Broadcast journalist Anthony Taberna concluded that Aika Robredo’s “sex scandal” should not be blamed on Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.
Taberna, on a Facebook live video on April 15, analyzed the news that Robredo’s camp sought to have the source of the video be reprimanded.
Citing an article made by ABS-CBN News, the broadcast journalist stressed that there was no sex video and that Marcos deserves an “apology.”
“Eh ngayon, mayroon pong mga statements, official statements, ang kampo ni VP Leni Robredo na nag-aakusa pa sa ibang tao. Eh pa’no iyon? Eh papaano po iyon? ‘Di ba? Eh eto mga abogado po ito—si VP Leni Robredo abogado, si senatorial Chel Diokno, abogado, si Barry Gutierrez, abogado. Eh papaano ngayon iyan?
“Napatunayan po sa fact-checking na peke itong sex video na ito. Eh paano iyan eh nagturo na kayo nang kung sinu-sino eh! Non-existent. Non-existent.
“‘Di ba mayroon dapat na mag-apologize dito, ‘di ba?” he said.
Taberna, however, deemed it unnecessary to seek an apology from Robredo since the damage had already been done.
“Anyway, wala namang kwenta yung apology. Ba’t pa tayo manghihingi ng apology kung mayroon pa bang paniniwalaan na statement kung talaga na pong—naka-semento na ang utak. Ginawa niyong malaking balita tapos hindi pa pala totoo.
“Yun bang gumawa ng link eh inaakusa niyo na si BBM ang may kagagawan noon? Kasi deretso eh. Nung lumabas ang balita deretso eh. Hindi ko naman alam na may ganiyan na balita. No’ng nag-official statement lang kayo tsaka lang kami nagtaka.”
Meanwhile, Aika sought the help of the National Bureau of Investigation’s (NBI) Cybercrime Division, to file a legal complaint.
According to Robredo’s spokesman, Atty. Barry Gutierrez, the links supposedly containing the sex video were “malicious fabrication.”
“Malinaw na krimen ito. At ang paraan para talunin ang mga ganito once and for all: Manalo tayo sa halalan, ayusin ang sistema, at panagutin ang mga nagkakalat nito,” he stated.
