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'My heart is breaking': Sharon Cuneta breaks down as ABS-CBN forced to go black

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/entertainment/05/07/sharon.jpg"/><figcaption>Music icon Sharon Cuneta breaks down as she airs her concern over the job security of some 11,000 employees after her home network, ABS-CBN, was forced to close its broadcast operations on May 5.<em> YouTube: Sharon Cuneta Network</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Sharon Cuneta, a music icon who considers ABS-CBN her home, broke down in tears as the network was forced to go black on Tuesday, risking the jobs of some 11,000 employees.</p><p>Cuneta, 54, bared her emotions over the government closure of ABS-CBN in an Instagram Live session with her followers.</p><p>&quot;My heart is breaking,&quot; she said, pausing several times to compose herself. &quot;Thirty years na ako sa ABS-CBN. It&#x27;s my home. There&#x27;s 10 of thousands of employees who are going to lose their jobs, and I cannot take that.&quot;</p><p>Cuneta, dubbed local showbiz&#x27;s &quot;Megastar,&quot; has been a Kapamilya for a greater part of her 42-year career. Milestones of her personal life also unfolded on ABS-CBN, from her heartbreaks, marriage, to becoming a mother.</p><p>&quot;There&#x27;s so much going on now. We have this virus. Wrong timing kasi ang daming natutulungan ng Kapamilya,&quot; she said, referring to the coronavirus pandemic.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/X0Aku5UxUvM?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></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>Amid the public health crisis, ABS-CBN has led the wide-reaching fundraiser &quot;Pantawid ng Pag-Ibig,&quot; which has so far gathered P350 million and delivered relief to 2 million Filipinos.</p><p>&quot;Tapos &#x27;yung staff namin mismo at crew, sila &#x27;yung mawawalan ng trabaho. Ako, okay lang, okay na ako, pero sila? Ang sakit,&quot; Cuneta said.</p><p>During her Instagam Live session, Cuneta was in the middle of preparations for an online concert from her home. Among those helping her mount the project were long-time colleagues in ABS-CBN.</p><p>When she saw their faces via video conference, Cuneta started sobbing. &quot;I love you all of you,&quot; she told them.</p><p>Addressing other Kapamilya employees whom she interacted with over the years, Cuneta said: &quot;ABS-CBN staff members, crew, marshalls, Nanay loves you, I&#x27;m thinking of you. You&#x27;re in my heart.&quot;</p>