Hundreds of Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla fans said they would boycott the two ABS-CBN talents should they fail to make a stand against the recent political actions of Padilla's mother, Karla Estrada. Television host Estrada joined the Tingog party-list—one that voted to reject the renewal of the ABS-CBN network's franchise—and is now its third nominee. The news clearly did not sit well with fans; if you're a little confused by all the Twitter buzz, we keep you up to date below.
KathNiel fans speak up after Karla Estrada joins the Tingog party-list:
In an open letter posted on October 9, the popular Twitter fan account MMXI KathNiel asked Bernardo and Padilla to "take themselves out" of Estrada's decision to represent Tingog Party-list, whose current representative, Yedda Romualdez, voted to reject the renewal of ABS-CBN's franchise.
Hashtag #WithdrawKarlaEstrada trended that same weekend after the ABS-CBN host led the party-list's filing of its certificate of candidacy.
"We are calling out Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla to take themselves out of this, to take a stand and never allow their names to be involved in someone's political gains that they don't support and [are] against their beliefs," the account's statement read, saying that if the two's vocal calls at the height of the ABS-CBN shutdown were any marker, their personal political views "obviously" do not match Estrada's.
The fan group stated in their letter that they do not agree that Padilla's mother should run on the basis that she could get the Tacloban-based party-list to change its mind about ABS-CBN's franchise, which was communicated last week by her son and Daniel's brother, JC. The network approved of their mother's decision to run, said JC.
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Meanwhile, ABS-CBN released a statement on October 9. "We respect her decision and wish our Kapamilya well as she pursues her mission of service," they said.
"We think differently. If you [really] fight for the right, you will never team up with people who once practiced oppression," it said, noting they also wanted answers as to why some "staff" asked several Instagram fanpages to repost Estrada's campaign teasers, adding that the account admins were not made aware of the political meaning.
"Feeling nila nagamit sila [for] political gains. And until now, walang statement and apology 'yong staff regarding that," MMXIkathniel told reportr.
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Until the two respond to their calls, the group said it was willing to withdraw its nine-year-old support of KathNiel, reminding the couple to follow through on their promise to "stand for the freedom of the press, for those who lost their jobs, and those who are abused by the people in power".
"We do this because we do not support and tolerate people that are too different from our principles, even if we stayed together for more than 10 years. Everything is political. And we make choices that involve more than 100 million people," it said.
While the fan group said it might not be speaking for the entire fandom, having generated "mixed" reactions from fellow fans, it said it would stand by its decision.
"Hindi po ganun kadali na alisin 'yong politics sa suporta. Kasi KathNiel is very vocal on their political stance ever since and 'yon ang natutunan namin sa kanila," it said.
"Being a fan means you support, and that support is extended to their moral and principles. Ngayon, kung mag-iiba po sila ng paniniwala at prinsipyo, hindi na po kami konektado nun. Naiba na po ang stand nila sa paniniwala namin noon," it added.
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