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Danica Sotto: Don't drag my cousin Ciara into Tito Sotto mess

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<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" 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:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:50.0% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BF5aCQ7yWaH/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Ciara Sotto (@pinaypole)</a> on <time dateTime="2016-05-27T04:17:26+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">May 26, 2016 at 9:17pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="http://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script><p>MANILA -- Actress and television host Danica Sotto has pleaded to those criticizing her uncle, Senator Vicente &quot;Tito&quot; Sotto III, for a joke he made about single mothers to stop dragging the name of her cousin, Ciara Sotto, into the controversy. </p><p>On Wednesday, Sen. Sotto found himself in hot water after <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/03/17/na-ano-lang-sotto-twits-taguiwalo-for-having-children-out-of-wedlock">needling</a> Social Welfare Secretary Judy Taguiwalo for having kids out of wedlock. Many took offense when he described the cabinet appointee as &quot;na-ano lang.&quot;</p><p>The senator&#x27;s critics reminded him online that his daughter, Ciara, also recently became a solo parent after her split with businessman Jojo Oconer. </p><p>At the height of the mess, some flocked to Ciara&#x27;s Instagram account and began flooding her account with comments about her father&#x27;s &quot;na-ano lang&quot; quip. </p><p>This irked Danica, the daughter of Vic Sotto, who is the brother of Sen. Sotto. &quot;Please wag kayo dito mag comment. Respect her account. May mga nasaktan man pero unfair na idamay niyo siya pati ang pamangkin ko,&quot; she wrote, unedited. </p><p>&quot;Sorry if may mga na-hurt but please let her enjoy her vacation. Respect ang gusto niyo hindi ba po? Please also show her some respect. Walang sino man ang perfect sa atin. Please don&#x27;t make this issue bigger by giving unnecessary comments,&quot; she added. </p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/entertainment/05/04/danica_1.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">A screencap of Danica&#x27;s comment defending her niece Ciara from critics of Sen. Sotto <cite> </cite></div></figcaption></figure></div><p>Ciara, the youngest daughter of Sen. Sotto, is currently in a vacation in Japan with her son, Crixus. </p><ul class="op-related-articles" title="Read:">	<li><strong>Read: </strong> <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/05/03/17/lea-salonga-pokwang-hit-those-who-insult-single-mothers">Lea Salonga, Pokwang hit those who insult single mothers </a></li></ul>

<p>Actress and television host Danica Sotto has pleaded to those criticizing her uncle, Senator Vicente ''Tito'' Sotto III, for a joke he made about single mothers. </p>

Actress and television host Danica Sotto has pleaded to those criticizing her uncle, Senator Vicente ''Tito'' Sotto III, for a joke he made about single mothers.