MANILA, Philippines — “This is ABS-CBN, now signing off.”
These were the words Peter Musgi, the man behind the Kapamilya network’s golden voice, said for the last time as the country’s biggest network signed off at exactly 7:52 p.m. on May 5.
This was hours after the National Telecommunications Commission’s (NTC) order to shut down ABS-CBN’s operations after its franchise expired a day before.
Two months, 70 lawmakers killed ABS-CBN’s bid for a fresh franchise.
For many of ABS-CBN’s biggest stars, it was a heartbreak hard to bear — with some either making the painful decision to leave the network that they called home, or parting with ABS-CBN’s talent arm, S…
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