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<figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1458641" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><p>Veteran actress Nora Aunor has called &quot;Oro&quot; director Alvin Yapan a liar after he claimed that he never gave orders to kill a dog while filming a scene for his movie entry to the 2016 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF). </p><p>Yapan, during a hearing of a Senate committee held Tuesday over the different controversies that marred the last edition of the local filmfest, was responding to complaints accusing him of dog slaughter. </p><p>&quot;Hindi po kami ang pumatay ng aso para lang sa pelikula. Ako po kasi mismo ay hindi ko kayang pumatay ng aso, hindi ko alam kung papaano pumatay ng aso,&quot; he told the committee. </p><p>This prompted a rebuttal from Aunor, who was also present at the hearing to bare her own complaints against Yapan and his team for allegedly booting her off &quot;Oro&quot; without even telling her. </p><p>Aunor revealed that the dog slaughter scene was in Yapan&#x27;s script, which she read when she was still working on the project. Aunor was initially tapped for the lead role before being replaced by Irma Adlawan, who was named Best Actress of the 2016 MMFF. </p><p>&quot;Mayroon po sa script na papatay po sila ng dalawang aso. Ang pagkakalagay sa script: pinukpok ng pinukpok ng dos por dos [a piece of wood] iyong aso at nilaslas pa iyong bituka ng aso. Kaya hindi sila nagsasabi ng totoo, sinungaling po siya,&quot; Aunor revealed. </p><p>She added that John Rendez, her rumored boyfriend, was originally cast to do the killing of the dog, contrary to what Yap had been insisting. Like Aunor, Rendez was replaced in the movie. </p><p>Yapan, however, refuted Aunor by repeating that he and his team did nothing wrong when they filmed a dog being killed as it is actually a tradition in some Philippine provinces. </p><p>Yapan also added that Rendez&#x27;s supposed character was not part of the controversial scene. </p><p>Addressing Aunor&#x27;s other complaint that she had been unjustly replaced by Adlawan, &quot;Oro&quot; producer Shandii Bacolod said that while Aunor and Yapan had &quot;creative differences,&quot; the main reason was actually conflicting schedules. </p><p>During the time of filming, Aunor was also working on another MMFF 2016 entry in addition to other commitments. </p><p>This further irked Aunor, who claimed that she was never informed over the decision to replace her and that she only found out through another director friend of hers. &quot;Kaunting respeto lang po,&quot; she said. </p>

<p>Veteran actress Nora Aunor has called "Oro" director Alvin Yapan a liar after he claimed that he never gave orders to kill a dog while filming a scene for his movie entry to the 2016 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF). </p><p> </p>

Veteran actress Nora Aunor has called "Oro" director Alvin Yapan a liar after he claimed that he never gave orders to kill a dog while filming a scene for his movie entry to the 2016 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF).