Eat Bulaga News

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AttyEnrique "Buko" dela Cruz from DivinaLaw, TVJ's legal representative, explained that the trio could have used the "Eat Bulaga" name even before the IPO's decision came out but opted not to to avoid any trouble and respect the legal process.

In a statement sent to GMA News, the news division of GMA-7 where TAPE airs "Eat Bulaga" on a blocktime agreement, TAPE's legal counsel Atty. Maggie Garduque said they respect the law and "will follow the procedure."

"As confirmed by the statement released by IPO today, TAPE has a period of 15 days to appeal the decision of the adjudication officer to the Director of the BLA-IPO. Then, appealed decisions may still be appealed to the Director General of IPO within 30 days," the statement added.

In response to TVJ asking TAPE to stop using the "Eat Bulaga" name out of respect, TAPE noted the appeal will be "considered moot and academic if it heeds to the plea of TVJ" and hopes the trio will not use the "Eat Bulaga" name pending the appeals until the decision is truly final.

So when he injured his left knee again on Thursday night, Bulaga was understandably shaken. The good news: Packers coach Mike McCarthy said Bulaga escaped a "major injury." Is there a chance Bulaga could play Sunday against the New York Jets? Maybe.

His specific injury hasn't been released. Bulaga was not in the Packers' locker room during the media availability period Monday evening. Injured center JC Tretter came into the locker room and retrieved something from Bulaga's locker for him.

Asked if Bulaga intends to play through the injury, Sitton replied, "Yeah, absolutely. We'll see. It's only Monday. So Wednesday we'll be able to tell more and then as the week goes on we'll be able to tell more."

The next man up if Bulaga cannot go is Derek Sherrod, the team's 2011 first-round draft pick. Sherrod, who missed all of the 2012 season and nearly all of the 2013 season after suffering a career-threatening leg injury late in his rookie season, struggled against the Seahawks, allowing two sacks and two quarterback pressures in just 42 snaps.

The coaches thought Sherrod didn't play poorly overall, but his mistakes were significant: He gave up one sack to Cliff Avril on a critical fourth-and-5 play from Seattle's 41-yard line midway through the third quarter, and then another to Michael Bennett that resulted in a sack/fumble that Sherrod recovered in the end zone for a safety. Sherrod was also pushed into quarterback Aaron Rodgers on a failed two-point conversion later in the game.

"Bottom line, if you play offensive tackle in the NFL, you're going to have to win your 1-on-1 match-up," offensive coordinator Tom Clements said. "Derek will see the film and we anticipate he'll do well."

"Really, for him, it's mental," Sitton said. "He's missed a lot of football the last couple years. I don't know exactly what he's got to do to get that confidence back, but I think it starts on the practice field and if he can get that confidence he'll be fine."

"(I've) just got to go out there and execute our plays a little bit better and come through," Sherrod said. "Everybody's going to have good plays, everybody's going to have bad plays, but if you focus on the negative, it's obviously going to affect you in the long run and you won't be as productive as you have to be."

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