Drag artist Pura Luka Vega released on bail: police

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<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img alt='COURTESY: MPD STATION 3' src='https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/10/07/pura-01-10072023.jpg' ><figcaption><em>COURTESY: MPD STATION 3</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Controversial drag artist Pura Luka Vega was released on bail this Saturday, the Manila police said, days after their arrest in relation to a remix performance of the Catholic Mass song "Ama Namin." </p><p>A photo released by Police Lt. Col. Leandro Gutierrez, chief of the Manila Police District Station 3, showed Pura, whose real name is Amadeus Fernando Pagante, outside the jail facility. </p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/04/23/embattled-drag-artist-pura-luka-vega-arrested-in-manila'>Embattled drag artist Pura Luka Vega arrested in Manila</a></li></ul><p>Bail recommended for the immoral doctrines, obscene publications, and exhibitions and indecent shows case was at P72,000.</p><p>The Manila police arrested Pura on Wednesday for a complaint filed against them over a video that ignited a firestorm of criticism from politicians and leaders in the Philippines, where a majority identifies as Catholic.</p><p>Pura has been declared <a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/07/13/23/pura-luka-vega-stands-by-ama-namin-drag-performance'>persona non grata</a> — through non-binding resolutions — in several provinces, cities, and towns calling the performance "blasphemous and a disrespect to the religion."</p><p>The arrest has prompted Pura's supporters to organize a fundraiser show for their bail and to show solidarity against what they said is a form of censorship and discrimination.</p><p><strong>— with a report from Izzy Lee, ABS-CBN News</strong></p><p><em>More details to follow. </em></p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe allow='autoplay; fullscreen' frameborder='0' height='100%' id='ivsplayer01' scrolling='no' src='https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&spid=3001339&vid=2718850' width='100%'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more News on <a href='https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news' target='_blank'>iWantTFC</a></div>

<p>Bail recommended for the immoral doctrines, obscene publications, and exhibitions and indecent shows case was at P72,000.</p><p>The Manila police arrested Pura on Wednesday for a complaint filed against them over a video that ignited a firestorm of criticism from politicians and leaders in the Philippines, where a majority identifies as Catholic.</p><p>Pura has been declared <a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/07/13/23/pura-luka-vega-stands-by-ama-namin-drag-performance'>persona non grata</a> — through non-binding resolutions — in several provinces, cities, and towns calling the performance "blasphemous and a disrespect to the religion."</p><p>The arrest has prompted Pura's supporters to organize a fundraiser show for their bail and to show solidarity against what they said is a form of censorship and discrimination.</p><p><strong>— with a report from Izzy Lee, ABS-CBN News</strong></p><p><em>More details to follow. </em></p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe allow='autoplay; fullscreen' frameborder='0' height='100%' id='ivsplayer01' scrolling='no' src='https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&spid=3001339&vid=2718850' width='100%'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more News on <a href='https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news' target='_blank'>iWantTFC</a></div>

<p>A photo released by Police Lt. Col. Leandro Gutierrez, chief of the Manila Police District Station 3, showed Pura, whose real name is Amadeus Fernando Pagante, outside the jail facility. </p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/04/23/embattled-drag-artist-pura-luka-vega-arrested-in-manila'>Embattled drag artist Pura Luka Vega arrested in Manila</a></li></ul>

<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img alt='COURTESY: MPD STATION 3' src='https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/10/07/pura-01-10072023.jpg' ><figcaption><em>COURTESY: MPD STATION 3</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Controversial drag artist Pura Luka Vega was released on bail this Saturday, the Manila police said, days after their arrest in relation to a remix performance of the Catholic Mass song "Ama Namin." </p>

Bail recommended for the immoral doctrines, obscene publications, and exhibitions and indecent shows case was at P72,000.

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Drag artist Pura Luka Vega released on bail: police

Drag artist Pura Luka Vega released on bail: police