PRIOR to his transfer to ABS-CBN, Boy Abunda had worked with GMA for some time.
The King of Talk’s last program was Startalk alongside Kris Aquino and Lolit Solis. But before its birth in 1995, Kuya Boy hosted the late night program Show And Tell.
Towards 2000 ay nakalipat na si Kuya Boy sa Kapamilya network via The Buzz na sadyang ginawa para sa kanya.
With separate worlds, Kuya Boy and I were constantly in touch. Ours was, and still is, a friendship beyond network affiliations let alone the raging war.
Hanggang ngayon, nakaukit pa rin sa aming isipan—perhaps permanently etched—ang madalas niyang sabihin noon, “You don’t burn bridges.”
This leads us to Jimmy Bondoc’s slur against the 65 year-old network. Sa kabila ng kanyang depensa, si Jimmy na rin ang nagkanulo sa kanyang sarili, saying one and doing another.
Kung valid man o hindi ang katwiran ni Jimmy, he’d be the last person na maiisip naming manalanging magsara ang ABS-CBN.
Despuwes, da who? Let’s not go any farther.
Top of mind would be Kris Aquino who had been with the network for the longest time until 2015 when she lost her show. It was probably the biggest, harshest blow sa isang tao whose mom, the late Tita Cory, helped ABS-CBN spring back after the Marcos regime had the network closed down.
Pero sa kabila ng indulto (not to be mistaken for insult, ha?), Kris never fired back.
Next to Kris would probably be this tabloid’s regular columnist Cristy Fermin who began as ABS-CBN’s talent mula pa noong early 90s only to reel from the same fate. At ang pinaniniwalaang dahilan had a lot do sa away nila noon ni Nadia Montenegro.
Like Kris, Cristy never badmouthed pero may tampo siya. But under the same circumstance, who wouldn’t, aber?
Meanwhile, tumatak din sa amin ang madalas sabihin noon ni Lolit Solis, a virtual outsider but whose stable of talents ay nakakapagtrabaho sa Dos.
“Hindi ka dapat magmalaki sa network,” aniya. Lolit’s point is obvious, she does business with the networks to get jobs for her wards.
Eh, sa kaso ni Jimmy? Bilang singer, he needs outlets such as shows.
Maaaring sa ngayon ay hindi niya ito kailangan as AVP of a department in Pagcor. Pero co-terminus ‘yon until a new national leadership takes over.
By 2022 ay iba nang muli ang Presidente, Jimmy will have to bequeath his post to his lucky successor. It can be earlier for all we know.
Baka ‘yung istasyong pinananalangin niyang matsugi, mauna pang mawala ang career niya.
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Brace yourselves for a “sexy” episode of Sarap, ‘Di Ba? as The Better Woman stars Derek Ramsay and Andrea Torres join Carmina Villaroel and the Legaspi twins.
The newest Kapuso Primetime tandem heats up the Saturday family bonding. Discover the never-before-told revelations Derek and Andrea spill to each other for the first time.
The hunky leading man invades the kitchen as he prepares his personal easy-to-do sandwich recipe.
Have fun as they play a physical contact game called Body Twister Challenge.
Join Cassy and Mavy as they explore another fun adventure to enjoy the summer heat.
Huwag palampasin ang Sarap ‘Di Ba? on GMA.