Ronnie Liang’s camp addressed the public after a video of him interacting with former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque went viral on social media.
The video shows a brief moment between Liang and Roque, where the latter joked about the artist showing his topless body to their fans.
“Maya-maya tignan natin kung mapapa-topless natin si Ronnie Liang,” Roque said while laughing.
“Ako magta-topless ako,” he added.
In a statement, Atty. Rafael Vicente Calinisan set the record straight that his client and Roque did not have a personal relationship.
“We would like to clarify that our client, Mr. Ronnie Liang has no ‘personal dealings’ with Atty. Harry Roque. Ronnie was in Dinagat Island last July 2022 to distribute relief goods for the victims of Typhoon Odette. He was with the Philippine Army where he is a reservist. Ronnie only chanced upon Atty. Roque after the humanitarian aid mission, during the tour of the island. They were accompanied by a number of soldiers, policemen, and officials from the local government unit. The courteous and well-mannered person that he is, Ronnie gamely participated in the vlog of Atty. Roque.” the statement read.
Calisan’s statement was their response to the netizens who were linking Liang to Roque.
The netizens were questioning Roque due to his connections with his former executive assistant, who’s a former winner of Mister Supranational.
“Para malinaw, si Ronnie Liang ay hindi po “alaga” ni Harry Roque tulad ng ibig pakahulugan ng ilan. While Ronnie and I personally had a good laugh watching the videos, instead of these innuendos, our efforts are better spent investigating the ill-effects of POGOS in the country, or pushing for laws that advocate gender equality,” they added.