MY WARMEST GREETINGS AND “MABUHAY!” TO THE FILIPINO VIEWERS OF “THE FILIPINO CHANNEL” (TFC) OF ABS-CBN INTERNATIONAL AND ITS SUBSIDIARY, THE ABS-CBN BROADCASTING CORPORATION BASED IN CALIFORNIA. TO ALL OUR BELOVED KABABAYANS IN THE AMERICAN MAINLAND, AS WELL AS THOSE REACHED BY THE TFC IN HAWAII, GUAM, SAIPAN, NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, TAIWAN AND CANADA, I EXTEND MY SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR YOUR CONTINUING CONCERN FOR THE WELFARE OF OUR BELOVED PHILIPPINES. I ENJOIN YOU TO LIVE UP TO THE HIGHEST IDEALS OF YOUR HOMELAND, AND TO BE AMBASSADORS OF GOODWILL AND FRIENDSHIP WHEREVER YOUR MAY BE.
I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE ALSO THE TFC — THE ONLY ALL-FILIPINO PREMIUM CABLE CHANNEL IN AMERICA — AS IT CELEBRATES ITS THIRD ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR.
WITH TFC, WE NOW HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE OUR COUNTRYMEN AND WOMEN WITH TOP QUALITY PROGRAMS ABOUT THE PHILIPPINES, THE FILIPINOS, AND OUR EFFORTS TO SUSTAIN THE PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENT TOWARDS THE 21ST CENTURY.
I AM HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO REACH YOU THROUGH THE MAGIC OF ELECTRONIC MEDIA, OF WHICH THE ABS-CBN IS ONE OF ITS MOST DYNAMIC AND CREATIVE PRACTITIONERS.
AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS AND MABUHAY TO ABS-CBN’S “THE FILIPINO CHANNEL” ON ITS THIRD ANNIVERSARY!