22-year-old Liza Soberano has filed a formal complaint against the person who made a rape joke about her. She was accompanied by her manager Ogie Diaz and legal counsel Atty. Jun Lim.
According to tweets by ABS-CBN reporter MJ Felipe, Liza told the media: "I was really upset, because the fact that it's a rape joke it's not something that should be taken lightly, and the fact that she's a woman, I would never in a million years do a joke like that...I know that everybody is entitled to their own opinion, that is true, but at some point, you have to be respectful to others online. I want people to learn that there are consequences to everything like rape jokes 'coz that is not a light matter."
Over the weekend, netizens were quick to defend Liza after an employee of Converge ICT Solutions Inc. allegedly commented on Facebook: "Wala tayong magagawa, wala ng trabaho, kaya di bale ng masira ang image, magkapera lang. Sarap ipa-rape sa mga…..ewan." Before making her complaint, Liza replied to a tweet about the issue, saying: "Don't worry we won't let this one pass. They know my address."
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The issue seemed to stem from Liza's tweet on September 6, when she complained about the internet provider, adding that they refused to take her calls.
On September 20, the commenter made a public statement on Facebook, saying that she made the rape remark in private and that it was never meant to be seen by others. Part of her statement reads:
"Nauunawaan ko po kayong lahat...hindi maganda at karapat dapat na gawing biro ang salitang RAPE. Isa itong sensitibong isyu na dapat ay pinag-isipan kong mabuti bago ko naikomento kahit ba ito para sa akin ay walang halong malisya—random thought sa isang pribadong usapan. Ang salitang RAPE ay hindi dapat ginagawang biro dahil sa kaakibat nitong social, political, and cultural impact. Naging insensitive ako at nawalan ng tamang judgment. Dahil dito, ako ay humihingi ng [paumanhin] sa lahat ng nasaktan sa isang maling biro na nasabi ko."
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