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‘Umarte ayon sa ganda’? Liza Soberano reacts to cockroach meme

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Miguel Dumaual, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/tvpatrol/11/05/20181112-liza-soberano.jpg"/><figcaption>Actress Liza Soberano. <em>Instagram: @mickeysee</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — “I’m not afraid of cockroaches,” in the case of Liza Soberano, is a statement that’s proven to be fact, following the viral video of her unflinching reaction to an insect crawling up her arm, all the while thinking it was a cockroach.</p><p>Soberano, widely regarded as one of the most beautiful faces in local showbiz, inadvertently launched a meme with her recent “What’s in the Box” challenge.</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/TechnoMarinePH/videos/348109172422613" data-width="auto"> </div><p>“Umarte nang naaayon sa ganda,” so goes the running joke, with fans pledging to welcome cockroaches on the dinner table or engage them in conversation, among other “friendly” gestures.</p><p>Soberano, 20, is not oblivious to her challenge taking social media by storm, with many who watched the videos praising her for being “fearless.”</p><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/entertainment/11/05/20181105-liza-comment-1.png"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/entertainment/11/05/20181105-liza-comment-2.png"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/entertainment/11/05/20181105-liza-comment-3.png"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/entertainment/11/05/20181105-liza-comment-4.png"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/entertainment/11/05/20181105-liza-comment-5.png"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/entertainment/11/05/20181105-liza-comment-6.png"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/entertainment/11/05/20181105-liza-comment-7.png"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/entertainment/11/05/20181105-liza-comment-8.png"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/entertainment/11/05/20181105-liza-comment-9.png"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/entertainment/11/05/20181105-liza-comment-10.png"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/entertainment/11/05/20181105-liza-comment-11.png"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/entertainment/11/05/20181105-liza-comment-12.png"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/entertainment/11/05/20181105-liza-comment-13.png"/></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Facebook.com/TechnoMarinePH</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Facebook.com/TechnoMarinePH</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Facebook.com/TechnoMarinePH</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Facebook.com/TechnoMarinePH</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Facebook.com/TechnoMarinePH</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Facebook.com/TechnoMarinePH</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Facebook.com/TechnoMarinePH</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Facebook.com/TechnoMarinePH</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Facebook.com/TechnoMarinePH</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Facebook.com/TechnoMarinePH</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Facebook.com/TechnoMarinePH</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Facebook.com/TechnoMarinePH</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Facebook.com/TechnoMarinePH</cite></div></div></div></div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/05/18/compilation-aarte-pa-ba-ko-liza-soberanos-ipis-encounter-sparks-hilarious-meme">COMPILATION: ‘Aarte pa ba ‘ko?’ Liza Soberano’s ‘ipis’ encounter sparks hilarious meme</a></li></ul><p>“I think I’m a pretty brave girl, but I wouldn’t say I’m fearless,” Soberano said. “Of course, there are things I’m afraid of, but I’m not afraid of insects. I’m not afraid of cockroaches.”</p><p>The “Darna” star spoke with ABS-CBN News Sunday on the sidelines of the shooting of “Family is Love,” the media giant’s Christmas station ID set to premiere on November 18.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/tvpatrol/11/05/20181112-liza-enrique.jpg"/><figcaption>Onscreen partners Liza Soberano and Enrique Gil join some 400 Kapamilya stars in ABS-CBN’s ‘Family is Love’ Christmas station ID. <em>Michael Bagtas, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Asked for her reaction to the meme that ranks her beauty as the standard for determining how one should behave, Soberano said, “I actually saw the comments! I was laughing!”</p><p>“It was really funny, and I’m just amazed by how fast it reached everybody, and how amazed they are by it,” she added.</p><p>Soberano’s “What’s in the Box” challenge was part of a promotional campaign of a watch brand she endorses. Along with other endorsements, Soberano is set to juggle in 2019 a Black Sheep film with onscreen partner Enrique Gil and director Antoinette Jadaone, as well as the highly anticipated “Darna.”</p>

<p>“I’m not afraid of cockroaches,” in the case of Liza Soberano, is a statement that’s proven to be fact, following the viral video of her unflinching reaction to an insect crawling up her arm, all the while thinking it was a cockroach.</p>

“I’m not afraid of cockroaches,” in the case of Liza Soberano, is a statement that’s proven to be fact, following the viral video of her unflinching reaction to an insect crawling up her arm, all the while thinking it was a cockroach.

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‘Umarte ayon sa ganda’? Liza Soberano reacts to cockroach meme

Miguel Dumaual,

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Published Nov 12, 2018 09:50 PM PHT

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