“SIR Parlade, bakit n’yo naman ako hinanay kina Liza Soberano, Catriona Gray at Angel Locsin? Feeling maganda tuloy ako ngayon!”
Iyan ang bahagi ng Facebook post ng kapatid ni Angel Locsin na si Ella Colmenares bilang pagtatanggol sa sarili matapos akusahang miyembro ng New People’s Army (NPA).
Pinangaralan kasi ni Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade sina Liza Soberano at 2018 Miss Universe Catriona Gray, anito, “The choice is yours Liza. And so with you Catriona. Don’t follow the path Ka Ella Colmenares (Locsin) took in the underground and NPA Quezon. I am sure Angel Locsin and Neri Colmenares will not tell you this.”
Ayon naman kay Ella, “I do not have to defend myself as I have not done anything wrong but I decided to speak up, not just for myself but also for my children, whose lives may have been endangered because of this reckless red-tagging being broadcasted on social media.
“Yes, I believe in the protection of women’s rights and human rights, the same advocacies that Angel and Neri fight for, but so do millions of Filipinos across the country. That doesn’t mean that I’m a member of the NPA as what is being claimed.”
Nauna rito, nag-tweet din si Ella kahapon tungkol sa kontrobersya, “Like many of you, I am an ordinary Filipino, a mother, living my life day to day, earning a living for my family for many years.
“I have been living peacefully until this peace has been destroyed by a statement, red-tagging me with no basis except for the words of a single man.
“Practicing our constitutional rights that we are entitled of, expressing our opinions and having a belief different from others does not entail that one should be red-tagged.”
Ipinagtanggol rin ni Ella sina Liza at Catriona, “Who are being red-tagged simply because they speak about their advocacies.
“I am earnestly appealing to my fellow Filipinos, ordinary citizens like me, to express support for those being targeted merely because they are expressing their opinions.
“Let us stop the cycle of hate and instead, discuss the merits of the issues being raised,” aniya pa gamit ang hashtag #ActivistsNotTerrorists.
Samantala, nag-post din ng larawan si Angel sa kanyang FB page kasama ang mga kapatid kabilang si Ella, amang si Mr. Angel Colmenares at fiancé na si Neil Arce na magkakasamang nag-dinner dahil kaarawan ng bunsong kapatid.
“Happy birthday sa bunso namin. With our controversial sister na nasa underground daw sa Quezon,” caption ni Angel sa larawan para patunayang kasama nila si Ella.