HUMILING si Lea Salonga sa kanyang fans at social media followers na ipagdasal ang lahat ng mawawalan ng trabaho sa ABS-CBN.
Nag-announce na ang Kapamilya network na magkakaroon ng malawakang tanggalan o retrenchment sa kumpanya matapos magdesisyon ang Kongreso na huwag na itong bigyan ng bagong prangkisa.
Idinaan ng international singer sa Twitter ang kanyang panawagang mag-alay ng dasal para sa mahigit 11,000 empleyado na mawawalan ng kabuhayan sa susunod na mga buwan.
“Please say a prayer for the many men and women of ABS-CBN as well as their families, that they weather what might possibly be the biggest challenge of their lives. Mahigpit na yakap, mga Kapamilya,” mensahe ni Lea.
Dagdag niya, “Whether you were in favor of the shutdown or not is immaterial at this point.
“Pray for them anyway. To be suddenly out of a job is not something to wish upon another human being, especially in the middle of this seemingly never-ending pandemic,” dagdag pa ng singer-actress.
Tulad ng lahat, ikinagulat din ni Lea ang naging desisyon ng House committee sa franchise application ng ABS-CBN.
“Sat at my kitchen table in stunned silence for much of the day trying to make sense of things… I ask for kindness please, not for myself, but for everyone else hurting today. Sigh… paano ba ‘to.
“We can’t always control what happens around us, but we can control how we react. For myself, I choose optimism rather than vengeance and hate.
“In every crisis, there is opportunity. We need to take the time to figure out what that’ll be. Tomorrow is another day. Must create,” sabi pa niya.