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Liza Soberano’s counsel releases statement on red-tagging issue

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<p>The legal counsel of Liza Soberano has issued a statement regarding the controversial red-tagging of the Kapamilya actress, which began after she participated in a webinar organized by the youth arm of women’s rights group Gabriela.</p><div> </div><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CC8lB25l7ZL/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:16px"><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:40px;margin-right:14px;width:40px"> </div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center"><div 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style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px" target="_blank"> Liza Soberano</a> (@lizasoberano) on <time dateTime="2020-07-22T13:46:15+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Jul 22, 2020 at 6:46am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div> </div><p>The statement, which was released Thursday, October 22, read: &quot;We denounce in the strongest terms the &#x27;red-tagging&#x27; of our client, Ms. Liza Soberano, in some social media platforms. Expressing her love and respect for women and children is her personal advocacy.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2020/10/14/fresh-scoops/watch-liza-soberano-becomes-emotional-as-she-talk-188910"><strong><u>READ: Liza Soberano becomes emotional as she talks about standing up for the voiceless</u></strong></a></div><p>The statement comes a day after a military official warned Liza against keeping ties with Gabriela Youth, saying that if she doesn&#x27;t abdicate from the group, she could suffer the same fate as Josephine Anne Lapira, a 22-year-old student from University of the Philippines Manila, who was killed in a clash between an encounter between government forces and the New People’s Army in Nasugbu, Batangas in 2017.</p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s a pity she learned about non-sense things like nabbing a firearm, exploitation while already inside the ground. It was too late, she is dead. The choice is yours, Liza,&quot; said Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr. in a statement.</p><div><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameBorder="0" height="759" scrolling="no" src="https://web.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.facebook.com%2Fntfelcac%2Fposts%2F356947299076994&amp;width=500" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" width="500"></iframe></div><p>Prior to this, a pro-administration vlogger tagged Liza as a member of a communist front following her guesting in Gabriela Youth&#x27;s &quot;Tinig ni Nene: Reclaiming Our Voice on the International Day of the Girl Child.&quot; During the online talk, Liza talked about raising awareness and creating a safe environment for young women amid the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>&quot;Intindihin mo na lang ang trabaho mo. Pero sige, kalayaan mo ‘yan pero make sure lang na knowledgeable ka sa mga bagay-bagay,&quot; vlogger Maui Becker said in a vlog.</p><p>“Eh ngayon mukhang wala kang alam na ‘yung Gabriela ay salot sa lipunan, miyembro ng mga terorista at komunista, rebelde, NPA, front ng NPA. At wala kang ka ide-ideya. E kung ganyan na wala kang kaalam alam Liza, e manahimik ka. At hands off our children, Liza, you stupid b****,” she added.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2020/10/16/fresh-scoops/pro-admin-vlogger-tags-liza-soberano-as-communist-188955"><strong><u>READ: Pro-admin vlogger tags Liza Soberano as communist after speaking at Gabriela Youth webinar</u></strong></a></div><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2020/10/18/fresh-scoops/hindi-terorismo-ang-paglaban-sa-abuso-gabriela-188996"><strong><u>READ: ‘Hindi terorismo ang paglaban sa abuso’: Gabriela defends Liza Soberano amid red-tagging</u></strong></a></div><p>In his official statement, Liza&#x27;s legal counsel Atty. Juanito R. Lim, Jr. stressed that the 22-year-old actress remains to be apolitical.</p><div> </div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">READ: Atty Jun Lim, legal counsel of Liza Soberano, denounces the red-tagging of his client. He added, Liza remains apolitical. | via <a href="https://twitter.com/mjfelipe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mjfelipe</a> <a href="https://t.co/3aA3CWbniI">pic.twitter.com/3aA3CWbniI</a></p>— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/1319127334318792704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 22, 2020</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><div> </div><p>&quot;She does not support not antagonize any person&#x27;s political views. The important point here is respect for others, a virtue she has conscientiously practiced all her life,&quot; read the statement. </p><p>&quot;We, thus, call on everyone concerned to be circumspect in associating our client with their respective political beliefs, whatever it may be,&quot; it added.</p><p>Aside from women and children&#x27;s rights, Liza has lent her voice to protests against issues such as the forced shutdown of ABS-CBN, the anti-terrorism law, and the current administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.</p>

The legal counsel of Liza Soberano has issued a statement regarding the controversial red-tagging of the Kapamilya actress, which began after she participated in a webinar organized by the youth arm of women’s rights group Gabriela.