SEPTEMBER 8, 2016 — TV5 news anchor Ed Lingao made a public apology to President Rodrigo Duterte and to the public after an error was made last September 5, 2016 in a breaking news report that said President Rodrigo Duterte called US President Barack Obama “bastos”.
The President did not call Obama “bastos;” what he said in his ambush interview in Laos was that it would be “improper and highly bastos” to bring up the issue of Extra Judicial Killing (EJK) during the bilateral meet. As I understand it, TV5 officials are now looking into how this error was made.
image from facebook of Ed Lingao
He also stated on his post that he is not authorized to issue any statement or give any apology on behalf of TV5. Also said that “I am also ready to apologize for mistakes which I am part of.”
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