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- He said that he went there to “interview” Coco Martin.
- The media giant has been off the air since May 5 after it received a cease and desist order, forcing it to shut down.
While most people are following the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) guidelines to prevent the spreading of COVID-19, a pro-Duterte vlogger ‘Banat By’ seems to have the freedom to go out as he wishes amid a pandemic.
One of whom is Banat By, Mocha Uson’s manager and a social media personality known for his posts to promote and defend President Rodrigo Duterte and his allies.
On May 9, Byron Cristobal (Banat By’s real name) traveled to the ABS-CBN Compound in Quezon City for no important reason. He just wanted to challenge and confront Coco Martin, who recently expressed his frustrations towards the government.
Lusubin natin ang ABSCBN at hanapin si COCO MARTIN para interview natin.
Posted by Banat By on Saturday, May 9, 2020
It was clear that he violated the ECQ rules and he didn’t even get to face the FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano actor as ABS-CBN’s operations are currently on hold, which means that artists and most employees alike are not even in the compound.
Netizens have reacted to Banat By’s live stream.
https://twitter.com/PinoyAkoBlog/status/1259715189689077760
Hello sa mga tagapagpatupad ng selective justice na hanggang ngayon ay todo distansya sa isyu ni Koko at Mocha. Tubuan naman sana kayo ng bayag at isama na rin si Banat By sa dapat ninyong hulihin ano po? Pag mahirap kulong agad, pag supporter, okay lang?https://t.co/B6AuohqGyd
— Ryan (@rryyyaaaannnn) May 11, 2020
https://twitter.com/DarthSaifus/status/1259496272081440774
Promoting acts of violence, illegal trespassing, grave threats and physical assault against ABS-CBN and Coco Martin. Dapat hulihin itong si Banat By at Mocha ng NBI for violations of the Criminal Code. The law is the law, Dura Lex Sed Lex. https://t.co/50GNuT6E9v
— EDXISTENTIALIST I think therefore I am. (@edlingui) May 11, 2020
ABS-CBN shut down on May 5 after the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) issued a cease and desist order against the network, forcing it to cease operations for all of its physical broadcasting channels.
This was following the expiration on May 4 of the network’s congressional franchise that permitted it to broadcast. The franchise was in the process of renewal but had however been delayed due to politics and the pandemic.
