Media’s Bias against the Yaps

It looks like it’s not just ABiaS CBN who’s biased but most of the broadsheets and tabloid as well. I am talking about the interview that James Yap’s mother graciously gave to GMA Network’s chat show. James mother said that she was very against the idea of James being married to Kris Aquino. She believed that the gap not just in age but in social status of the two would eventually overwhelm them both. James apparently had a girlfriend during that time and they were just surprised when James called them up and said that he and Kris are already married.

There’s no love lost between Kris and her former in laws since she never really worked hard to be close to them. She sees them as opportunistic people who are only after her money and fame. It wasn’t the case since James’ family, although middle class never asked money from her.

Going back to the bias of the media towards James, they never talked about James mom’s interview. The coverage wasn’t the same (zero coverage) as when Tetay announced that she had enough of James and she’s calling it quits. Believe it or not, PDI and the Philippine Star wasted ¾ of their paper’s front pages to cover that story. When that story broke out, AbNoynoy was preparing to swear in at the Rizal Park. AbNoynoy should have been the cover story but the media did not give any importance to that. They’re more interested on what Tetay has to say against James Yap and his family. If they weren’t biased towards James Yap, they would have given importance to what the Yap family has to say. It’s the right opportunity for the media to prove their balance reporting but they just ignore the opportunity.

I feel for the Yap family because they’re just ordinary people. It just happened that their son is a top basketball player in the Philippines. James Yap is a legend in the basketball arena even before he married Kris Aquino. Tetay now thinks that she made James Yap which is not true. She owes James Yap a lot because even if she’s not a respectable woman (hindi matinong babae), James married her anyway. As for the accusations of James womanizing, he’s a basketball player and a healthy male. Tetay had her share of sleeping around everywhere with Binay and Escudero to name the few.

I think that the Aquino family flexed their muscles so that James mother’s interview with GMA will not be covered. They could very well do that considering that the PDI, Star and ABiaS CBN are rabid supporter of P-AbNoynoy. If you watch ABiaS CBN’s reporting now, you’ll think that they’re a government run media outlet. The Aquino’s are capable of silencing their enemies by using their influence. How else could you explain the deafening silence?