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Coco Martin has had enough: ‘Kung lahat tayo mananahimik, aabusuhin tayo’

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/life/02/21/kapamilya-artists-at-rally-for-abs-cbn-franchise-renewal-1.jpg"/><figcaption>Coco Martin attends a rally in support of ABS-CBN&#x27;s franchise renewal in February 2020. <em>Alec Corpuz, ABS-CBN News/file</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA—A visibly upset Coco Martin went on a tirade over the government’s decision to force his home network, ABS-CBN, off the air.</p><p>In a Facebook Live video event dubbed “Laban Kapamilya” on Friday night, the “Ang Probinsyano” star pulled no punches in railing against a cease-and-desist order on the broadcaster and called on fellow celebrities to push back.</p><p>“Hindi labanan ’to ng diplomasya. Binarubal na tayo. Tinarantado na tayo. Kinuha na iyong bahay natin. Anong ie-expect natin? Pagdadasal natin sila? Pinagdasal na natin sila. Tiniis na natin sila. Dapat kumilos na tayo. Magsalita tayo,” he said.</p><p>“Kasi kung lahat tayo mananahimik, aabusuhin tayo niyan . . . Kasi ito iyong pagkakataon natin. Wala na tayong trabaho. Ano ang iingatan natin?”</p><p>The Kapamilya actor lashed out at the government for shutting down the company that has helped communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>“Ano ang uunahin natin ngayon? Tanggalin ang kompanya na tumutulong sa ating kapwa, sa lahat ng mga Pilipino, o ’yung sugal na pinapasok sa ating bansa? Buti pa ’yung POGO, pinaglalaban niyo. Itong kompanyang tumutulong sa lahat ng mga tao ngayon, pinasara niyo,&quot; Martin said.</p><p>Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque’s remark that ABS-CBN employees can ask for aid from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) following the network’s closure also didn’t sit well with Martin.</p><p>“Ang buong Pilipinas nga hindi niyo masuplayan, pati pa kami makikidagdag?” he said.</p><p>Martin, dubbed the “Teleserye King,” stressed that ABS-CBN and his fellow celebrities immediately responded to the COVID-19 crisis.</p><p>“Kasi po ito ang pagkakataon namin para tumulong. Kasi po ‘yong mga hindi nagagawa ng iba, kami na po ang gagawa. Kasi nakakahiya naman po sa inyo,” he said.</p><p>Martin said he wouldn’t allow ABS-CBN to close down, the network that gave him his big break in showbiz.</p><p>“Wala po akong talento. Ang liit ko. Ang pangit ko. Itim ako. Bulol ako. Hindi ako marunong mag-Ingles. Wala akong kapasidad, walang katangian para maging artista, pero hindi po ’yun ang tiningnan ng ABS-CBN. Ang tiningnan nila ay kung ano ang kapasidad mo para magtrabaho at ipakita ang talento mo,” he said.</p><p>And if it involves his family, he said he would fight tooth and nail.</p><p>“Kapag ang pamilya ko kinanti, kahit sino ka pa, lalaban ako ng patayan sa iyo kahit patayin mo pa ako,” he said.</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/KimChiufnpage/videos/233357848082719/" data-width="auto"> </div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/05/20/ntc-orders-abs-cbn-to-stop-broadcasting">NTC orders ABS-CBN to stop broadcasting</a></li></ul><p>The National Telecommunications Commission on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order on the country’s largest entertainment and media conglomerate following the expiration of its franchise.</p><p>The Kapamilya network, which reaches millions of Filipinos through its television, radio and online platforms, halted broadcast operations.</p><p>This, despite 11 bills renewing its congressional franchise remain lodged in Congress as the House of Representatives has yet to tackle the legislation.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/05/20/abs-cbn-to-go-off-air-in-compliance-with-ntc-order">ABS-CBN to go off air in compliance with NTC order</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/05/05/20/which-abs-cbn-businesses-can-still-operate-after-ntcs-cease-and-desist-order">Which ABS-CBN businesses can still operate after NTC&#x27;s cease and desist order?</a></li></ul><p>Amid accusations of alleged abuses, such as offering a pay-per-view service and operating multiple channels, ABS-CBN has repeatedly said it did not break the law in its decades-old service.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/05/20/read-abs-cbn-president-and-ceo-carlo-l-katigbaks-message-on-the-cease-and-desist-order-issued-to-abs-cbn">READ: ABS-CBN President and CEO Carlo L. Katigbak&#x27;s message on the cease and desist order issued to ABS-CBN</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/05/20/read-abs-cbn-chairman-mark-l-lopezs-message-on-the-cease-and-desist-order-issued-to-abs-cbn">READ: ABS-CBN Chairman Mark L. Lopez&#x27;s message on the cease and desist order issued to ABS-CBN</a></li></ul><div><em>News.abs-cbn.com is the official news website of ABS-CBN Corp.</em></div>

<p>A visibly upset Coco Martin went on a tirade over the government’s decision to force his home network, ABS-CBN, off the air.</p>

A visibly upset Coco Martin went on a tirade over the government’s decision to force his home network, ABS-CBN, off the air.