Buhay Partylist Rep. Lito Atienza was celebrated ahead of Father’s Day by no less than his son, award-winning host Kim Atienza, for standing up against a fellow lawmaker for “browbeating” during a recent hearing on the ABS-CBN franchise renewal at the House of Representatives.
Kuya Kim tweeted his gratitude towards his father after his interpellation by saying, “proud of you pops. Thank you,” which got thousands of likes on Twitter.
Atienza became the talk of the town for pointing out the conduct of the committee members and calling the hearings a ‘fishing expedition’ as it continues to find new issues against ABS-CBN after government agencies have addressed the allegations against the network.
“After seven hearings, wala pa po silang napapatunayan. Humihingi sila ng records, meaning they are on a fishing expedition,” he said.
Atienza then requested for a ‘better control’ of the proceedings and asked his fellow lawmakers to evaluate ABS-CBN based on its contributions.
“Husgahan natin ang ABS-CBN on the basis of their contribution to national development and the protection of the rights of every citizen and public service,” he added.