The possible final straw: News5’s lack of involvement in the 2017 ASEAN Summit was an indication that the organization is nearing its end, and the emphasis towards sports only made it worse. (Logo courtesy of ASEAN)
One seemingly moribund news organization is obviously non-committal when it comes to the ASEAN Summit.
Perhaps the biggest political event in the Philippines this year, the 2017 ASEAN Summit had it all. Whether it is the first visit of U.S. President Donald Trump to the country or the countless hours of talks between the ASEAN member states and top nations such as the U.S., China, Canada and Australia, the four-day event was for the most part memorable.
But not all of the Philippines’ top networks were around to cover those whirlwind four days. Just ask News5.
As expected, Luchi Cruz-Valdes and co. made little noise when it comes to coverage of the ASEAN Summit. And despite assigning some of their reporters (if there is any) to cover the said event, not to mention providing some live coverage on social media, the ASEAN Summit was buried in the pecking order in favor of sensational crime stories.
At least sister network Bloomberg Television Philippines did its share. As for the main network, nada.
Blame ESPN5 for all of this. After all, it was Chot Reyes who basically killed ‘Aksyon sa Umaga’, cut ‘Aksyon Tonite’ in half, and turned ‘Aksyon sa Tanghali’ into a ‘Hoy Gising’ wannabe.
They may still have ‘Aksyon Prime’ as their primary news program, but then again it has become a constant distraction to ESPN5’s sports coverage.
I have already written a eulogy that paid tribute to News5 and its ‘proud’ heritage. But as the ASEAN Summit neared, I thought to myself,
“Perhaps there is still a way to save News5 from the verge of collapse'”.
As it turned out, Chot Reyes was no longer committed to help News5 and instead made ESPN5 his ‘baby’. With sports now dominating TV5 and (for the most part) sister network AksyonTV, there is no room for said network to make the ASEAN Summit a must-see event the same way its rivals from Timog, Mother Ignacia, Shaw Boulevard and Visayas Avenue did.
It is safe to say that the time is now to pay our last respects to News5. Chot Reyes can dissolve this ‘pain in his butt’ anytime he wants, because as it stands, this division’s pain and suffering is unbearable and impossible to heal.
Hopefully the remnants of News5 will find a new home soon in the event that it will be dissolved. Good luck.
From the Tube 
MVP killed News5.
Actually it was Chot’s undoing. Those past few decisions he made lately were to blame for all this. May pagasa pa last year ang News5 pero halatang nag-quit na si Chot as soon as ESPN5 became reality.
MVP is only there to provide the money and moral support, not to interfere with the management’s decisions. We might blame him for those misfortunes but at the end of the day, management will always be responsible for what went wrong.
News5 should disband now.
Exactly. No choice na sila since hindi nila maayos ang gulo.
92.3 FM will become a WRocK type station. AksyonTV should just be renamed ESPN Philippines.
Yeah yeah paulit-ulit na lang ang mga sinasabi mo. Ba’t hindi ka na lang rin mag-comment sa mga ibang article na hindi kasama ang TV5, tulad ng ABS o GMA man lang. Kasi halatang puro TV5 na lang ang nasa isip mo.
Total marunong ka rin namang mag-Tagalog so welcome na welcome ka rin na mag-type ng Tagalog comments sa blog na ito. At kung gusto mong issuggest nang all-out yung mga plano natin, ikaw na ang pumunta sa TV5 Media Center sa Mandaluyong at kausapin mo si Chot Reyes, kung kaya mo.
Okay I’m sorry.
So why not make up an article about TV5 Kids and its legacy among younger viewers of the Kapatid network?
And why are you commenting on a wrong article? Didn’t you look at the contents of that article? This is your first warning.
As for your suggestion, I’ll think about that soon.
But I believe that you will be doing it soon in the New Year, I hope you promise to do that. I’m really starving for its legacy.
What legacy? There’s nothing significant about TV5 Kids other than dubbing those Disney, Boomerang and CN shows in Filipino and to benefit viewers without cable. Same with Nick on ABS-CBN/Yey!. Nothing is special with these two. They’re essentially irrelevant to talk about.
If you still insist, why don’t you make your own article regarding TV5 Kids. You were the one suggesting, so you should be the one writing about it.