On 2 December 2023, John Soberano, Liza Soberano’s father, posted a series of posts on Facebook addressed to Cristy Fermin and his daughter’s former handler Ogie Diaz asking both to spare other people’s lives out of their businesses.

During the 6 December episode of Ogie Diaz Showbiz Update on YouTube, Diaz responded point by point to John Soberano’s accusations. The veteran showbiz insider expressed his dismay toward Soberano’s sudden burst of thoughts and even dared the latter to go on live and air his side of the story to know further where he’s coming from.

To begin with, Diaz and his fellow commentators on his vlog did not hide their confusion in which Diaz said, “Pinakialaman namin yung buhay nyo, recently? Daddy? Ang pinag-uusapan na ngayon at pinag-usapan ng buong mundo ay yung pagtatapos ng relasyon ng Kathniel. Asan ka doon? Asan ang anak mo do’n? O ikaw, magsabi, asaan?”

He also added, “Ano naman yang live na sasabihin mo? Ako wala akong dapat na ikatakot kung anuman yang ila-live mo. Iintayin ko yung pagla-live mo Daddy John, at hintayin mo rin yung aking sagot sa magiging live mo.

Dun’ lang ako dedepende, hindi na ako magku-kwento pa nung mga nakaraan, nung nag-uumpisa pa lang si Liza. Hindi muna ako magku-kwento, dedepende ako sa kwento mo para patas lang.”

When (Mama) Loi Villarama asked Diaz what might be the reason Soberano suddenly posted such, Diaz’s response was “Di ko nga maintindihan Loi, baka kasi lasing si Daddy nung nagpo-post. Tapos nung nahimasmasan, bumaba ang tama o nawala ang tama, du’n nya narealize na mali pala yun kaya dinelete nya…

Nung Liza Soberano(ang topic) di ka gigil na gigil? Etong kay Kathniel, gigil na gigil ka. Anu’ng gusto mong patunayan Daddy?”

The talent manager meaningfully said, “Darling, kung nananatili akong nagtitinda ng turon nung araw, wala sa kinalalagyan niya ngayon si Liza. Di mo ba narealize yun, Daddy?”

“Unang-una Daddy, gusto ko lang kayong ibalik sa nakaraan. Di ko naman sinasabing naghihirap kayo, pero wala naman din kayo nung araw. Si Liza lang talaga nagtaguyod sa inyo… Iku-kwento ko pa kung ano yung mga sinapit ni Liza nung araw? Kung ano yung journey ng hardship ni Liza para lang maabot ang pangarap nya.

E ikaw tong puro ka reklamo nung araw. Kung sinunod ka namin, palagay mo may mangyayaring maganda sa anak mo?”, his explanation went.

As Diaz nearly concluded the first part of their episode, he said out of disappointment, “Hindi ka nga marunong magpasalamat… I’m sure na nakakarating naman sa’yo yung pagsuporta namin sa pelikula ni Liza kahit wala na sa akin. Hindi sa sinusumbat ko yun, pero para mag gaganito ka, aba sandali lang. Marami kaming nasasabing magaganda tungkol kay Liza. Ano, may post ka ba ng pasasalamat?”

“Daddy, wag ako. Wag ako. Kasi kung may alam kang tungkol sa’kin, mas marami akong alam tungkol sa’yo'”, he added as what seemed to be a fair warning.

John Soberano has not spoken again regarding the issue. His Facebook posts were already deleted.