The Court of Appeals (CA) has granted the petition filed by GMA Network to file libel against retired ABS-CBN chairman and CEO Eugenio Lopez III and several other current and former ABS-CBN employees.
Here’s the report from Liza Manalac del Castillo aired in “24 Oras:”
This because of the statements conveyed that GMA Network as thieves of footages shot by ABS-CBN. GMA Network filed the civil case against ABS-CBN after it accused the latter of stealing a video footage of the arrival of Iraqi hostage victim Angelo de la Cruz in 2004.
Under the Revised Penal Code, libel is committed when there is defamatory imputation that causes dishonor, publicity of the libelous matter, the identification of the defamed person or entity, and malice on the part of the accused.
Aside from Lopez, those covered by libel were:
- Jose Ramon Olives, officer-in-charge or senior vice-president;
- Jake Maderazo, vice-president news operations;
- Luisita “Luchi’’ Cruz-Valdes, former vice-president news productions/program;
- Jose “Jing” Magsaysay Jr., assistant vice president news operations;
- Alfonso “Pal” Marquez, director news operations of ABS-CBN.
- Lynda Jumilla, reporter;
- Maria Progena Estonilo Reyes, supervising producer;
- Annie Eugenio, executive producer of Magandang Umaga Bayan; Dondi Garcia, who was executive producer of News Patrol.
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dahil bagsak sa ratings try baka makabawi sa korte hahahahha
Tama, dahil mga blind fanatics ng isang tv station, ganito ang mindset. Ano bang ratings ang pinagsasabi mo, ang Kantar Media na ang fav station mo lang ang nagsusubscribe at siguro ay sya ring nagtayo dahil hindi matanggap ang internationally-recognized na AGB Nielsen.
Tama, dahil mga blind fanatics ng isang tv station, ganito ang mindset. Ano bang ratings ang pinagsasabi mo, ang Kantar Media na ang fav station mo lang ang nagsusubscribe at siguro ay sya ring nagtayo dahil hindi matanggap ang internationally-recognized na AGB Nielsen.
This is the mindset of Filipino teenagers now. Napaka-retarded, walang kwenta at walang mararating ang ganitong uri ng pag-iisip.
sige GMA, idemanda nyo yang bwiset na ABSCBN na yan! nang matuto ang mga hinayupak na yan!
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