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TV5 Chairman Manny Pangilinan admits interest to buy GMA Network

by Nerisa Almo posted on March 2, 2012  STATS: 5743 Views | 195 Comments

 

"One thing we do hold sacred to us is that the folks who joined us, particulary the initial batch of people who have joined us, the talents, the staff, the news people, especially at the start, we are deeply grateful for taking a risk with us and we will not abandon them," says TV5 chairman Manny Pangilinan about the welfare of the network employees in case his plan to buy GMA-7 pushes through.

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Inamin ng businessman na si Manny Pangilinan na ilang beses na siyang nakikipag-usap sa mga kinauukulan para sa interest niyang bilhin ang GMA Network, Inc.

Nakausap ng ilang media ang may-ari ng TV5, PLDT, at Smart Telecommunications sa ginanap na stockholders' meeting ng isa pa niyang kumpanya, ang Metro Pacific, kahapon, Marso 1.

Ayon sa ulat ng Business Nightly ng ANC kagabi, Marso 1, sinabi ni MVP na ilang beses na rin nagkaroon ng pag-uusap tungkol sa balitang pagbili niya sa Kapuso network.

"We've talked to them, you know, since 2002, and then maybe five years ago," sabi ni MVP (tanyag na tawag kay Pangilinan).

Pero dagdag niya, ang mga lumabas na balitang pag-uusap kamakailan ay "preliminary" lamang.

Sa kabila ng ulat ng ito, tiniyak naman ni MVP na walang dapat ikabahala ang mga empleyado ng Kapatid network.

Aniya, "One thing we do hold sacred to us is that the folks who joined us, particulary the initial batch of people who have joined us, the talents, the staff, the news people, especially at the start, we are deeply grateful for taking a risk with us and we will not abandon them."

EARLIER RUMOR. Matatandaan na noong nakaraang taon, ibinalita ng isang "marketing website" ang umano'y bulung-bulungan na gustong bilhin ni MVP ang Kapuso network sa halagang 500 bilyong piso.

Lumakas ang usap-usapan tungkol dito nang mag-post sa Twitter si Ruffa Gutierrez, kilalang TV host-actress ng TV5, tungkol sa umano'y susunod na bibilhin ng may-ari ng Kapatid network.

Ani Ruffa, "Guess what MVP is buying next?? Found out last week through a little birdy but the few people I told didn't believe me. Now its CONFIRMEDDD."

Pero bago pa man mag-isip ang mga nakabasa nito kung ano ang tinutukoy ni Ruffa, muli siyang nag-tweet, "READ my tweet again. I never confirmed what MVP is buying! Kaya sa mga assuming, don't put words in my mouth. Yes and that includes you!"

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Samantala, sa isang panayam kay GMA Network CEO and Chairman Atty. Felipe Gozon, pabiro niyang sinagot ang mga haka-hakang ito.

Ayon sa Kapuso big boss, "Kung P500 billion, ibebenta ko right now.

"Kung may mag-o-offer ng P500 billion, kahit tulog ako, gisingin n'yo ako, I will sell.

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  • 115  MadamClaudia

    03/03/2012 | 01:01 PM
    MVP is just smart businessman, siyempre bibili siya ng companya na magdadala ng profit sa kanya in a long term and that via owning GMA 7, hindi tulad ng Abs cbn palubog na at ang dami pa utang...yuckkss, sino naman kaya magkaka interest sa palubog na Abs cbn. pinas WIn na win lugi, tsugi, happy yuckiee lugi tsugi...alam niyo na ang susunod.....
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  • 114  horacio

    03/03/2012 | 12:20 PM
    bakit ba ang mga news na ganito galing lagi sa channel 2? sobrang laki ba ng financial damage ang nagawa ng kapuso sa kanila kaya ganun na lang poot na nararamdaman nila at gustong gusto na nilang tirisin? tsk tsk tsk
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  • 113  byutipolpsychology

    03/03/2012 | 12:17 PM
    110 pearl102 - ineng mas problemado ka pa ata sa paniningil kaysa sa BIR at sa mga Bangkong inutangan ng ABS-CBN. Sa tingin mo, bakit walang nagrereklamong biktima from the stampede, kung hindi sila binigyan ng due compensation ng ABS-CBN
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  • 112  Paradigm

    03/03/2012 | 12:16 PM
    Nangangamote na si Iglot Gozing. Hahahah.
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  • 111  byutipolpsychology

