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==Pacman files libel case vs GenSan journalist== | |||
*Source: http://www.philstar.com/nation/article.aspx?publicationSubCategoryId=200&articleId=784746 | |||
*March 07, 2012 04:56 PM | |||
:by Keith Bacongco | |||
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Seasoned journalist Edwin Espejo respected the right of Saragani Rep. Manny Pacquiao to lodge a libel case against him, but said a battery of women lawyers volunteered their services for the case. | |||
The case stemmed from the stories of Espejo claiming that a carjacker who has been allegedly running a syndicate supposedly sought refuge in Pacquiao’s General Santos home to evade arrest. | |||
Espejo, who has been a journalist since 1987, said it was however unfortunate that Pacquiao filed the libel case adding that it was never his intention to taint the reputation of the boxing star | |||
“If he felt he was slighted, offended and hurt by the story, he is well within his right to file a libel case,” he pointed out. | |||
As this developed, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) is urging the boxing champion turned lawmaker to drop the three-count P75-million libel suit he filed against Espejo. | |||
The NUJP described the damage suit as unreasonable but intended not so much to collect the amount he demands but to harass Espejo and tie him up in the legal proceedings. | |||
“We firmly believe Pacquiao errs in suing Mr. Espejo and seeking compensation that is patently outrageous,” said NUJP chair Nestor Burgos in a statement. | |||
The alleged carjacker, Mohammad “Bong” Aquia, former head of the Presidential Anti-Smuggling Group in Central Mindanao, also sued Espejo for libel and sought P18 million. | |||
“Although Espejo wrote that the boxing champion was unreachable for comment since he is in the US promoting his June 9 fight against Timothy Bradley, he did seek out Pacquiao’s lawyer, Francisco “Bong” Gacal who said he was not aware of reports Aquia had sought refuge in Pacquiao’s home,” said Burgos. | |||
Espejo, a former editor of Sunstar General Santos, said that he did the story because he believed that he was doing it for public interest because Pacquiao is both a public figure and a public official. | |||
==Pacquiao camp: 70-30 split for winner offered to Mayweather== | ==Pacquiao camp: 70-30 split for winner offered to Mayweather== | ||
*Source: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/250499/sports/boxing/pacquiao-camp-70-30-split-for-winner-offered-to-mayweather | *Source: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/250499/sports/boxing/pacquiao-camp-70-30-split-for-winner-offered-to-mayweather | ||
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Mayweather though, will be serving time starting in June, after a judge allowed his jail term for domestic abuse to be pushed back. — JVP, GMA News | Mayweather though, will be serving time starting in June, after a judge allowed his jail term for domestic abuse to be pushed back. — JVP, GMA News | ||
==Alsons to add power capacity== | ==Alsons to add power capacity== | ||