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Time's Up: Luchi Cruz-Valdes Must Retire The Mic
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No one is as hard-working and determined as Luchi Cruz-Valdes.
The head of News5 is a do-it-all woman. Behind the scenes, she supervises the overall operations of the department, and on-screen, she anchors important programs and newscasts to occasionally critical acclaim.
Unfortunately for LCV, the ongoing situation within News5 is unbearable. Many of the department's mainstays have departed for either greener pastures or a life of privacy, and the inability to find immediate replacements both within and outside the organization has put tremendous pressure on Luchi herself.
To make matters worse, Luchi was placed in the hot seat herself a number of times. There were rumors that she would step down as the head of News5, and yet these were put to rest.
And coming off recent surgery, Luchi's on-camera work was significantly reduced of late. For all intents and purposes, she has relinquished her hosting job on 'Relasyon' in favor of the former head of Radyo5 Gladys Lana-Lucas, and her appearances on 'Aksyon Prime' and 'ReAksyon' were increasingly infrequent.
Still, TV5 has trust on Luchi Cruz-Valdes as far as on-screen roles are concerned. Which is why starting this Saturday, they gave the head of News5 a weekly debate series called 'Manindigan'.
Airing every Saturday at 7:30 p.m., 'Manindigan' is an hour-long series that will tackle some of the issues that affect the country today. The series is essentially 'ReAksyon' in a forum format.
While 'Manindigan' will only be aired for a short period of time, it is clear that the on-air side of Luchi Cruz-Valdes is waning in significance. Last Monday, she anchored TV5's coverage of the State of the Nation Address, but working the coverage by herself (with a little help from Ed Lingao) is career suicide considering her age and increased pressure of her job.
Perhaps the time has finally come for Luchi to retire the microphone and leave the anchor's chair altogether. It would be better for her to focus on behind-the-scenes work full-time, something that contemporaries Ging Reyes, Marissa Flores and Armie Jarin-Bennett pride on doing.
No offense, but with News5 in must-improve or else mode, Luchi should focus on being the head of News5 instead of doubling as an on-screen talent at the same time. A commitment to restore News5 to its former glory is a must for her at this point.
Stepping aside may be the hardest thing to do, but for Luchi Cruz-Valdes, the time has finally come. Time to hand the reins over to younger journalists who are willing to gain experience in every way possible.
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A Look Back at News Coverage of the Resorts World Manila Attack
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Friday's incident at Resorts World Manila was headline news for journalists throughout the country. (Photo credit: ABS-CBN News)
Tragedy strikes on the first Friday of June.
On June 2, 2017, gunshots and fire broke out at the Resorts World Manila in Pasay City. When it was all said and done, 37 people were found dead through suffocation, and the gunman, later identified as former Department of Finance employee Jessie Carlos, shot and immolated himself to death.
Here is how the country's major news outfits fare with the coverage of the incident.
ABS-CBN News Channel and DZMM TeleRadyo
The burden of ABS-CBN News' coverage was shared between DZMM TeleRadyo and the ABS-CBN News Channel. Both networks went on breaking news mode the moment the attack at Resorts World Manila struck.
ANC and DZMM continued to provide updates of the tragedy over the next 24 hours, with the former somehow eschewing its regular programs in favor of the generic 'ANC Live' brand beginning at 11:30 a.m. DZMM continued to air its regular programs but on occasion it gave way to special coverage of the said incident.
GMA News TV
GMA News TV's coverage began through its simulcast of DZBB shows 'Saksi sa Dobol B', 'Sino?' and 'Dobol A sa Dobol B'. Their marathon continued through 'News to Go' and 'Balitanghali'.
The network essentially preempted all regular programming in favor of TV shopping blocks for much of the afternoon. In between, newscasts such as 'Quick Response Team', 'Balita Pilipinas' and 'State of the Nation' continued to update on the situation.
CNN Philippines
While CNN Philippines is a 24/7 station (at least for cable and satellite subscribers), the network's coverage at Resorts World Manila did not begin until 6:00 a.m. once 'New Day' kicked in. From that point on, CNN Philippines went on three different phases.
First, the network's early morning coverage was aired in English, followed by a Filipino language marathon of the incident during the late morning through early afternoon. After that, English language coverage resumed all the way till the deep part of the evening, with some regular programming in between.
Unfortunately, Luchi Cruz-Valdes' outfit failed to deliver when it mattered most. Although Radyo5 92.3 FM (and by extension AksyonTV) provided some breaking news on the Resorts World Manila tragedy, the networks continued to air regular programming as if nothing had happened.
Even the 'Aksyon' newscasts on TV5 had a bad outing as well. Considering that the newscasts only have at least an hour of airtime (not to mention Raffy Tulfo's penchant to do some extracurricular activities not related to news), it is clear that LCV and company have too little to offer with a meager cast and limited time.
The next two days saw further updates of the Resorts World Manila tragedy, but other than that, it was all back to normal programming. Additional press conferences at the Resorts World Manila, including the revelation of the gunman's name, were a few highlights of the weekend.
Overall, it was a field day for major news networks in the country. But while Ging Reyes, Marissa Flores and Armie Jarin-Bennett have done a pretty good job putting all the work in dealing with the Resorts World Manila tragedy, the same cannot be said for Luchi Cruz-Valdes, and it's a shame.
When tragedy strikes, somebody must take action. And in times like this, news networks and other related organizations should be first on the scene to deliver the news and bring up-to-date reports to everyone.