
Originally Posted by
baludoy
but there lies the problem, aquino wasn't exactly friendly nor an ally of the lopezes - notwithstanding kris aquino (who wasn't exactly lovey-dovey w/ her brother too). remember the extensive bashing the former president got from noli de castro and co (noynoying, saf 44, yolanda, luneta hostage taking, etc). no special preferences were given to him during his tenure.
so management decided that the prudent thing to do was postpone their application because they were facing an unfriendly congress. they were counting on duterte because of the immense mileage and build-up they gave him during his mayorship running up to the presidency - like i mentioned previously. they just didn't count on the onion skinned facade of duterte...considering gma 7 also aired the political ad from trillanes w/c was the president's primal source of contempt.