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Pura Luka Vega on Toni Fowler's Cybercrime Arrest Order

"Why are we going after people who are expressing themselves through their art?"
by Khryzztine Joy Baylon
Published Jan 22, 2024
Pura Luka Vega reacts to Toni Fowler's arrest order
Pura Luka Vega (right) on Toni Fowler's (left) arrest order for cybercrime charges in connection to the music video of her song "MPL.": "Why are we going after people who are expressing themselves through their art?"
PHOTO/S: Pura Luka Vega/Toni Fowler Instagram

Nagbigay ng reaksiyon ang controversial drag artist na si Pura Luka Vega, Amadeus Fernando Pagente sa totoong buhay, tungkol sa pagkakaaresto sa social media influencer-vlogger na si Toni Fowler noong Biyernes, January 19, 2024.

Ang pag-aresto kay Toni ay kaugnay ng kasong kriminal na isinampa sa kanya ng Kapisanan ng Social Media Broadcasters ng Pilipinas Inc. (KSMBPI).

Read: Toni Fowler reacts to KSMBPI "obscenity" charges

Noong September 27, 2023, sinampahan si Toni ng KSMBPI ng paglabag sa Article 201 of the Revised Penal Code, in relation to Section 6 of Republic Act 10175, o Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012.

Dahil ito sa umano'y "obscene" o kalaswaan sa music video ng vlogger sa kanyang kantang "MPL."

Sa halagang PHP120,000 nakapagpiyansa naman agad si Toni para sa panandalian niyang kalayaan, habang patuloy na gumugulong ang imbestigasyon bunsod ng kasong isinampa sa kanya.

Read: Toni Fowler posts bail after arrest for alleged cybercrime violation

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Sa X (dating Twitter) noong January 20, ipagtanggol ni Pura si Toni at ang iba pang performers na aniya'y naiipit dahil sa panggigipit ng ilang pribadong sektor.

Paninindigan ni Pura, walang masama sa pagpapahayag ng sarili sa pamamagitan ng paggawa ng mga ninanais.

Kinuwestiyon din niya ang depinisyon ng moralidad na iniuugnay ngayon sa pag-aresto sa mga performer dahil lamang sa kanilang pagiging malikhain.

Ani Pura (published as is), “What is your definition of "morality"?

"Why are we going after people who are expressing themselves through their art?

"I’ve said this before and I will say it again, if you don’t like what you are seeing/hearing, then simply move on and find the ones you like."

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Read: Hits and misses in Toni Fowler's viral music videos

Isa rin si Pura sa mga sinampahan ng kaso ng KSMBPI noong October 23, 2023, dahil sa kontrobersiyal niyang "Ama Namin" remix drag performance noong July 10, kung saan nagsuot siya ng costume na mala-Poong Nazareno sa isang bar.

Read: "Drag art"? Pura Luka Vega draws flak for "offensive" act of "Ama Namin"

Bukod sa patung-patong na kasong kinaharap ni Pura noong nakaraang taon ay kaliwa't kanang LGUs rin sa bansa ang nagdeklara sa kanya bilang persona non grata sa kani-kanilang lugar.

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Ilan sa mga lugar na ito ay ang lungsod ng Maynila, Dinagat Islands, Cagayan de Oro, Bukidnon, at General Santos City sa South Cotabato, at munisipalidad sa Floridablanca, Pampanga; Toboso, Negros Occidental; Nueva Ecija; at Coron, Palawan.

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NOOD KA MUNA!

Read: Declared persona non grata by 3 more LGUs Pura Luka Vega also faces another criminal suit

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Pura Luka Vega (right) on Toni Fowler's (left) arrest order for cybercrime charges in connection to the music video of her song "MPL.": "Why are we going after people who are expressing themselves through their art?"
PHOTO/S: Pura Luka Vega/Toni Fowler Instagram
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