After the expected mayhem online and offline after the airing on various TV advertisement of the so called anti-Duterte ad using children broke on Thursday night, the Kapatid Network has released its Official Statement denying the speculations.

It did not air the political ad, the network said in a statement received by ElysPlanet.com. The statement reads as follows:

“TV5 Network would like to correct speculations that it was among the broadcast stations that aired the negative political advertisement against Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. The particular political advertisement was not aired by TV5 because there were certain requirements that were not complied with. The decision not to air is brought about due to this reason. TV5 does not, in any way, discriminate against or favor any political candidate or party.”