Pastor Apollo Quiboloy (left), Lorraine Badoy (MANILA BULLETIN, PPAB) Why the harsh penalty against Pura Luka Vega? Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel raised this question on Friday, March 1 even as he drew comparisons to the alleged...
Photo taken by Diann Ivy Calucin / MANILA BULLETIN Controversial drag artist Amadeus Fernando Pagente or Pura Luka Vega was released from police custody on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 7, three days after his arrest. According to Manila police, the 33-year old drag artist was released from Sta. Cruz...
Ice Seguerra is not happy with the arrest of drag queen Pura Luka Vega recently. He deemed it a testament to how “archaic” Philippine laws are. Taking to Facebook, the singer-songwriter wrote, "Madaling magsampa ng kaso sa isang taong naka ‘offend’ ng religious beliefs nang karamihan but...
Drag artist Amadeus Fernando Pagente or Pura Luka Vega is now detained at the Manila Police District- Sta. Cruz Police Station (MPD-PS 8). (Photo taken by Diann Calucin/MANILA BULLETIN) Viral drag artist Amadeus Fernando Pagente or Pura Luka Vega said he still stands by his art amid his arrest....
Controversial drag queen Pura Luka Vega, real name Amadeus Fernando Pagente, is currently behind bars. He was arrested by authorities in his residence at Sta. Cruz, Manila on Wednesday by virtue of a warrant issued by Judge Czarina Villanueva of the Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch...
Photo taken by Diann Calucin/ MANILA BULLETIN Drag artist Amadeus Fernando Pagente or Pura Luka Vega was arrested by operatives of the Manila Police District (MPD) in Sta. Cruz, Manila on Wednesday, Oct. 4. He was arrested by virtue of a warrant issued Judge Czarina Villanueva of Manila...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro (PNA) – Drag queen Pura Luka Vega is no longer welcome in this province. Provincial board member Roland Ruga on Wednesday told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) in an email that the body has voted to declare Vega, whose real name is Amadeus Fernando Pagente, persona...
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan (PNA) – This province was the latest jurisdiction in the country to declare Filipino “drag queen” Pura Luka Vega persona non grata (unwanted person). Vega’s claim to infamy came as a result of a stage performance in which he rapped the "Ama Namin" (Lord's...
CEBU CITY – Two more key cities in Metro Cebu have declared Amadeus Fernando Pagente persona non grata. Pagente, better known as Luka Pura Vega, is no longer welcome in the cities of Mandaue and Talisay where separate resolutions have been approved declaring the controversial drag artist an...
CEBU CITY – Controversial drag artist Amadeus Fernando Pagente, also known as Pura Luka Vega, has been declared as persona non grata in the province of Bohol, one of the top tourist destinations in Central Visayas. Bohol is the second local government unit (LGU) in Central Visayas to declare...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The city council passed a resolution declaring drag artist Pura Luka Vega, whose real name is Amadeus Fernando Pagente, a persona non grata here over his recent “Ama Namin” or Lord’s Prayer performance. The resolution was authored by city councilor Benito Brizuela Jr....
Photo Courtesy of Arnold Quizol/MANILA BULLETIN Members of Hijos Del Nazareno (HDN) Central filed charges against drag artist Amadeus Fernando Pagente alias Pura Luka Vega before the Manila City Prosecutor's Office on Thursday, Aug. 17, over his controversial performance of "Ama Namin" (The Lord's...
