Veteran anchor Korina Sanchez hopes the typhoon hits Japan instead of the Philippines because the Japanese can handle it better
CONTROVERSIAL.
Anchor Korina Sanchez says Filipinos can still pray away Typhoon Ruby
and expresses hope it hits Japan instead of the Philippines. Screengrab
from YouTube
MANILA, Philippines – Just a year later, broadcast journalist Korina
Sanchez again finds herself in the spotlight after making another
controversial comment in relation to a typhoon about to hit the country.
On the Wednesday, December 3, newscast of ABS-CBN’s TV Patrol, the
network's chief correspondent and veteran anchor said she hoped Typhoon
Ruby (international name Hagupit) would hit Japan instead of the
Philippines, and that Filipinos could still pray the typhoon away.
In a clip posted on YouTube
by user Danny Luke, Sanchez is heard conversing with her co-anchors
Noli de Castro and Ted Failon, as images of the then coming typhoon were
flashed on screen.
The clip starts with Failon saying the next few days are “critical”
in determining the path of the typhoon, to which Sanchez reacts, “Kaya pa natin idasal yan para lumihis." (We can still pray it changes direction.)
De Castro then remarks, “Sana ay hati na lang tayo." (I wish we could split [the typhoon’s impact.])
“Kalahati sa Pilipinas, kalahati sa Japan (Half to the Philippines, half to Japan),” De Castro said, to which Sanchez responded, “Puwede bang sa kanila na lang lahat?" (Can’t they just get all of it?)
De Castro said hopefully not, but Sanchez pressed on, saying, “Sa kanila na lang lahat. Parang mas kaya nila." (Let them have it all. It seems they can handle it better).
Netizens' reactions
Her comments angered netizens.
In a response to a post by Chismobiz
on the story, netizen Raul de Vera Jr said, “No one has the right to
wish ill of another...no matter how better or worse the situation it.
Such an attitude can only attribute to the most ill-educated persons
humanity can contribute to any given society.”
He added, “Sad they had a strong influence on the many. Even as a
jest, such stupid words should not have been uttered out in the open.
How sad.” His comment received 115 likes.
Another netizen, Val Pinlac, commented, “Very irresponsible,
unreflective, insensitive...Korina seems to be very consistent on these!
But she lasted this long in the industry??? Is this not indicative of
the kind or quality of the Philippine journalism? Does ABSCBN have any
standard? Very unprofessional and unethical!”
Meanwhile, on the YouTube post of the clip, user BJhun defended Sanzhez, saying, “Grabe
naman kayo guys mkapang husga, tao lang din naman si Korina. Maybe
concern lang sya sa Pilipinas nang nasabi nya yan, in a wrong way nga
lang.”
(Why judge so intensely, Korina is only human. Maybe she was just
concerned about the Philippines which is why she said it, just in a
wrong way.)
He added, “Pagpasensyahan na natin, hindi naman magugunaw ang
earth. Imbes manghusga at mabwisit kayo, ipagpray nlng natin na safe ang
bansa. Gosh, guys ang dami kaylangan tulungan, pray na nga lang
makakaya natin, ibubuhos pa ba natin sa hatred sa issue na to? Pasko guys. God bless us all :)”
(Let’s just forgive her, the world isn’t going to end anyway. Instead
of judging and getting irritated, let’s just pray for the country’s
safety. Gosh guys, so many people need help. Prayer is the only thing we
can afford. Do we have to pour our hatred over this issue? It’s
Christmas guys. God bless us all.)
Not the first time
This is not the first time Sanchez found has found herself in hot
water over comments she made on air. In November of last year, the
Internet blew up after Sanchez said CNN’s Anderson Cooper didn’t know what he was talking about, in reference to Cooper’s criticism of the government's response to Super Typhoon Yolanda (international name Haiyan).
Cooper was on the ground in Leyte when he reported on the
shortcomings of local relief efforts, while Sanchez was reporting from
the studio in Manila.
Apart from being one of the country's top anchors, Sanchez is also
the wife of Interior Secretary Mar Roxas, the presumed standard-bearer
of the ruling Liberal Party in the 2016 presidential polls. Roxas
and officials of the Department of the Interior and Local Government
were in Tacloban, one of the areas hardest hit by the typhoon, to
supervise government response when Sanchez made the comments last
year. Roxas was heavily criticized for what many perceived was subpar
work in handling the impact of the Super Typhoon.
This year, Roxas is again in Eastern Samar where Ruby first hit land.
