JK Labajo hihingan ng public apology sa ‘pagmumura’ sa Dinagyang Festival

ISYU ngayon ang “pagmumura” ng singer-actor na si JK Labajo sa naging performance niya sa selebrasyon ng Dinagyang Festival sa Iloilo City.

Nais umanong hingan ni Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas ng public apology si JK dahil sa ginawa ng Kapamilya star sa naturang okasyon.

Sa report ng GMA Regional TV ngayong araw, January 31, nag-perform si JK last  January 24 kung saan kinanta niya ang kanyang hit track na “Ere”. Sa lyrics nito ay may kasamang mura.

Ayon kay Treñas, hindi raw tama ang pagmumura ng binata dahil alam ng lahat na isang religious event ang Dinagyang festival.

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“We will do something about it. Hindi natin ito ito-tolerate,” ang pahayag ni Mayor Treñas sa panayam sa kanya ng media.

Sa pahayag naman ng organisers ng Dinagyang fest na Iloilo Festivals Foundation, Inc (IFFI), knows nila ang lineup ng mga magpe-perform na artists sa event ngunit aminado silang hindi na nila inaalam o tsine-check ang kakantihin ng mga guest.

“Normally, isina-submit talaga ang lineup of artists and events dahil isinasubmit sa security and safety for their deployment. But as to the lineup of songs na kakantahin, yan ang wala tayo,” ayon sa statement ng IFFI.

Samantala, sa panayam naman ng GMA Regional TV, ipinagtanggol naman ni City Councilor Rex Marcus si JK, “I don’t find the performance of Juan Karlos to be offensive.

“I am aware that my colleagues at the City Council have already expressed their opinions on the recent performance of Juan Karlos Labajo during the Dinagyang Festival wherein the artist uttered bad words during a concert.

“Naturally, they were against such behavior and I fully understand where they are coming from. However, as a representative of the youth, I was urged to voice out our take on the issue,” sabi pa ng opisyal sa isang official statement.

“I honestly don’t find the performance of Juan Karlos to be offensive due to several reasons. First and foremost, I am fully aware that it is during the celebration of the Dinagyang Festival which is a cultural-religious event, however, the words uttered were not during a Mass or a direct celebration of a religious rite or ceremony.

“It was in the context of a concert wherein the religious aspect of the Dinagyang remains as an indirect background element.

“Which is why in my opinion, it could not be interpreted as a disruption of the exercise of religious rights. In fact, for almost the entirety of the City where the festivities were celebrated, you could make the argument that several unsightly behaviors were manifest but there was no condemnation at all.

“However, had there been a Mass or a solemn celebration, things would have been different, but such is not the case,” paliwanag pa niya.

Habang sinusulat namin ang balitang ito ay wala pang reaksyon si JK hinggil sa isyu at sa hinihinging public apology sa kanya ng Iloilo City local government.

Bukas ang BANDERA sa magiging pahayag ni JK o ng sinuman sa kanyang kampo.