After the controversial criticism of ABS-CBN news anchor Korina Sanchez to CNN correspondent Anderson Cooper about his report that there was no "government presence" in Tacloban City and in other affected areas, Cooper retaliated by challenging the wife of DILG Secretary Mar Roxas to leave the premise of her air-conditioned room and report at the ground zero herself.
"Since she's the wife of DILG Mar Roxas, her husband can surely arrange a flight for her," Cooper said.
Korina is noticeably missing in action from the primetime news program since Thursday, November 14.
People are starting to question whether Korina was suspended from TV Patrol, or probably took a time off to relax and to let the flame died down.
While Cooper was defended by CNN and other people across the globe, the Philippine news anchor compatriots didn't side with her.
They said that Cooper made his report exactly where Yolanda landed, and had the chance to talk to the people who experienced the typhoon's wrath. As for Korina, she's just telling the people in her shows what she sees on TV, and she wasn't even there in the first place.
or her “unguided” remarks against Cooper, reports say, Korina had been suspended. While her official reason was that she took a vacation leave, it seemed not a valid excuse. What journalist could choose a time like the Yolanda tragedy for a vacation leave? Certainly not a broadcast journalist of her caliber.
It seemed that with international attention she was getting for her controversial remarks against Cooper, Korina should go mute for a while.
But if this is true—and this will be confirmed in upcoming newscasts—is her “suspension” justified?
ABS-CBN has still no word whether the suspension is true.
