00:00 The drag queen, Pura Luca Vega, who is a self-expression artist, is supporting her performance in the remix "Dasal na Ama Namin".
00:10 The drag artist is appealing to not be involved in the problems of the Philippines.
00:16 Noel Talacay is in the center of the news.
00:19 I think it's very unfair to be in this position.
00:24 This is the inside story of Amadeus Fernando Pahente, or Pura Luca Vega,
00:31 in his arrest yesterday for being jailed in Police Station 3 in Santa Cruz, Manila.
00:38 He explained that he submitted his counter affidavit in the case he was charged with in the Manila Regional Trial Court
00:46 after learning that he has a subpoena here that he was not able to receive.
00:51 That's why he was surprised that he already has a warrant of arrest.
00:56 For some reason, I did not... I don't know why.
01:00 After some time, I was already given the warrant of arrest.
01:06 He did not expect that he would be jailed for showing his self-expression through drag.
01:16 He is an art and not a criminal, that's why he is not afraid.
01:21 I don't think I should fear something that I'm pretty sure and I believe within myself that I did nothing wrong.
01:29 Yesterday at 4 p.m., the people of Manila Police went to Pura Luca Vega's house
01:38 to get the warrant of arrest issued by Manila RTC Branch 36
01:44 in the case of "Immoral Doctrine, Obscene Publication and Exhibition and Indecent Show."
01:51 The police assumed that they were delivery riders.
01:55 That's one of the trademarks.
01:57 When it was confirmed that Pura Luca Vega was there,
02:00 our accused, they arrested him and brought him to their station here in Santa Cruz, Manila.
02:07 The protest was carried out before the group of LGBTQIA+ arrived at the police station.
02:15 While Pura Luca Vega was in jail, the reaction of the netizens was also great.
02:23 It seems that the heart of the alleged drag artist has softened.
02:28 Someone was happy with Vega's arrest.
02:31 But his message to the people who are still greeting him...
02:35 Many Filipinos are facing this problem.
02:40 So I don't know if I deserve this kind of attention.
02:43 There are three similar cases that are facing the court of Quezon City and one in the NBI.
02:50 Pura Luca Vega is the controversial drag queen
02:54 because of her performance of "Namin" and her impersonation of Black Nazarene.
03:00 Noel Talacay for the people.
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