Billy Crawford bids tearful goodbye to ABS-CBN

Billy Crawford did not hold back his emotions as he said goodbye to his home network ABS-CBN.

In a conversation with his former It’s Showtime co-host Vice Ganda, Billy, along with his wife actress Coleen Garcia, spoke about their experiences as new parents.

Later on in the interview, Billy implied that he’s making a move to a new network for the sake of their son, at which point, he got emotional, reassuring Vice that he loves him and is there for him.

“I love you, Vice, tatandaan mo yan. Wala akong pakialam anong sabihin ng kahit kanino, basta kayo, alam niyo kung sino kayo, ipaglalaban ko kayo ng patayan, Vice,” Billy said as he teared up.

(I love you, Vice, remember that. I don’t care what anyone else says, but all of you, you know who you are, I will fight for you to the death.)

“I just wanna say thank you, thank you sa pagkakaibigan mo sakin (for your friendship),” he continued.

Vice then told Billy that just because a family member is leaving home, it doesn’t mean that they’re no longer connected.

“Diba sa pamilya meron ka naman talagang kapatid na lilipat ng bahay? Pero hindi porke’t lumipat siya ng bahay, hindi mo na siya kapatid, hindi mo na siya kapamilya, di mo na siya mahal, diba,” Vice said.

(When it comes to family, you really have siblings who move houses, but just because you move doesn’t mean he isn’t your family anymore, that you don’t love him.)

Billy responded saying “Mahal na mahal ko kayo (I love you all so much).”

Billy is set to host the noontime show Laugh Out Loud along with Alex Gonzaga, K Brosas, and Wacky Kiray. The show is produced by Johnny Manahan and is set to air on TV5.

He is one of a number of ABS-CBN stars who will be appearing on TV5, among them Ria Atayde, Pokwang, and Piolo Pascual.

TV5 chairman Manny Pangilinan had previously said that the Kapatid network was ready to absorb some of ABS-CBN’s talents and employees after the network was denied a franchise by Congress, forcing them to retrench many of their 11,000 workers and employees. – Rappler.com