Ogie Diaz responded to his critics who accused him of urging Hope Soberano to return to the Philippines because of the possible income he could earn for the actress.
In his statement, Ogie said that being a talent manager is not a cash grab; they’re also trying to make their talents successful.
According to him, being a talent manager also means becoming the second family of their talents, and they’re not receiving any commission for taking care of them.
“Akala n’yo, madaling mag-manage ng talents? Ay, hindi po. Apakahirap. Para kang buntis. Binubuo mo pa lang sa iyong sinapupunan, iniisip mo na ang future niya. Hindi ka lang basta manager — nanay, tatay, kapatid, kaibigan ka din nila. Ibig sabihin, pati personal nilang buhay, kailangan mong gabayan — nang walang komisyon. Nang labas na sa trabaho mo bilang talent manager,” he said.
“Pag napapa-trouble sila sa labas, kailangan ka nila. Di pwedeng di mo sila samahan kahit wala ka namang kinalaman. Pag nasasangkot sila sa isyu na sila rin ang may gawa, dahil manager ka, troubleshooter ka din.
“Kaya roon sa mga bashers ko na sinasabing mukha akong komisyon, mukha akong pera, na palibhasa hindi ako ni-renew bilang manager ni Liza, na pinayaman ako ni Liza Soberano, na kundi dahil kay Liza mamamatay ako sa gutom, darling, no man is an island, ‘pag hindi niyo alam ang meaning niyan baka kayo ang mamatay sa gutom.”
As of writing, Liza has yet to give response to the statement of Ogie.