Umalma ang ABS-CBN sa diumano'y pagpapakalat ng "PR attacks" at "repeated lies" ng isang Lopez Inc. director laban sa Kapamilya Network.
Kaugnay pa rin ito ng away-pamilya ng mga Lopez na ang majority group ay pinangungunahan ni Eugenio "Gabby" Lopez at ang minority group ay pinangungunahan ni Federico "Piki" Lopez.
Magpinsan ang dalawa.
Sa statement na inilabas ng ABS-CBN ngayong Miyerkules, April 15, 2026, pinasubalian ng management ang alegasyong ang retired top executives lamang ang makikinabang sa PHP2 billion "capital infusion" na hinihingi umano ng network mula sa parent company na Lopez Inc.
Ang pinapalabas daw ng di pinangalanang Lopez Inc. director, "concern" sa "employee welfare" ang motibo sa pakikipaglaban niya sa ABS-CBN.
Pero ibinulgar ng ABS-CBN na ang Lopez Inc. director na ito mismo ang nag-propose na ipasara ang network.
Ni hindi raw nito inisip ang "obligations" ng kumpanya sa mga empleyado.
"Records also show that the majority of the directors strongly argued for continued financial support for ABS-CBN rather than liquidation to address the welfare of the company’s employees and retirees, as well as its other stakeholders," sabi sa statement.
Ang Lopez Inc. ay parent company ng Lopez Holdings Corporation, na may hawak sa ABS-CBN at First Philippine Holdings.
Nasa ilalim naman ng First Philippine Holdings hang First Gen, Energy Development Corporation, at Rockwell Land Corporation.
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abs-cbn says no truth to "pr attacks" against the network
Ayon pa sa ABS-CBN, naungkat ang isyu sa retirement benefits ng retiring executives sa board meeting ng Lopez Inc. noong November 2025.
"These continued public PR attacks against ABS-CBN are a disservice to the employees who have fought so hard to keep ABS-CBN alive, and to the public that has supported ABS-CBN throughout all its trials.
"There are repeated lies that 68 individuals 'received preferred treatment' in the payout of their retirement benefits, designed to sow intrigue among employees.
"These have been clearly explained to the full ABS-CBN board and to its Compensation Committee.
"The majority of these individuals are retirees who have received only partial or no retirement benefits, despite already retiring.
"They have agreed to voluntarily wait until ABS-CBN’s financial position improves before receiving full payment."
Diin pa ng ABS-CBN: "They did not get preferential treatment.
"In fact, they deferred receipt of payment so that the thousands of employees who were separated from the company received their separation pay in full."
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ON REASON FOR DECLINE IN ABS-CBN PENSION FUNDS
Kasinungalingan umano ang pinapakalat ng unnamed Lopez Inc. director na pinapaboran ng Kapamilya network ang top execs nito.
Saad sa statement: "Repeated allegations that a P2 billion capital infusion would be used to pay out retirement benefits are also false.
"This has been refuted by all the Board of Directors members except one.
"These public PR attacks on ABS-CBN’s pension fund, its business performance, and its leadership prove that the individual/s behind these releases do not have the best interests of the company at heart."
Inamin ng ABS-CBN na bumaba nang husto ang pension fund ng network dahil sa "payouts" sa 6,000 Kapamilya employees na na-retrench noong 2020.
"Contrary to what the article claims, the largest decline in ABS-CBN’s pension fund was due to payouts to close to 6,000 employees who were retrenched as a result of the franchise loss.
"This is proof of ABS-CBN’s commitment to fully meet all its obligations to its employees."
Pero positibo pa rin ang kumpanya na unti-unting nakikita ang "consistent improvement" sa finances ng network.
"Our Board of Directors and the rest of the Lopez family have commended the company's progress and emphasized its existence as important to the country," sabi pa rin sa statement.
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STILL IN THE SERVICE OF THE FILIPINO PEOPLE
Sa huli, idiniin ng ABS-CBN na pinaninindigan nito ang legacy na "in the service of the Filipino" na iniwan ng founder nitong si Kapitan Geny Lopez at ginawa rin ng anak nitong si Gabby Lopez.
"In Kapitan Geny’s own words: 'Profit alone is not enough reason to go into business. But if we serve our people, then I think that our growth and success will follow. If we take care of our people, they will take care of us. That's the kind of culture a company should have.'
"The series of press releases claims that many of the decisions around ABS-CBN are not in line with proper stewardship or good investment. We leave it to the public to decide whether those actions remain true to the family's espoused values.
"This is a family dispute and should remain so. We also believe it should not be fought in public. However, ABS-CBN will not shy away from defending itself and any untruths leveled against it."
ABS-CBN FAMILY DISPUTE
Hindi man direktang pinangalanan ang "director" sa statement ng ABS-CBN, hindi kaila ang kontrobersiyal na alitan sa pamilya Lopez.
Naisapubliko ito dahil sa pagdemanda ni Piki Lopez laban sa kapwa Lopez Inc. directors na sina Gabby Lopez, Rafael Lopez, Miguel Ernesto Lopez, Martin Lopez, at Maria Eugenia Brown.
Ito ay dahil umano sa "loss of trust and confidence" ng Lopez Inc. board laban kay Piki. Lima sa pitong board directors ang bumotong mapatalsik siya sa puwesto.
Ayon sa ulat ng ABS-CBN News noong April 6, kinukuwestiyon ng board ang desisyon ni Piki na ibenta ang 60 percent stake ng gas assets ng First Gen sa Prime Infrastructure gayong "crown jewels" nila ito.
Kasunod nito ay bumili naman ang First Gen sa Prime Infrastructure ng 40 percent hydropower assets.
Hindi raw idinaan ni Piki ang mga transaksiyong ito sa board.
Ang First Gen ay isa sa subsidiaries ng Lopez Inc., habang ang Prime Infrastructure ay infrastructure company na ang majority shareholder ay ang business tycoon na si Enrique Razon.
Kontrobersiyal ang deal dahil sa clause sa kontrata na nagsasabing maaaring mawalan ng PHP23B ang Lopez Inc. kapag hindi si Piki ang nakaupong leader ng Lopez Inc.
Noong 2020, tinamaan nang husto ang finances ng ABS-CBN nang hindi i-renew ang prangkisa ng broadcasting giant sa ilalim ng noo'y administrasyon ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte.
Nawalan ng broadcasting license ang network para sa telebisyon at radyo, na kalaunan ay nagresulta sa pag-retrench sa may 6,000 employees ng kumpanya.
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