By NR RAMOS
Manila Bulletin
Network giant GMA-7 has taken the cudgels for their beleaguered broadcaster, Arnold Clavio, in the brouhaha that came after he lambasted the
Philippine football team Azkals in a morning show.
In an official statement, the network said they did not find anything “discriminatory, libelous and malicious†in Clavio’s statements. The network deems Clavio was within the boundaries of his rights when he shared his opinion of the team.
GMA-7 insisted that the PFF simply missed the point of the discussion.
“Iba ang naging intindi ng Philippine Football Federation sa mga sinabi ni Arnold,†part of the statement read. “Ang pinapatungkulan ni Arnold ay hindi kung Filipino citizen o kung may lahing Pilipino ang mga Azkals kundi kung naisapuso at naisaisip ba nila ang kulturang Pinoy.â€
As seen on a video footage posted on YouTube, Clavio called the Azkals "insensitive," relating to what he alleged was the team’s insufficient if unsatisfactory apology to Cristy Ramos regarding the latter’s complaint of sexual harassment against team members Lexton Moy and Angel Guirado.
"Ang yayabang niyo. Porke't dinadagsa kayo ng mga [fans] ang guguwapo ni'yo, ‘di ba?. Parang God's gift to women,†said he.
As for the team’s apology to Ramos, he said, “Palusot na lang ‘yon. Sana kung nag-sorry, sorry na lang talaga."
Clavio went on to assail some members of the team, thus: "Eh, hindi naman kayo Filipino, nagpapanggap lang kayong kayumanggi, hindi dito lumaki. Mahirap 'yon, insensitive.â€
More, he said, "Alam naman nila' yung mga ‘sexcapades’ nila sa isa't isa, sino ang nag-penicillin, alam naman nila 'yan."
After several fans latched onto his seething comments against the team, as seen on several posts made on Twitter, Youtube and Facebook, Clavio asked the public for "understanding," saying he didn't intend to come off as prejudiced against the Azkals.
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