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WATCH: Gary Valenciano dedicates ‘Ililigtas Ka Niya’ to fellow ABS-CBN employees amid franchise issue

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Miguel Dumaual, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/news/02/28/2020227-gary.jpg"/><figcaption>Gary Valenciano performs during a prayer movement for the renewal of ABS-CBN’s broadcast franchise. <em>ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Music veteran Gary Valenciano was among the hundreds of ABS-CBN employees who gathered Friday for a prayer movement amid challenges to the network’s broadcast franchise renewal. </p><p>“We’re all in this together,” Valenciano said as he took the stage and performed “Ililigtas Ka Niya.”</p><p>The faith-based tune is popularly known as one of the theme songs of “FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano,” a primetime series of ABS-CBN.</p><p>“I didn’t know a theme song like this could apply to all of us standing here this evening,” Valenciano said.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1379179" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Among those who attended the prayer rally were ABS-CBN President and CEO Carlo Katigbak, and Chief Operating Officer of Broadcast Cory Vidanes.</p><p>Both, along with other ABS-CBN executives, represented the network early this week at a Senate Public Services Committee hearing on compliance with its broadcast franchise.</p><p>Valenciano joined in praying for those involved in the process of the franchise renewal, and for the 11,000 employees of ABS-CBN whose jobs depend on the continued operations of the company.</p>

<p>“We’re all in this together,” Valenciano said as he took the stage.</p>

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WATCH: Gary Valenciano dedicates ‘Ililigtas Ka Niya’ to fellow ABS-CBN employees amid franchise issue

Miguel Dumaual,

ABS-CBN News

Published February 28, 2020 09:16 PM PHT

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Updated February 29, 2020 01:47 PM PHT

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