Tuesday, August 21, 2012
PUNTO POR PUNTO: Complaint Against Anthony Taberna of ABS-CBN
Ina: Our Lady of Penafrancia, patroness and queen of Bicol Region
PUNTO POR PUNTO: A COMPLAINT AGAINST ANTHONY TABERNA
(AN OPEN LETTER TO ABS-CBN)
21 August 2012
ABS-CBN NEWS &
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation
Mother Ignacia Avenue, Quezon City
Attention: feedback@abs-cbnnews.com
Re:
Complaint versus Anthony Taberna
Secretary Jesse Robredo entrusted to
the caring arms of Our Lady of Penafrancia, patroness of Bicol Region
and Naga City where the late Secretary Robredo once served as Mayor
Gentlemen:
This has
reference to your tweet dated 21 August 2012 asking for the details of my
complaint against Mr. Anthony Tabuena.
In his
segment Punto por Punto in Umagang Kay Ganda on 20 August 2012,[1]
Mr. Taberna, a known member of the Iglesia
ni Cristo, offended the religious sensibilities of Roman Catholics with his
uncalled for, insensitive, unfeeling and insulting, if not arrogant, remark:
ABS-CBN news anchor Anthony Taberna's jab on our Catholic faith and the Bicolano's devotion to Our Lady of Penafrancia
“Jun Lavadia: Ipagpatuloy po natin ang pagdarasal. Ang
milagro po ni Ina, Birhen ng Peñafrancia, pwede pong mangyari iyon.
Kaya't ipagpatuloy po natin ang pagdarasal para sa kaligtasan ni Sec. Robredo.
…
Anthony Taberna: Kasama n'yo po ang Umagang Kay Ganda para sa
pananalangin sa ating Kalihim. Sa dami po ng nananalangin, hindi po imposible
ang himala. Wala pong ibang makapagliligtas kay Sec. Robredo, kundi ang
dakilang Diyos, ang nag-iisang Diyos, at HINDI KUNG SINU-SINO.”
As a
Catholic, Marian devotee and a Bicolano, I am deeply offended by the remarks of
Mr. Taberna. Bicolanos, like the late DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo, are known
to be ardent devotees of Our Lady of Peñafrancia. Like Mr. Jun Lavadia, we ask
for the miraculous intercession of Our Lady of Peñafrancia in times of need,
especially for the unfortunate incident that befell our beloved fellow-Bicolano
and former Mayor of Naga City, Sec. Jesse Robredo. The remark of Mr. Taberna
intensified our sorrow and grief.
Anthony Taberna of the Iglesia ni
Cristo offends the religious sensibilities of Catholics and insults the
devotion of Bicolanos to Our Lady of Penafrancia
Mr. Taberna has no business telling us how to pray
and who to pray. While we Catholics pray to God who Mr. Taberna rightly called “ang
dakilang Diyos, ang nag-iisang Diyos,” we do however, pray to the Blessed
Virgin Mary for her intercession. The Blessed Mother is not a mere “kung
sinu-sino” to us, she is the Mother of the Lord and our Mother, too. Mr.
Taberna ought to respect that.
Mr. Taberna should be told to keep his religious bias
to himself. He has no business using the airtime of ABS-CBN to take a jab at
Roman Catholics, especially Marian devotees and Bicolanos, for praying to Our
Lady of Peñafrancia and asking for her miraculous intercession. If Mr. Taberna
would like to promote his religious beliefs as a member of the Iglesia ni Cristo and attack our Catholic
faith and sensibilities, he is free
to do so in Net 25 but not in ABS-CBN. He is even free to change his profession
from that of a broadcaster to an Iglesia
ni Cristo minister.
Detail of the face of the original image of Our Lady of Penafrancia
Mr. Taberna owes the Catholic televiewers of Umagang
Kay Ganda and of ABS-CBN an apology for his uncalled for and insulting remark.
He owes the Bicolanos, the constituency of the late Sec. Jesse Robredo, an apology for the insensitive
and unfeeling remark against our Ina, the Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia, in this
time of utmost sorrow and grief.
Please inform the undersigned of any action
taken regarding this complaint.
Thank you.
Very
truly yours,
ATTY. MARWIL N. LLASOS, O.P.
[1] http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/video/insights/08/20/12/punto-por-punto-prayers-pour-robredo.
Voyadores: Mayor Jesse Robredo, ardent devotee of Ina, a true Bicolano
wala pong ethics ang Taberna na yan
ReplyDeletemaski noon wala na akong bilib dyan
feeling magaling!
Mama Mary is not kung sino-sino
She is the mother of Jesus!