Actress Liza Soberano responded to social media users who called out her typo in a post about child sexual abuse, instead of focusing on her message concerning the issue.
On Thursday, the US-based actress reacted to a post by a news organization that reported the rescue of minors from online sexual exploitation in Taguig City.
She wrote as a quote post:
“A study by the @IJM in partnership with the Philippine Government and a variety of steak holders, under the U.S. – Philippines child protection compact confirmed that the Philippines is a global hotspot for OSEC, with data from participating law enforcement agencies globally showing that the country received more than eight times as many referrals as any other country during the 2010-2017 baseline period.”
IJM refers to International Justice Mission, an international non-government organization focused on human rights and law enforcement.
A study by the @IJM in partnership with the Philippine Government and a variety of steak holders, under the U.S. – Philippines child protection compact confirmed that the Philippines is a global hotspot for OSEC with data from participating law enforcement agencies globally… https://t.co/B91wfAgHLz
— Liza Soberano (@lizasoberano) September 4, 2025
However, instead of “stakeholders,” Liza typed “steak holders.”
This was noticed by some online users, who aired their comments.
“Minor correction lang po, it should be ‘stake holders’ instead of ‘steak holders,'” an online user said.
Liza acknowledged the comment and explained, “Thanks you po. I was just so mad in the moment, I started rage typing, lol. Didn’t catch the typo.”
Another commented, “Steak?”
“Talaga? ‘Yun lang nakuha mo?” the actress responded.
Another online user accused Liza of being a “hypocrite.”
“Hypocrite, @lizasoberano. You dip your fingers in PH society again because you can’t criticize sensitive issues vs. US, your birthland [and] now homeland. Your own claimed trauma happened in the US, so why didn’t you call out US gov’t agencies that protect children rights [and] welfare?” the online user wrote.
The actress responded by saying the following:
“I don’t know, maybe because I’m more passionate about Filipino people? Maybe because literally, nobody else with a platform is willing to shed light and talk about the horrible things happening to the Filipino people.”
“The US has their own problems, but there are millions of educated people who are loud and fighting to bring awareness and make change.”
“If I’m being honest, the Philippines does not have a lot of that, and it’s people like you that are perpetuating the abuse and lack of accountability. Instead of acknowledging that there are things that need fixing, you’d rather turn a blind eye because it’s not affecting you. Shame on you. Shame on everyone who remains silent when evil things are being done to the people around you.”
I don’t know, maybe because I’m more passionate about Filipino people? Maybe because literally nobody else with a platform is willing to shed light and talk about the horrible things happening to the Filipino people.
The US has their own problems but there are millions of…
— Liza Soberano (@lizasoberano) September 4, 2025
Liza has long been a children’s rights advocate, having been appointed as an ambassador for Save the Children Philippines in 2021.
She said that the role was a “dream come true” for her, sharing that she had been silently donating to the organization and sponsoring children in Uganda since 2016.
The actress recently opened up about her trauma-filled childhood, when she was placed in a foster family in the US that abused her.