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==Pacquiao urged to drop libel raps vs journalist== | |||
*Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/local-news/2012/03/08/pacquiao-urged-drop-libel-raps-vs-journalist-210046 | |||
*Thursday, March 8, 2012 | |||
:by Malu Cadeliña Manar | |||
KIDAPAWAN CITY -- The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) urged Sarangani Representative and boxing champion Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao to drop the three-count, P75-million libel suit he filed against journalist Edwin Espejo. | |||
Espejo chairs the NUJP General Santos City chapter. | |||
NUJP national chair Nestor Burgos, in a statement issued Wednesday, said Pacquiao erred in suing Espejo and that seeking compensation is “patently outrageous”. | |||
The libel case stemmed from Espejo’s articles about how a man who is allegedly running a carjacking syndicate supposedly sought refuge in Pacquiao's General Santos home to evade arrest. | |||
Espejo’s articles were published on the news sites of the Mindanews, Asian Correspondent and Eurasia Review. | |||
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. | |||
In his articles, Espejo clearly indicated that he was quoting reports posted February 26 on www.journal.com.ph and that he tried to seek Pacquiao's side. | |||
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, however, sought Pacquiao's lawyer, Francisco "Bong" Gacal, who said he was not aware of the reports about Aquia. | |||
Espejo said Gacal also promised to inform Pacquiao of the reports. | |||
Espejo, meanwhile, cited statements by ranking Philippine National Police officials about Aquia’s alleged illegal activities. | |||
He also detailed the charges of violating the Anti-Carnapping Law filed by the Highway Patrol Group against Aquia. | |||
But while questions may certainly be raised about Espejo's articles, libel is clearly not one of them, the NUJP statement said. | |||
The statement said that Espejo’s efforts to get Pacquiao's side clearly show that the journalist did not write the articles with malice, which is a requisite for libel. | |||
“In fact, the unreasonable damages sought by Pacquiao can be argued to be frivolous and intended not so much to collect the amount he demands but to harass Espejo and tie him up in the legal proceedings,” the group said. | |||
“It would be a shame if Pacquiao should risk his well-deserved reputation by succumbing to the same urge that has seen abusive official after abusive official resorting to our draconian criminal libel law -- or even worse measures -- to stifle reasonable criticism and critical coverage," the NUJP statement added. | |||
With what happened to Espejo, the NUJP has again urged the government to decriminalize libel. (Sun.Star Davao/Sunnex) | |||
==Pacman files libel case vs GenSan journalist== | ==Pacman files libel case vs GenSan journalist== | ||
*Source: http://www.philstar.com/nation/article.aspx?publicationSubCategoryId=200&articleId=784746 | *Source: http://www.philstar.com/nation/article.aspx?publicationSubCategoryId=200&articleId=784746 | ||
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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. | 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== | ||