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Diego Loyzaga denies attacking Grab Car vehicle while drunk

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Diego Loyzaga denies attacking Grab Car vehicle while drunk
A Grab Car driver accuses actor Diego Loyzaga of attacking and kicking his vehicle while drunk

MANILA, Philippines – Actor Diego Loyzaga denied attacking and hitting a vehicle while drunk, and claimed that the Grab Car driver who accused him of this was lying. Diego now faces a formal complaint over the alleged incident.  

But in an interview on TV Patrol that aired on Saturday, June 16, Diego, son of actors Cesar Montano and Teresa Loyzaga, said Grab Car driver John Ronnel Paglalunan lied. Diego said he was not drunk and he did not attack either the driver or the vehicle along in Manila on Friday, June 15. 

The Pusong Ligaw actor had apparently been asleep in his vehicle when it made an abrupt turn because John Ronnel allegedly almost hit his convoy. The Grab Car driver, meanwhile, claimed Diego’s convoy made the abrupt actions and even beat the red light. 

Diego said he went down his vehicle and attempted to speak to the driver. “I tried to approach the driver and talk to him. I said peace to him and what did he do? He just put up his phone and started taking a video of me. Nabastos ako doon (I thought that was a rude thing to do),” he said.

Cellphone footage by John Ronnel shows someone, apparently the actor, tapping on the car window. 

Diego said he tried to speak to the driver again but John Ronnel refused to go down the vehicle, despite police being present in the area. The actor said no damage was done to the car or the Grab Car driver, but according to an earlier ABS-CBN report, the vehicle’s front bumper loosened as a result of Diego’s alleged attack. 

Diego also lashed out at critics who have hit him over the issue. 

“My past hasn’t been all that great. I’ve had troubles in my past. But just because someone screwed up in the past, it doesn’t make them the bad person forever,” he said. 

Diego’s camp has since gotten in touch with the owner of the vehicle, who has apparently expressed willingness to retract the allegations if proven that it was John Ronnel who caused the incident. 

Teresa Loyzaga has also accused the Grab Car driver of making up stories and of almost causing an accident. – Rappler.com

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