| Counterpoint with Secretary Salvador Panelo | |
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| Also known as | Counterpoint with Salvador Panelo |
| Genre | |
| Created by | Salvador Panelo |
| Presented by | Salvador Panelo |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original languages | English, Filipino |
| No. of episodes | 17[1] |
| Production | |
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| Running time | 18–65 minutes[2][3] |
| Production companies | IBC News and Public Affairs(2008–2010) Presidential Broadcast Staff - Radio Television Malacañang(2020–2021) Eagle Broadcasting Corporation(2022–present) |
| Original release | |
| Network | IBC(2008–2010) PTV(2020–2021) Net 25(2022–present) |
| Release | October 29, 2008 (2008-10-29) – present |
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Counterpoint with Secretary Salvador PaneloPhilippine television public affairs show broadcast byIBC,PTV andNet 25. Hosted bySalvador Panelo, it aired on IBC from October 29, 2008 to 2010. The show moved to PTV from May 1, 2020 to September 24, 2021, replacingBagong Pilipinas: Afternoon Edition, and on Net 25 since August 31, 2020. Initially produced by the Presidential Broadcast Staff - Radio Television Malacañang for thePeople's Television Network (PTV), the program was used to be a platform for voicing Panelo's arguments for and defense of the actions taken by the government under then-PresidentRodrigo Duterte.
In October 2018,Salvador Panelo replacedHarry Roque as thePresidential Spokesperson ofRodrigo Duterte, as Roque aimed to run for congress in the2019 midterm election.[4] In 2020, as theCOVID-19 pandemic became a threat the Philippines and forced President Duterte to declare an enhanced community quarantine for the entireLuzon area, he reappointed Roque as Presidential Spokesperson on April 13, with Panelo explaining that the crisis "requires a new task in messaging."[5][6]
Counterpoint was created by Panelo as a new platform for "discussing the issues affecting our country", as well as "analyze, dissect issues raised by certain critics and others against certain policies of the government".[7] Shot at the New Executive Building ofMalacañang,[2] the program began airing on PTV in the Philippines on May 1, 2020, and is simultaneously broadcast onsocial media pages of the Philippine government.[7][8] Each episode is subsequently posted onYouTube after broadcast by the RTVMalacañang.[2][9][3][10] The show ended its broadcast on September 24, 2021, weeks before he resigned as the Chief Presidential Legal Counsel and subsequently filed for candidacy for the2022 Senatorial election.
On August 31, 2022,Counterpoint returned to television following Panelo's election defeat, airing onNet 25, a free-to-air and cable television network owned byIglesia ni Cristo's affiliateEagle Broadcasting Corporation. The show airs every Wednesday at 10:30 PM (PST).[11]
Panelo's remarks from the program's May 4 episode, which described the COVID-19 pandemic as potentially an "invasion" and grounds formartial law, was criticized by the National Union of People's Lawyers as "constitutionally preposterous" and led Harry Roque to announce that Duterte disagrees with Panelo's position.[12][13] Panelo later clarified that his remarks were for the purpose of a "theoretical discussion".[14]
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