Typhoon Ruby made landfall in Borongan, Eastern Samar Saturday evening,
December 6, and is expected to leave the country on Wednesday, December
10. It packed maximum sustained winds of 195 km/h near the center and
gusts of up to 230 km/h. – Rappler.com
Anchor Korina Sanchez says Filipinos can still pray away Typhoon Ruby
and expresses hope it hits Japan instead of the Philippines. Screengrab
from YouTube
MANILA, Philippines – Just a year later, broadcast journalist Korina
Sanchez again finds herself in the spotlight after making another
controversial comment in relation to a typhoon about to hit the country.
On the Wednesday, December 3, newscast of ABS-CBN’s TV Patrol, the
network's chief correspondent and veteran anchor said she hoped Typhoon
Ruby (international name Hagupit) would hit Japan instead of the
Philippines, and that Filipinos could still pray the typhoon away.
In a clip posted on YouTube
by user Danny Luke, Sanchez is heard conversing with her co-anchors
Noli de Castro and Ted Failon, as images of the then coming typhoon were
flashed on screen.
The clip starts with Failon saying the next few days are “critical”
in determining the path of the typhoon, to which Sanchez reacts, “Kaya pa natin idasal yan para lumihis." (We can still pray it changes direction.)
De Castro then remarks, “Sana ay hati na lang tayo." (I wish we could split [the typhoon’s impact.])
“Kalahati sa Pilipinas, kalahati sa Japan (Half to the Philippines, half to Japan),” De Castro said, to which Sanchez responded, “Puwede bang sa kanila na lang lahat?" (Can’t they just get all of it?)
De Castro said hopefully not, but Sanchez pressed on, saying, “Sa kanila na lang lahat. Parang mas kaya nila." (Let them have it all. It seems they can handle it better).
Netizens' reactions
Her comments angered netizens.
In a response to a post by Chismobiz
on the story, netizen Raul de Vera Jr said, “No one has the right to
wish ill of another...no matter how better or worse the situation it.
Such an attitude can only attribute to the most ill-educated persons
humanity can contribute to any given society.”
He added, “Sad they had a strong influence on the many. Even as a
jest, such stupid words should not have been uttered out in the open.
How sad.” His comment received 115 likes.
Another netizen, Val Pinlac, commented, “Very irresponsible,
unreflective, insensitive...Korina seems to be very consistent on these!
But she lasted this long in the industry??? Is this not indicative of
the kind or quality of the Philippine journalism? Does ABSCBN have any
standard? Very unprofessional and unethical!”
Meanwhile, on the YouTube post of the clip, user BJhun defended Sanzhez, saying, “Grabe
naman kayo guys mkapang husga, tao lang din naman si Korina. Maybe
concern lang sya sa Pilipinas nang nasabi nya yan, in a wrong way nga
lang.”
(Why judge so intensely, Korina is only human. Maybe she was just
concerned about the Philippines which is why she said it, just in a
wrong way.)
He added, “Pagpasensyahan na natin, hindi naman magugunaw ang
earth. Imbes manghusga at mabwisit kayo, ipagpray nlng natin na safe ang
bansa. Gosh, guys ang dami kaylangan tulungan, pray na nga lang
makakaya natin, ibubuhos pa ba natin sa hatred sa issue na to? Pasko guys. God bless us all :)”
(Let’s just forgive her, the world isn’t going to end anyway. Instead
of judging and getting irritated, let’s just pray for the country’s
safety. Gosh guys, so many people need help. Prayer is the only thing we
can afford. Do we have to pour our hatred over this issue? It’s
Christmas guys. God bless us all.)
Not the first time
This is not the first time Sanchez found has found herself in hot
water over comments she made on air. In November of last year, the
Internet blew up after Sanchez said CNN’s Anderson Cooper didn’t know what he was talking about, in reference to Cooper’s criticism of the government's response to Super Typhoon Yolanda (international name Haiyan).
Cooper was on the ground in Leyte when he reported on the
shortcomings of local relief efforts, while Sanchez was reporting from
the studio in Manila.
Apart from being one of the country's top anchors, Sanchez is also
the wife of Interior Secretary Mar Roxas, the presumed standard-bearer
of the ruling Liberal Party in the 2016 presidential polls. Roxas
and officials of the Department of the Interior and Local Government
were in Tacloban, one of the areas hardest hit by the typhoon, to
supervise government response when Sanchez made the comments last
year. Roxas was heavily criticized for what many perceived was subpar
work in handling the impact of the Super Typhoon.
This year, Roxas is again in Eastern Samar where Ruby first hit land.
Typhoon Ruby made landfall in Borongan, Eastern Samar Saturday evening,
December 6, and is expected to leave the country on Wednesday, December
10. It packed maximum sustained winds of 195 km/h near the center and
gusts of up to 230 km/h. – Rappler.com
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