Kim Chiu is staying with ABS-CBN.

The actress assured her fans that she will remain a Kapamilya even after her teleserye, Love Thy Woman, ends its run.

This is despite Star Magic’s move to allow its artists to do projects in rival networks GMA-7 and TV5, as confirmed by its head, Johnny “Mr. M” Live.

Star Magic is the talent management arm of ABS-CBN.

This decision comes after Congress killed the broadcast franchise of ABS-CBN’s free TV and radio stations on July 10, 2020, leaving a lot of artists jobless.

During the virtual press conference for Love Thy Woman’s finale yesterday, September 2, Kim said that a new project has already been offered to her after the series ends on September 11.

“Right now, I’m still in the Kapamilya network with Love Thy Woman and someone gave me a project.

“Of course, I’m very happy to do it on the Kapamilya network anyway, so, still Kapamilya!”

Kim also commented on Mr. M’s decision to allow Star Magic talents to find work in rival networks, still under its management.

“Of course, our perspectives are different, and Mr. M, we are just being given a chance, those others who don’t have work.

“But on my side, I am very lucky that ABS-CBN still gives me projects to stay in the Kapamilya network.”

About her next project, Kim dropped a few hints: “In the next few weeks, they will be able to watch me every day and that’s it for now. We’re still together forever.”

Kim is also set to do a project with boyfriend Xian Lim, who is also part of Love Thy Woman.

She related, “They are cooking something for us and it’s gonna be exciting and we are too, Xian and I are very excited and we are about to start.

“So it’s a surprise for all our solid supporters, and I’m sure they will be super excited and super happy just like Xi.”

Kim and Xian’s other co-stars in Love Thy Woman are Yam Concepcion, Ruffa Gutierrez, Sunshine Cruz, Eula Valdes, Dominic Ochoa, David Chua, Karl Gabriel, and Christopher de Leon.

Love Thy Woman premiered on February 10, 2020 on ABS-CBN’s Kapamilya Gold block.

The series stopped airing on March 20, 2020, a week after the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) was declared. This prompted the network to halt production for its entertainment programs.

On May 5, 2020, ABS-CBN stopped its broadcast operations after the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) issued a cease and desist order following the expiration of the network’s congressional franchise.

Love Thy Woman—along with A Soldier’s Heart and FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano—resumed its run on TV, after ABS-CBN decided to cancel most of its entertainment programs because of the effects of the pandemic and the network shutdown.

Both Love Thy Woman and A Soldier’s Heart had more than four weeks worth of episodes prior to the suspension of tapings.