Kris Aquino on the Willie Revillame Comment: He apologized. End of Story. But is this what Filipinos are looking for?
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Willie Revillame spoke once again and admitted that he really did not intend to offend anyone but if he did, he apologized. According to the statement he gave to ABS-CBN News:
“I am asking forgiveness to those who were offended. I hope you understand I had no intention to offend. If there are people who were offended, I apologize. For myself, my intention there was to give respect and make the occasion a solemn one.”
“Kung ako’y hindi nila wine-welcome at sa tingin ko ho na ako’y hindi na welcome sa bawa’t Pilipino, sa araw-araw na gusto nila makasama, ako po’y aalis na sa programa,” he said.
The online petition filed by Filipinos worldwide must have caught the attention of MTRCB as MTCRB Chairwoman Laguardia stated, there could be sanctions imposed against Willie Revillame for violating KBP Code.
MTRCB: Willie violated KBP code
The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board, meanwhile, said it is eyeing possible sanctions against Revillame. It said Revillame’s comments falls under MTRCB’s jurisdiction and violates Presidential Decree 1986 Section 3c which states that the MTRCB may sanction portions of programs deemed “indecent, contrary to law and or good customs and injurious to the prestige of the Republic of the Philippines or its people.”
“It’s really a violation of PD 1986 and the [Kapisanan ng Brodkaster ng Pilipinas] Code. He should have had respect. He should gone off air,” MTRCB Chairwoman Consoliza Laguardia said.
She said the MTRCB will send a letter to ABS-CBN management next week about its decision on Revillame’s case.
Revillame, meanwhile, said he will respect the decision of the government censors. He added, however, that what is important is that he has already explained himself to the Aquino family.
“Kung may pagkakasala ako at kailangan niyo akong ipakulong, e di magpapakulong ako,” he said.
“Ang importante ay nakausap ko na ang Aquino family. Natanggap nila na wala akong intensyon na mambastos sa kanila.” – Source
However, the supporters of Tita Cory who were deeply offended continued to sign the online petition addressed to MTCRB, ABS-CBN and PANA. The numbers continue to grow every minute as it has gone up to 13 thousand signatures as of this writing.
Columnist Ricky Lo contacted Kris Aquino via text message regarding the matter to obtain her opinion.
I texted Kris Aquino yesterday for her reaction and she texted back, “I spoke at length with Willie last night.”
Asked what they talked about, Kris replied, “Tito Ricky, may I just keep my conversation with Willie private? We are friends; he has always gone out of his way to be good to my kids, Josh especially. Nag-sorry siya to all of us. For me, end of story na.” - Source
Although I believe that it is really up to the Aquino Family to accept Willie’s forgiveness and surely we are glad that Kris Aquino humbly accepted Willie’s apologies. The only difference in this situation is that the Filipino people were offended as well and it will be interesting find out what the “supporters” would do even after Kris Aquino has stated her position on the matter.
From the comments on the petition, the Filipinos all over the globe want to see Willie reprimanded in order that he will learn from this experience. They insist that he should not be displaying arrogance and disrespect to anyone among his staff, producers, guests or contestants on the Wowowee show. And I believe, THAT is what FILIPINOS want to see.
