Boy Abunda and Ogie Diaz, both successful as talent managers, have different takes on Liza Soberano's latest career move.
Note that Liza recently wiped her social media accounts clean in an effort to seemingly renew her image.
Boy, on his program "Fast Talk with Boy Abunda," commended the move, deeming it "brave."
He said: "Liza is taking on ibang direction...Parang bagong direksyon sa kanyang karera. And what is the best way to communicate your new direction to your public than your social media platform? So tinanggal itong lahat at babaguhin ang mukha ng kanyang social media. So this is a rebrand if I have to call it."
Boy continued, saying, "Nais kung purihin kung sino man ang may kagagawan nito because it is brave. And it is exciting for Liza Soberano, who happens to be one of most beautiful girls in the world. And I know her personally and she’s smart. Parang si Quen, Enrique Gil. Both are good-looking and very smart people.”
Ogie, Liza's former manager, thinks otherwise.
On his vlog, he said: “Sa totoo lang ha, hindi natin alam baka tama rin sila, pero sa akin lang, feeling ko dapat hindi na niya tinanggal ‘yun. Feeling ko dapat hindi na niya tinanggal din sa YouTube kasi memories kasi ‘yun eh. History mo ‘yun. ‘Yun ang dati mong mukha, ‘yun ang dating ikaw.”
“Ngayon, kung ito na yung totoong ikaw, e di that’s another chapter in your life, in your career, di ba? Ako kasi kaya naman siya naging Liza Soberano dahil hindi naman dahil din sa amin ng Star Magic. Kasi kami tulay lang, ang dumadaan siya."
He admitted to feeling a tinge of regret relating to his former ward.
“Nanghihinayang ako sa career ni Liza… Siyempre nahu-hurt ako bilang former manager na nakakabasa ako ng ‘Ano nang ginagawa ni Liza sa sarili niya? Bakit nag-iiba na siya ng direksyon? Bakit noong nandoon pa siya sa ABS-CBN o kay Ogie Diaz maganda naman o maayos naman ang palakad sa kanya? Bakit nagiging fan na lang ng Kpop si Liza?’ Yung mga ganoon. Siyempre hindi ko naman alam ang isasagot ko sa mga fans dahil unang-una, hindi na ako ang manager. Nanghihinayang lang ako kasi pinaghirapan naming lahat ito. Kung nasaan siya nandoon.”
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