Well, kudos to Ed Lingao of TV5 for owning up their mistake after airing a breaking news item that President Duterte called President Obama “bastos.”
Turned out that breaking news item was written in error and is not accurate.
In a Facebook post, Ed Lingao of TV5 wrote a short but sincere apology from the public in general and to the Duterte supporters in particular.
The TV5 news anchor made it clear though that he is doing this in his personal capacity since he is not authorized to issue any statement, or give any apology on behalf of TV5.
He also asks the netizens to stop sending threatening messages because no one has the right to threaten other people.
Before ending his post, he appeals to the netizens not to threaten his colleagues or use this error to justify the murder or harassment of journalists.
Check out the full text of his post below.
Last September 5, I read on-air a breaking news item that President Duterte called President Obama “bastos.” Unfortunately, that breaking news item was written in error and is not accurate. 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 EJKs during the bilateral meet. As I understand it, TV5 officials are now looking into how this error was made.
I am not authorized to issue any statement, or give any apology on behalf of TV5 where I am an anchor/presenter, so this is a completely personal post on my part. I try to fight for the things I believe in, but I am also ready to apologize for mistakes which I am a part of. As the presenter who read the erroneous breaking story, I apologize to the President, to the public, and to my colleagues for that error. That error is now being looked into. I hope that the error does not distract us from the many other pressing issues that we now face.
To those who have been posting angry messages on my wall, I try to understand your anger. But please bear in mind that whatever you feel or think, whether you really believe that we are corrupt “presstitutes,” no one has the right to threaten other people. So please, do not threaten my colleagues or use this error to justify the murder or harassment of journalists. Salamat po.
Please post your reaction below.
Source: Ed Lingao
Binabati kita sa pag amin mo na nagkamali ka, siguro ma appreciate na yan ng maraming pinoy ang mahalaga nag apologize siya
Kayo lang din na kapwa namin pilipino ang magbabagsak ng bansa natin lalo na kayong kayong nasa media…kelan kayo matututo magbalita ng tama? Pilipino ka dapat mahal mo ang bansa natin kahit sinong presidente pa ang uupo kung ikaw mismo ay walang pagbabago sa sarili hopeless ka. Napakalaki ng damage ng naidulot ng mali nyong balita sana maging aral ito sa mga taga media kasi kaming pagod na sa mga pa desenteng walang kwentang mga namumuno ng bansa natin gusto namin ng pagbabago. If you hate our president alalahanin hindi naman kayo nakatira sa kanyang tahanan nakatira kayo sa pinas kung sisirain nyo ang presidente natin sinira nyo na din ang bansang pilipinas…sa tingin mo hindi ka damay??? Damay ka dahil pilipino ka. Lets help our country through disseminating accyurate and exact information. NO MATTER WHAT, WE WILL FIGHT FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR COUNTRY AND IF MEDIA FAILS TO DEFENDS OUR PRESIDENT WE, THE 91% SATISFIED FILIPINOS ARE READY TO FIGHT FOR HIM ALL THE TIME.
#ILoveMyCountryPhilippines
#IPrayForMyPresident
#ILovePresidentDuterte
Apology accepted
Why is it that if you media people makes a mistake we have to understand and yet ordinary people or Pres Diging and his people make a mistake you do not want to understand? Is is this justifiable?
Human are prone to error pero bakit lagi na lang error or mali ang interpretasyon ng mga media sa lahat na mga sinasabi ng pangulo? Lagi may bawas at u g mga putol na video na mapanira ang lagi binabalita? Dapat lahat na balita ninyo may fact finding kung tama ba o mali bago ito ibabalita. Credibility is a must. Buti pa ang Minda nation news outfit ng Davao lang sobra at walang kulang. Kaya wala na kaming tiwala sa TV5, ABS CBN at GMA… Unfollow na PTV4 na kami! Pero salamat sa pa din sa ginawa mong pag sorry sa iyong mali.
Well, he is an anti-DU30 mediaman so i think it was hard for him to own up to his mistake, and for that he deserves our thanks however much the damage has been done.
Why people tend to get mistake in interoreting the message of other? Firts, we interpret literally. Second, we interpret according to our own context without consediring the speaker’s context and to the context of the issue that the speaker would like to address. Lastly, the hatred in our heart, tend us to get in wrong interpretation.
Treathening other is not good not only in the eyes of human but also in the eyes of God. Sometimes we speak under our emotion not under our thorough study of the context why he has spoken that matter. Let us stop threathening instead lets correct what has made wrong. Let accept, forgive and be fair to any body.
Sira ulo..you’ve damaged the relationship..between us n phils..
sana naman if mag post kayo dapat e sure nio na tama. you cant blame the peoples anger kc nga marami narin ang nasa media ang tlgang sinasadya para lng siraan c Pres. Digong (pwera lng dun sa matitino). Hindi yong bsta nlng kayong magpost para lng may maibalita…
Well, not only to TV5 but to all news reporters or news anchors and news writers, before saying or writing, as reporters, analyze everything you say or write because the public tends to believe everything you say.
Baka naman Damage Control lang yan. He he he. Who knows!
anong epekto ng pag kakamali mo sa bansa natin? sa tuwing napupuna ang pag kakamali ng media, kayo pa ang nagiging biktima.. papano naman ang mga hindi nabasa o napanood ang apology mo? yung naka panood lan ng time na sinabi mo.. na salitang BASTOS? kawawang pilipinas binabagsak ng ibang media na bayaran…… mag ka pera lang…. tapos mag rereklamo kayo na kung bakit bumabagsak ang bansa natin??
The damaged has been done… Hindi natin masisisi ang mga Duterte’s supporters to react like that dhl you add more chaos to the government side. Cgurado tuwang tuwa ang mga yellow ribbons sa balita mo. Hahayyy!
Corrupt Media, Hindi naman magaling na news anchor si Ed, Parating na bobolol pag nag salita halatang walang alam,
what is the job of your Editor in chief? just to sit on his desk and sign his stamp of approval without checking the article for ppssible errors?
Very courageous of Mr Lingao to accept responsibility for his mistake, I salute him. Now, if TV5 would do the same, I would be more than happy to move on. And one more thing, this is the time for NUJP to show that they are on top of the game. Let’s see what action they would do to erring news anchors and journalists. And should not the KBP do their job of watching out for erring and negligent networks. I would like to see the NUJP and KBP show some teeth and not just collect membership fees from journalists and networks. If these two agencies do not do anything, this fiasco is bound to happen again.