Korina Sanchez shares ‘Hoy, Gising!’ photo with Kris Aquino, Ted Failon: “Media became FREE”

Host Korina Sanchez shared a throwback photo of her along with her co-anchors Kris Aquino and Ted Failon taken years back on set of the public service program ‘Hoy Gising!’

In her Instagram post, Korina looked back at how the program became a show that everyone “except the government” loved because of how it freely criticized and praised the administration during the time and how people “had a real voice.”

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Korina wrote: “Throwback Thursday to circa early 1990’s for then TV staple, and a hit right after the lifting of martial rule, Hoy, Gising! After the restoration of democracy by the rule of President Cory Aquino, media became FREE. To criticize, to take to task government people for inefficiencies or corruptions — and to reward them with recognition when it was due. The people had a real voice.

“Kahit simpleng lubak, hanggang sa pagnanakaw ng pondong bayan. It was a show, the first of its kind, that everyone, except government, loved. We could tell it as it was, with NO fear of retaliation from government. Even when it was that government who restored the freedom. Democracy. Galeng. Hay. 💚”

 

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Throwback Thursday to circa early 1990’s for then TV staple, and a hit right after the lifting of martial rule, Hoy, Gising! After the restoration of democracy by the rule of President Cory Aquino, media became FREE. To criticize, to take to task government people for inefficiencies or corruptions — and to reward them with recognition when it was due. The people had a real voice. Kahit simpleng lubak, hanggang sa pagnanakaw ng pondong bayan. It was a show, the first of its kind, that everyone, except government, loved. We could tell it as it was, with NO fear of retaliation from government. Even when it was that government who restored the freedom. Democracy. Galeng. Hay. 💚

A post shared by Korina Sanchez-Roxas (@korina) on Dec 4, 2019 at 11:31pm PST

Korina’s post came after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to shut down ABS-CBN in 2020.

President Duterte said during a speech in front of new government officials at Malacañang: “Ang iyong franchise mag-end next year. If you expect ma-renew ‘yan, I’m sorry. I will see to it that you’re out.”

(Photo source: Instagram – @korina)