Alcover cleared of libel

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/09/2018

A regional trial court (RTC) has acquitted Cebu City Councilor Jun Alcover of the libel complaint filed against him in 2014 by former Bureau of Customs (BOC) collector David Odilao Jr. Judge Ma. Lynna Adviento of Cebu…

Cebu City fiscals asked to inhibit in libel case vs Nalzaro

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/05/2018

TRI-MEDIA personality Bobby Nalzaro has asked the entire Cebu City Prosecutor’s Office to inhibit themselves from handling the libel case filed against him by Miguel Osmeña, son of Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña. Nalzaro’s lawyer, Joan Baron,…

Nalzaro seeks inhibition of Cebu City prosecutors over libel raps files by Osmeña’s son

Morexette B. Erram 10/13/2018

Tri-media personality Bobby Nalzaro will ask the Cebu City Prosecutor’s Office to inhibit from handling the libel case filed against him by the son of Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña. In a text message sent to Cebu…

Libel complaint vs Mabatid, journalists dismissed

Rosalie Abatayo 08/31/2018

The Cebu City Prosecutor’s Office has dismissed the libel complaints filed by singer Eva De Los Santos and husband, Ruben David De Los Santos, against Mabolo Barangay Captain Prisca Niña Mabatid and employees of two newspaper companies…

Court junks Tom’s libel case vs Nalzaro

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 08/30/2018

A CEBU City judge has dismissed the libel case filed by Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña against tri-media personality Pablito “Bobby” Nalzaro, saying there was no sufficient basis to hold the broadcast journalist for trial. In an…

Neri Miranda’s co-accused in cyber-libel case issues public apology

Ador Mayol 05/25/2018

CEBU CITY—An executive of ABS-CBN’s Star Magic has issued a public apology and cleared two persons whom she earlier portrayed as bogus sellers of a camera. Danilyn Nunga, road manager of Star Magic, said Clarence Taguiam and…

FB bus post: Tom threatens to sue Councilor Garcia for libel

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/23/2018

  Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña is asking Cebu City Councilor Raymond Garcia to issue a public apology or the mayor will sue him for libel. Osmeña made this threat amid Garcia’s Facebook post accusing the mayor…

NBI files cyber libel case vs. Rappler

Inquirer.net 03/08/2018

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has filed a cyber libel case before the Department of Justice (DOJ) against executives of online news site Rappler in connection with the complaint filed by a businessman regarding an article…

Poe: Bloggers are not above libel laws

Inquirer.net 01/30/2018

  “BLOGGERS are not above libel laws,” and they should be held liable if they spread fake news, Senator Grace Poe said on Tuesday. Poe made the remark during the resumption of the hearing of the Senate…

Sasot threatens libel vs UP Cebu org

Morexette B. Erram 09/14/2017

For ‘implying’ she was a forerunner of fake news A popular social media personality has threatened to file libel charges against several members of a student-based organization from the University of the Philippines – Cebu (UP Cebu).…

Vendor gets libel for ‘malicious’ FB posts

Morexette B. Erram, Patricia Erlaine N. Luardo 09/06/2017

A market vendor is facing trial for allegedly maligning Inayawan Barangay Captain Rustico Ignacio and his market administrator Loida Elman. Assistant Cebu City Prosecutor Alex Gabud found sufficient basis to recommend the filing of a libel case…

Broadcaster Torralba cleared of libel charges

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 08/11/2017

  A veteran radio broadcaster was cleared of libel charges filed by Wellington Lim, brother of businessman Peter Lim who was publicly identified by President Rodrigo Duterte as among the country’s biggest drug lords. In an order,…

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