- Banat By has tweeted against actress Angel Locsin and called the purpose of the protest “shallow.”
- Other celebrities like Bianca Gonzalez, Kathryn Bernardo, Daniel Padilla, Edward Barber, and Maymay Entrata also attended the rally.
A member of the boy group Hashtag, Nikko Natividad, couldn’t help but tweet against Mocha Uson’s manager Byron Cristobal who goes by the name of Banat By.
“Kung wala ka talagang kinakatakutan baket d mo banatan yung nag mañanita,” Natividad wrote in a tweet.
Kupal tong si “BANAT BY” lahat daw binabanatan nya at walang inuurungan. Dahil binanatan nya yung pag titipon sa abs. Kung wala ka talagang kinakatakutan baket d mo banatan yung nag mañanita
— Nikko Natividad (@Hashtag_nikko13) July 19, 2020
Hahalik ako sayo “BANAT BY” kung lahat kaya mo tirahin. Sa totoo lang tayo.
— Nikko Natividad (@Hashtag_nikko13) July 19, 2020
The Hashtag member also take a swipe at By’s account name.
Thankyou @banat_by collab tayo soon bro. ❤️❤️ idol ka talaga “bayad by” pic.twitter.com/dLwRcOJjBw
— Nikko Natividad (@Hashtag_nikko13) July 21, 2020
Ewan ko ba. Sa lahat ng lalaki ikaw lang gusto ko halikan. Balita ko kasi mayaman kadaw kaya naatract ako kasi nga “BAYAD BY” https://t.co/RkYuWNk0wC
— Nikko Natividad (@Hashtag_nikko13) July 21, 2020
Banat By has been making comments against ABS-CBN supporters, the recently held rally, and the celebrities that joined. One of the artists that he criticized is actress Angel Locsin who has ever since been actively fighting for the franchise renewal of the media giant.
Magpapayat ka kasi para d ka high blood pati kapwa mo artista tinatalo mo
— BANAT BY Official (@BanatByOfficial) July 19, 2020
Banat By called Locsin fake and two-faced for joining the protest which he described as shallow.
Eh di lumabas din totoong kulay mo @143redangel Bait baitan ka pa dati. Buti naman ngayon pa lang nilabas mo na ang kulay ng lahi niyo. Galit pa kayo kuno kay Sinas pero kayo ngayon dikit dikit dyan. PLASTIK. https://t.co/sqUa62yEuW
— BANAT BY Official (@BanatByOfficial) July 18, 2020
Dito mo malalaman na talagang napakababaw ng pinaglalaban nila. Sayang ka Angel. https://t.co/yCTAOLWpxn
— BANAT BY Official (@BanatByOfficial) July 18, 2020
He also blamed the rally attendees for the sudden surge of COVID-19 patients and called them “stupid” in a tweet.
Wag na magtaka sa pagtaas ng COVID. Kung ganito nga naman ka bobo mga tao asahan ang hawaan. @pnppio #WalangGamotSaKatangahan#Yellowhypocrisy #TANGAhanga #KAPALmiya pic.twitter.com/exUYSDZXxR
— BANAT BY Official (@BanatByOfficial) July 18, 2020
The ABS-CBN protest and noise barrage were attended by celebrities and the network’s employees. Among the big names that made an appearance at the protest were Kathryn Bernardo, Daniel Padilla, Alex Gonzaga, Beauty Gonzalez, Jake Cuenca, Kylie Verzosa, Edward Barber, and Maymay Entrata.
A motorcade was held which passed through several cities before ending up at the ABS-CBN compound in Quezon City.
In the protest, Angel Locsin called out her fellow Kapamilya celebrities who have yet to speak up regarding the ABS-CBN shutdown.
“Ano tatahimik na lang kayo? Wala na, wala na kayong network! Kahit magpa-cute kayo diyan sa Instagram,” she said.
ABS-CBN was forced to shut down on May 5 after the National Telecommunications Commission issued a cease and desist order to the network. After a number of hearings discussing the allegations made against the company, the House committee on legislative franchises denied its application for renewal.
The company was then forced to implement a retrenchment program which will leave thousands of ABS-CBN employees jobless by the end of August.