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Rodante Marcoleta responds to Liza Soberano, Enrique Gil at ABS-CBN franchise hearing: ‘Naramdaman ko ang kanilang katapatan’

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<p>Sagip Party-List Representative Rodante Marcoleta on Thursday, July 9, responded to a personal message actors Liza Soberano and Enrique Gil sent for him and his wife, asking him to reconsider his stand against their home network, ABS-CBN.</p><p>In his summation speech on the ABS-CBN franchise renewal House hearing, Marcoleta, one of the staunchest critics of the network, extended his appreciation to the onscreen and real-life couple.</p><div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="695" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wRXbpUB5DU0" width="2024"></iframe></div><p><em>&quot;Gusto ko pong pasalamatan, bago ako magtapos, si Enrique Gil at Liza Soberano, sa pagbati at pamamanhik na ipinaabot nila sa aming mag-asawa,&quot; </em>Marcoleta said.</p><p>He went on: <em>“Naramdaman ko ang kanilang katapatan. Sana po ganoon ang ABS-CBN.</em></p><div><em>&quot;Sa kanilang dalawa, alam kong mauunawaan nila, na ito po ay tawag lang ng tungkulin. At hinahangad ko ang higit na tagumpay para sa kanila sa mga darating na panahon.”</em></div><p>Liza and Enrique, or LizQuen as their onscreen tandem is known to fans, recently made a video message for Marcoleta and his wife after the lawmaker admitted in a previous hearing that they used to watch their show Make It With You before it was discontinued due to the coronavirus pandemic.</p><p>In the video, Liza and Enrique thanked the couple for supporting the series, and then appealed to the congressman to consider supporting, too, ABS-CBN’s bid to renew its franchise. </p><div><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameBorder="0" height="464" scrolling="no" src="https://web.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.facebook.com%2Fogie.diaz.5%2Fposts%2F3345250508860299&amp;width=500" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" width="500"></iframe></div><p>ABS-CBN’s television and radio broadcast have been off air since May 5, after the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) issued a cease and desist order against the network due to its lapsed franchise. Further broadcast platforms of ABS-CBN—TVPlus and SKYdirect—were ordered shut on June 30.</p><p>The House Committee on Legislative Franchises on Thursday held summations of the last 12 hearings on ABS-CBN&#x27;s franchise renewal. It could vote on the network’s franchise application this Friday, July 10, or next week.</p>

Sagip Party-List Representative Rodante Marcoleta responded to a personal message Liza Soberano and Enrique Gil sent for him and his wife.