, always a Kapamilya. Buong puso, hanggang ngayon, para sa ABS-CBN,” she said.

Locsin, who has long been inactive on the internet, would sporadically appear on social media when it comes to social issues, the recent “Pinoy Big Brother” stint of her stepson Joaquin, and calls for things that matter to her.

Her final TV project with ABS-CBN was “The General’s Daughter,” which ended in 2020. She was also active in standing against the media giant’s shutdown during the time of former President Duterte.

Earlier this month, ABS-CBN confirmed that a proposal to shut it down was discussed during a board meeting, as tensions within the Lopez clan continue to intensify. The star network was founded in September 1956 by Eugenio Lopez Sr. and former vice president Fernando Lopez. /edv