Liza Soberano will soon be handled by fellow star James Reid.
This was revealed by Liza’s talent manager of 11 years Ogie Diaz in a YouTube vlog. Ogie said that while he remains to be Liza’s handler until the end of May, Liza already sent him a lengthy message informing him of her decision.
“Magalang naman ‘yung bata, in fairness, at saka kilala mo naman ako, kapag happiness na noong tao ‘yung concern, ibinibigay ko ‘yan, kahit sa pag-aalaga ng talents pag may nagpapaalam sa akin na aalis na, go,” he said.
The talent manager said he will always treasure the friendship that he and his talents have built.
“Ang sine-save ko kasi, ‘yung friendship kasi alam mo ‘yung ang haba ng panahon na pinagsamahan n’yo e. Hindi mo dapat sayangin ‘yun kasi wala ka nang kinikita sa bata or wala na akong naibibigay na projects sa bata.”
Liza told Ogie that she wanted to try pursuing a career in Hollywood.
“Siyempre hindi naman ako ‘yung tipong alam ko rin ‘yung hanggang Hollywood. Kumbaga, hanggang dito lang ang kaalaman ko bilang manager,” Ogie said.
Ogie said Liza has started transitioning to her new team, with James as her manager, which explains why the two have been together in some photos online.
“Ipinakilala na niya sa amin ang bagong team na hahawak ng kanyang career. May bago na siyang management. Pero ako naman, ‘yung transition ay unti-unti ipinapasa na namin si Liza sa kanya at ‘yun ay walang iba kung hindi ang team ni James Reid.”
Still, Ogie said he made it clear to Liza that she can still contact him if she needs help.
“Ito lang ang iniwan kong salita sa kaniya: ‘Anak, pag may problema ka, pag meron kang kailangan, pag meron kang gustong malaman, pag meron kang itatanong na hindi mo alam ang sagot, nandito lang ako,’ he shared.”
Watch the full video here.