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On her twitter account, Annabelle Rama said that the actions of SAGIP Partylist Rep. Rodante D. Marcoleta are tactics to delay the grant of the franchise to ABS-CBN.
On Monday, despite the break, the House committee on legislative franchises and the committee on good government and public accountability resumed with its joint hearing on the ABS-CBN’s franchise renewal.
The hearing on June 8 aimed to focus on ABS-CBN’s Philippine Depositary Receipts or PDRs, but it was once again shifted to questions about ABS-CBN chairman emeritus Gabby Lopez’s citizenship.
Thus, Annabelle expressed her annoyance with the Congressmen who were seemingly unknowledgeable about the law, specifically calling out Marcoleta for his redundancy.
Pwede ba lahat ng Congressman na walang alam sa itatanong tumahimik nalang or magtanong muna sa lawyer bago pumunta sa Congress. 🤨 Nakakahiya at nakakabwisit manuod ng hearing. Dong Marcoleta delaying tactics ang ginagawa mo – lahat kayo gusto lang ma starring sa TV! 🙄
— Annabelle Rama (@annabellerama2) June 8, 2020
Marcoleta asked Lopez questions about his dual citizenship.
Rama said that the questions being asked were already answered during the previous hearings.
https://twitter.com/annabellerama2/status/1269884187814752256
She also reacted when Marcoleta asked Lopez to recite the first line of “Panatang Makabayan” to prove his allegiance to the country.
Ako isang pinoy na bisaya.Hindi ko alam ang sinasabi ni dong Makuleta.Panatang Makabayan bakit kailangan sa hearing yan?Mga taong bayan at mga botante.
Malapit na election alam nyo na kung sino ang iboboto nyo.Nakakatawa kayo Ha ha ha..bwesssssit!— Annabelle Rama (@annabellerama2) June 8, 2020
Lopez was able to recite the first line, but Marcoleta claimed his attorney coached him.
Thereupon, Rama expressed intense irritation when Marcoleta questioned Lopez if where is “Uncle Sam” in his heart.
She also said that she doesn’t want to see the congressman anymore since he consumed a lot of TV airtime.
Pwede ba lahat ng Congressman na walang alam sa itatanong tumahimik nalang or magtanong muna sa lawyer bago pumunta sa Congress. 🤨 Nakakahiya at nakakabwisit manuod ng hearing. Dong Marcoleta delaying tactics ang ginagawa mo – lahat kayo gusto lang ma starring sa TV! 🙄
— Annabelle Rama (@annabellerama2) June 8, 2020
https://twitter.com/annabellerama2/status/1269893324913037312
“Uncle Sam” is a known national personification of the U.S federal government.
Marcoleta has been continuously raising the same questions that were already answered by Lopez and his lawyers.
Meanwhile, Annabelle Rama continuously raises her sentiments about the franchise hearing through her twitter account.
Gusto kung ibalik si Cong. Rufus Rodriguez ang linaw ng explaination nya regarding citizenship dahil former Immigration Commissioner alam nya lahat ang itatanong.Naubos na oras sa mga nonesense na tanong anong tanong yan! Mahal mo ba ang pilipinas? Syempre ,
— Annabelle Rama (@annabellerama2) June 8, 2020
Itanong mo nalang yan sa mga baguhan na congressman at itatanong ko rin yan sa mga apo ko. Franchise ang hearing bakit iba iba ang mga tanong!?
— Annabelle Rama (@annabellerama2) June 8, 2020
Cong. Barzaga inuulit mo nanaman ang tanong tinanong mo na yan last hearing . Ano ba yan! Tama na ihinto mo naaaaa!!!
— Annabelle Rama (@annabellerama2) June 8, 2020
Wala kayong alam sayang lang yung oras dada kayo ng dada wala akong natutunan.
— Annabelle Rama (@annabellerama2) June 8, 2020
Annabelle Rama is a talent manager and actress who is known for being very vocal with her opinions.
Rodante D. Marcoleta is the representative of SAGIP Partylist, which envisions a “pro-poor” Philippines in the future. He was slammed by netizens before when he proposed giving Commission of Human Rights a mere ₱1,000.00 budget for 2018.
As the hearing for ABS-CBN’s franchise renewal continues, the network also continues to lose around 30-35 million pesos a day due to its shutdown. This has employees worried as some are bound to lose jobs by August.
