Kapuso writer shares tax payment comparison between ABS-CBN and her network: Nakakapagtaka nga naman!

GMA 7 Screenwriter Suzette Doctolero | Photo from Google and Instagram

Kapuso writer Suzette Doctolero shared a photo that showed the comparison of tax payments between the two media rivals in the country.

The figures depict that GMA network has been paying higher tax compared to the embattled ABS CBN.

“Di ko alam kung bakit ganito ang figures nung sa kabila, nakakapagtaka nga naman pero ‘di ako accountant kaya ayokong ianalisa..bahala kayo diyan.” She said in her social media post

Doctolero also mentioned that she is proud to be a Kapuso for its integrity when it comes to paying the right taxes.

“Pero proud ako bilang kapuso. Kasi may integredad sa pagbabayad ng tax ang kompanya ko. Oo kailangan kong sabihin ito. Kasi ‘t**gina naman o. Alam kong ‘di ilegal ang tax avoidance pero bakit naman kumuha pa ng 84m sa gobyerno? Hindi ba’t tax din natin ito? Tsk. Imbestigahan din sana ang BIR. Bash ninyo ako, wala akong pake. Pero proud ako na di namin kayo ginagago. Period.” Doctolero said

On the other hand, the writer clarified that she supports the rival network in its fight to air again on television.

“Lilinawin ko: gusto kong magbalik ang ABS CBN kasi gusto ko na may kumpetisyon. Boring ang wala. Di na masaya. At di healthy. Mas gusto kong manalo na may kalaban. Mas may paksyet moment.” She said

Based on the graph shared by Doctolero, GMA-7 has been paying higher tax than ABS CBN for three consecutive years.

In 2017, Kapuso network paid 1.09 billion pesos to the government, compared with the 421 million pesos that Lopez’s owned network has paid.

Almost the same amount was paid by GMA-7 in 2018 and 2019, while ABS CBN even got tax credit in 2018 and paid 152million in 2019. 

This post of Doctolero also elicited different reactions from the netizens, here are some:

“napakalinaw po na talagang makapangyarihan ang ABS nagagawa nila ang gus2 nila gawin pe0 lahat ai may hanganan din at sa wakas mag wawakas na rin po ang kanilang maling pamamalakad”

“Huwag mo naman insultuhin ang Kapatid. My Ch5 pa naman. Now they can begin to flex their wings. Yan ang magandang kalaban. Sya si david kau si golyat.”

“sa kabilang banda nakakaawa pa rin po ung mga taga sup0rta nila nd alam ang tunay na nangyayari 0r sadyang nabulag na rin cla dahil sa pera”

“malaking network ang ABS-CBN kaysa sa GMA-7 pero Bakit sa tax malaki ang GMA-7 di ba dapat ABS-CBN ang malaking tax dahil marami silang channel na binili Bakit ganun? Nasaan ang hustisya? Palakasan ba ito?”

“True Suzette boring nga kapag wla ang ABS na talagang kakumpetensya ng GMA, aminin. Pro kahit nanonood ako sa knila eh ayusin nila ang dapat ayusin para nman fair. Di ako nagkokomento sa mga nangyayari kc waley ako alam sa pinaguusapan nila hahaha!”