ACTRESS Liza Soberano will continue to express her views despite being threatened by a top military official because of her advocacy for women’s rights, her camp said Friday.
“Liza is not afraid of this statement from [Lt.] Gen. Antonio Parlade [Jr.]. Though I must state we take note of the general’s advice, unsolicited as it may sound,” the actress’ lawyer Juanito Lim Jr. told ANC.
“However, please know that Ms. Soberano will continue to exercise her constitutionally-protected right to free speech and expression without fear nor restraint from anyone.”
Parlade of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) drew flak after he warned the actress she would end up getting killed if she continued supporting the women’s group Gabriela.
This, after Soberano participated in a webinar conducted by Gabriela Youth about children’s and women’s rights.
For Lim, his client has nothing to be afraid about.
“As any civilian would feel, being red-tagged might cause some sort of a chilling effect, but going to this particular situation with Ms. Soberano, we feel that there’s nothing to worry about as far as Liza is concerned because, as we have earlier stated, she has not committed any wrongdoing other than expressing her views,” he said.(ABS-CBN)
