Banning Koreanovelas is misguided protectionism

By Antonio Contreras

Oct 25, 2022 12:09 am

SEN. Jose 'Jinggoy' Estrada admitted that he is not a fan of Koreanovelas, and that he even thought of banning them. He later on retracted because of the evident backlash.

His beef stems from the fact that he blames these shows, or rather, the addiction of many Filipinos for them, as causing the unemployment of Filipino actors.

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