    03/03/2012 | 12:12 PM
    95 gorgeous_aleck infairness! sa title palang, masasabi mo na maganda ang takbo ng gma kasi may nagkakainterest. --- ngek, di ba ang tawag nga kay MVP ay may Midas' Touch kasi kaya nyang patakbuhin nang mas mabuti ang isang kumpanyang problemado, gaya ng PLDT noon, tapos Maynilad at Meralco. In fairness, obvious na obvious that something is going on with GMA, retirement ni Mam Wilma plus resignation ni Ida. lolz.
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  • 110  pearl102

    03/03/2012 | 11:57 AM
    CY2, Bukod sa bilyong bilyong utang ng Dos at itong unsettled taxes na bilyon din...nabayaran ba ng ayos yung mga namatay sa stampede?? Meron bang nakulong kahit isa?
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  • 109  pearl102

    03/03/2012 | 11:39 AM
    Cy2 heto oh ang ebidensiya from Manila Times, Aug 24 2011..."QUEZON City officials yesterday vowed to collect a P1 billion debt representing unpaid bills on business taxes for five years of the ABS-CBN Corp., owner of TV Channel 2.“We are just trying to get back the correct taxes ABS-CBN must be paying the city government,” City treasurer Edgar Villanueva said. He added that Mayor Herbert Bautista and other local officials are determined to recover the TV network’s overdue business taxes that were not remitted from 2006 to 2011"
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  • 108  pearl102

    03/03/2012 | 11:38 AM
    Cy2 heto oh ang ebidensiya from Manila time, Aug 24 2011..."QUEZON City officials yesterday vowed to collect a P1 billion debt representing unpaid bills on business taxes for five years of the ABS-CBN Corp., owner of TV Channel 2.8232;8232;“We are just trying to get back the correct taxes ABS-CBN must be paying the city government,” City treasurer Edgar Villanueva said.8232;8232;He added that Mayor Herbert Bautista and other local officials are determined to recover the TV network’s overdue business taxes that were not remitted from 2006 to 2011"8232;
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  • 107  cy2

    03/03/2012 | 11:17 AM
    if ok ang network at smooth e2 hndi yan e pagbi2li. yes, ipagbili nyo na pra masalba pa.
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  • 106  krizza2010

    03/03/2012 | 11:13 AM
    wow, considering na less than 10 years palang yata nag-IPO ang GMA, ganyan na agad ang returns sa kanila.and sobra pa ang interest to buy them na since 2002 ba ang talks?galing lang.
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  • 105  cy2

    03/03/2012 | 11:13 AM
    weee 101 amayabai, patunayan mo nga yang sinasabi mo.
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  • 104  mteverest

    03/03/2012 | 11:06 AM
    test
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  • 103  kapusohater

    03/03/2012 | 10:44 AM
    RIP GME...sori mga kapuso..kapuso turned into kapatid..
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  • 102  kapusohater

    03/03/2012 | 10:42 AM
    kaya pala...nag sing alisan na ang mga GMA staff at artists sa kanila..ano kaya ang mangyayari if bilhin ni MVP ang GMA? baka mawala na ang GMA..baka etransfer nya lahat nang GMA artists sa TV5..magsisiksikan cla sa TV5..now i understang bakit umalis ang karamihan sa GMA..
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  • 101  amayabai

    03/03/2012 | 10:29 AM
    kaya rin ayaw ni MVP sa Abs-cbn kasi mahilig magsinungaling, mag padding, mag over hype, kung anu-anong box office hits daw kahit walang tao sa loob ng sinehan LOL
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  • 100  amayabai

    03/03/2012 | 10:16 AM
    malay nyo, baka matagal nang nag offer ibenta ang ABS-CBN pero wala pang interesadong bumili. remember, MVP bought Meralco shares from the Lopezes pero deadma sa ABS-CBN, ayaw yata ni MVP. alam nyo na kung bakit.
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  • 99  amayabai

    03/03/2012 | 10:14 AM
    pag may pera ka, hindi basura ang bibilhin mo, kaya sa GMA-7 nagka interes si MVP. simple as that.
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  • 98  alexangel

    03/03/2012 | 09:12 AM
    mvp is a shrewd businessman. very unethical tulad ng mga lopez. he wants monopoly. i wonder where he got all those money?
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  • 97  saudiarabia11

    03/03/2012 | 09:10 AM
    WISE talaga si MVP.. syempre ALAM nya na kikita sya ng MALAKI sa GMA7.. e ang ABS kahit i- BARGAIN kay MVP hindi sya magkakainteres kasi baka imbis na KUMITA sya e MAUBOS lang ang pera nya sa PAGBABAYAD ng BILYON BILYON UTANG ng ABS,,... see the difference?????
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  • 96  saudiarabia11

    03/03/2012 | 09:07 AM
    cge MVP bilhin mo na ang GMA7 para lalong lumakas.. ano na lang kaya ang mangyayari sa ABS... sigurado SARADO na!!!!
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