Former "Mara Clara" actor, another Star Circle member congressmen, did not support renewal of ABS-CBN franchise
- Aside from the congressmen who were known as staunch supporters of the Duterte administration, there were others who also did not give support to the renewal of the network's franchise
- They are Congressmen Dan Fernandez, who used to be a part of the original "Mara Clara" and Alfred Vargas, who started his showbiz career as one of ABS-CBN's Star Magic
- Vargas gave a statement that due to conflict of interest, he abstained from voting yay or nay, Fernandez, on the other hand, has not yet given a statement
- There were only 11 congressmen who voted for the renewal of the franchise
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Congress officially junked the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN, which caused great sadness to many celebs, employees and even avid fans of the network.
There were 11 congressmen who voted for the renewal of the broadcasting network.
The panel was comprised of 85 solons and 11 voted in favor, while 2 inhibited and 1 abstained.
There were two notable congressmen who caught media attention because they were former actors. Both did not vote for a "yes" to the renewal of the franchise.
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One was Rep. Dan Fernandez, a former actor, and a cast of the original "Mara Clara," which starred Judy Ann Santos and Gladys Reyes.
The other was Rep. Alfred Vargas, who started his showbiz career with Star Magic (formerly Star Circle). When a Manila Times report leaked the names of those who voted "no," the name of Rep. Vargas was listed as among those who voted adversely. Thereafter, he issued a statement that the report was fake news.
Following the statement, he then made it public that he will be abstaining from voting due to conflict of interest.
A netizen tweeted the names of those who did not support the renewal of the franchise.
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When the shut down of ABS-CBN was carried out, Regine Velasquez expressed strong words over it. She said that after everything, they will come back better and brighter
After this, Kim Chiu became viral because of her "Bawal Lumabas." The singer-actress also expressed sympathy towards the younger actress.
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