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Sabrina M refuses to give public apology; seeks legal counsel instead

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Stephanie Rose Manhit

Last July 17, Manang actress Sabrina M posted a photo on her Facebook account where she could be seen with several lawyers.“Thank you po,” said Sabrina in the caption.She named three lawyers — Atty. Juman B. Paa, Atty. Ananias Birad Jr., and Atty. Patrio J. Señeres Jr. — all of whom are part of the group Knowledge Advocate of Volunteer Lawyers for Free Legal Assistance.“Sana marami pa kayong matulungan,” she added.<div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FSabrinaMsexy%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0dyXa4fdJdvbgqzgaiVhhchAcjMpj53j4H3F514Bp12wpb3r9dn98Q3CiH7ya7CH4l&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=500" width="500" height="357" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>Although Sabrina did not specify the exact reason she was meeting up with the said lawyers, there have been speculations that it was in response to the statement released by Atty. Ferdinand Topacio urging Sabrina to issue a public apology regarding her statement about being in a relationship with the late Rico Yan.Atty. Topacio, who represents Claudine Barretto’s camp, expressed disbelief at Sabrina’s claims, as Rico and Claudine were “still trying to salvage the relationship” and were “still living under the same roof” at that time.“Parang pinapalabas niya si Rico Yan ay two-timer at si Claudine naman, kung alam daw ni Claudine iyon, ay parang napakababa naman ng moralidad ni Claudine na pumapayag siya na dalawa sila sa buhay ni Rico Yan,” he said. “Hindi po ‘yan ang Claudine Barretto na kilala ko. Kalokohan po ‘yan.”Atty. Topacio further warned Sabrina that she could be sued if found giving false claims and gave an ultimatum of until 4 p.m. of Sunday, July 16, to issue an apology. <div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/7/14/claudine-barretto-seeks-to-clear-issue-connecting-rico-yan-to-sabrina-m-1357">READ: Claudine Barretto seeks to clear issue connecting Rico Yan to Sabrina M </a></div>The deadline has come and gone without any apology from Sabrina’s camp, and it appears that Sabrina has no plans of doing so.Instead, she has consulted with lawyers and preparing herself to face any charges head on.On her Facebook account, Sabrina reposted an article by Abante Tonite where she was quoted stating that she had no intention of apologizing for her earlier statement.“Wala pong public apology na magaganap,” declared Sabrina in a message to Bulgar’s entertainment editor Janice Navida.“Kung ano man panakot na ikakaso nila, karapatan nila ‘yon at haharapin nalang namin ng mga abogado ko ang isasampa nila,” she said.Heeding her lawyer’s advice, Sabrina has decided to refrain from commenting further. She did reveal that her camp was also considering filing their own suit.“Sinabihan na rin po ako ng abogado ko na &#x27;wag nang mag-comment pa,” she explained. “Nag-review na rin kami ng videos sa YouTube para alamin din kung sino ang puwede naming kasuhan.”

Sabrina M sticks by her statement regarding her alleged relationship with Rico Yan and refuses to give a public apology.

Sabrina M sticks by her statement regarding her alleged relationship with Rico Yan and refuses to give a public apology.

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Sabrina M refuses to give public apology; seeks legal counsel instead

Ann Manhit

Published Jul 18, 2023 09:26 AM PHT

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Atty Ananias Birad Jr

Atty Patrio J Señeres Jr.

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