Liza Soberano pledges support to Star Magic staff affected by ABS-CBN retrenchment

September 6 ------ Liza Soberano offered her support "in any way or form" to the staff of ABS-CBN's talent management arm Star Magic that have been affected by the network-wide retrenchment that took effect on August 31.

In a video message posted on Star Magic's PR head Thess Gubi Instagram, Liza said, "I know that you guys are going through a really hard time right now, and it just breaks my heart to think about it but I just want you guys to know that there is always a rainbow after the storm. As cliche as it may sound it's true and this may all be part of god's big plan for all of us."

She went on to pledge her support to the Star Magic staff who may need it. "If you guys have new businesses that you guys are planning on opening up, or new ventures that you guys are looking into, I wanna show my 100% support all the way through, just please let me know how to," she said. True to her name, she remained hopeful that their Star Magic family will be reunited, and that the network will come back. "I dont believe this is the end for all of us, I believe that ABS will one day come back stronger and better than ever and I believe that all of us will be together again," she said.

ABS-CBN's flagship channel and radio stations shut down in May following an order from the National Telecommunications Commission after their congressional franchise lapsed. In July, lawmakers rejected the network's application for a new franchise, forcing it to retrench thousands of workers across all of the company's departments and businesses.

Source: rappler.com/entertainment