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MJ Felipe

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MANILA - BGYO members Gelo, Nate, Mikki, Akira and JL together with their legal counsel Atty. Joji Alonso appeared before the media Friday to address the cases and complaints that they have filed versus online bullies that made malicious content against the members of the boy group.BGYO also faced and met Rachelle Galang. Galang is one of the respondents of the complaint filed by Star Magic.Galang read her statement infront of the group and the media and personally apologized for all the slanderous content she uploaded on the video-streaming platform Tiktok last April 23, 2024.Her statement reads:“Ako po si Rachelle Galang, na taos pusong humihingi ng tawad sa BGYO, Star Magic, at sa lahat po ng fans ng BGYO na naapektuhan at nasaktan ng dahil sa aking nagawa. Boluntaryo akong nagpunta dito ngayon upang ipaabot ang aking mensahe sa BGYO na siya ring ikapapayapa ng aking pag-iisip at kalooban.”“Noong April 23, 2024, ako po ay nag-upload ng video sa aking Tiktok account na naglalaman ng hate, bashing at false accusations laban sa BGYO na walang ebidensya at purong paninirang puri laban sa kanila.”“Noong gabi ring yon, agad kong binura ang na-upload na video dahil sa pagsisisi at alam ko po sa aking sarili na walang katotohanan ang mga nasabi ko. Noong August 1, 2024, nalaman ko na ako ay sinampahan ng kasong kriminal dahil sa pag- upload ko ng nasabing video na naglalaman ng paninirang puri sa pagkatao ng mga miyembro ng BGYO.”“Ako po ay nagsisisi sa aking nagawa at gusto kong itama ang aking pagkakamali.”“Ang social media ay isang makapangyarihang platform na may malawak na saklaw. Kahit sino ay maaaring makapanood ng na-upload na video o makabasa ng mga na-post dito, mabuti man o hindi. Kaya marapat na gamitin ito sa maayos at tamang paraan at huwag gamitin para pakapanakit ng ibang tao dahil hindi natin alam ang maaring maidulot nito sa ating sinisiraan. Ito ay magiging malaking aral sa akin. Kaya laging tatandaan ang katagang “think before you click” at laging mag-isip bago mag-upload sa social media dahil maraming tao ang maaari nitong ma apektuhan.”“Again po sa BGYO, Star Magic, and BGYO fans I&#x27;m really sorry for my wrongful actions and from the bottom of my heart, this will serve as a lesson for me. Maraming salamat po sa inyong pagintindi at pagpapatawad.”“Lubos na gumagalang, Rachelle Galang”BGYO accepted Galang’s apology, shook her hand as well as Galang’s mother who accompanied her to the gathering.  The group’s leader, Gelo Rivera, read their collective statement.“Kami po sa BGYO ay naging target ng mga taong sadyang gumawa at nagpakalat ng malicious accusations and rumors para siraan kami. Nuong una po, kami ay nanahimik lang, hoping it will blow over. Hinayaan lang namin ito dahil alam namin, ng aming Management, at ng aming pamilya ang katotohanan.”  “Pero patuloy na lumakas ang loob ng mga haters sa pag-iimbento ng mga kwento laban sa amin na nagdulot ng sobrang emotional and mental distress at naapektuhan ang aming reputasyon at career.”“Kaya naman po we have filed cases para harapin ang mga issues na ito sa tamang forum. Isa sa mga nasampahan namin ng kaso ay si Ms. Rachel Galang.”“Kanina po ay nabasa namin ang statement ni Ms. Galang kung saan siya ay personal na humingi ng tawad sa amin. Tatanggapin po namin ang kanyang pag-amin ng pagkakamali. Bilang konsiderasyon na lang din po sa kanyang pamilya, ay iuurong po namin ang kaso laban sa kanya.” “Gayunpaman, ipagpapatuloy po naming ang iba pang mga kaso na isinampa namin. We hope that Ms. Galang and other netizens would learn from this and stop spreading baseless and malicious allegations against other persons.”“We hope that we can inspire other youths who are victims of cyberbullying and malicious disinformation to recognize their self-worth, realize that they have proper avenues to fight back, and to have the courage to stand up for themselves.”According to Atty. Alonso, most of these slanderous statements online were “…essentially sinisiraang puri talaga sila various claims ‘manyak’, thats one word that’s been there... ‘Pedophile,’ ‘rapist,’ ‘womanizer,’ ‘cheaters’ and there’s even violence and these are all not true.” &quot;Lately ang dami na kasing kabataan actually not so young ones ang hihilig nila na kung ano ano sinasabi online not realizing that what they’re doing is already bordering on something criminal. This should serve as a reminder,” Alonso added.

BGYO members Gelo, Nate, Mikki, Akira and JL together with their legal counsel Atty. Joji Alonso appeared before the media Friday to address the cases and complaints that they have filed versus online bullies that made malicious content against the members of the boy group.

BGYO members Gelo, Nate, Mikki, Akira and JL together with their legal counsel Atty. Joji Alonso appeared before the media Friday to address the cases and complaints that they have filed versus online bullies that made malicious content against the members of the boy group.

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Respondent to case filed by BGYO says sorry

MJ Felipe,

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Published September 06, 2024 09:17 PM PHT

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