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ABS-CBN Films 'swiftly took appropriate action' on incident involving Rhys Miguel

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="FILE/ABS-CBN Films" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/10/12/20221012-rhys-miguel-eugenio.jpg"/><figcaption>Actor Rhys Miguel Eugenio. <em>FILE/ABS-CBN Films</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — ABS-CBN Film Productions Inc. (AFPI) addressed Wednesday the claims of actor Rhys Miguel Eugenio pertaining to an incident during the quarantined production of a series.</p><p>Eugenio, in a video statement late Tuesday, alleged that he was sexually assaulted by a co-actor while they were in the lock-in filming of a project. While he named the actor involved, he opted not to mention the title of the series nor the production company.</p><p>On Wednesday, AFPI belied the allegation of Eugenio about the supposed lack of action of the company regarding the incident.</p><p>“Contrary to the claims made by Rhys Miguel on 11 October 2022, ABS-CBN Film Productions Inc. immediately conducted an investigation upon receiving his complaint in December 2020,” the group said.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">READ: Statement of ABS-CBN Film Productions Inc. <a href="https://t.co/yinoTwZJyh">pic.twitter.com/yinoTwZJyh</a></p>— Star Cinema (@StarCinema) <a href="https://twitter.com/StarCinema/status/1580136362766131201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 12, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Further, AFPI said it “swiftly took appropriate action to protect the rights of everyone involved.”</p><p>“AFPI takes these matters seriously. The safety, dignity, and privacy of our people are our utmost priority,” it added.</p><p>Persons directly mentioned and alluded to by Eugenio in his video statement have yet to publicly comment on the allegations.</p><p>Eugenio rose to fame in 2019 after his stint as teen housemate in the “Otso” edition of the reality show “Pinoy Big Brother.”</p><div><em>(News.abs-cbn.com is the news website of ABS-CBN Corporation.)</em></div>

“AFPI takes these matters seriously. The safety, dignity, and privacy of our people are our utmost priority.”