“VP Leni Robredo was here in Bohol on Dec 17th immediately after the typhoon. My friends (Marjorie Ganzon Valle and her husband) had gone to the airport on the same day to try to see if their flight to Manila the next day was canceled.” according to Sepe. But they seemed disappointed because Robredo's staff asked them the wrong question. They met her staff there, also saw VP Leni speaking to a few people not so far from where they stood. Her staff approached them and instead of asking questions like, “Kamusta kayo?”, or “What kind of help do you need?”, they instead asked “Gusto yo magpa-picture?” said the netizen.
It will be recalled that 'Lawyers for Leni' called for showing them the photo of a destructive posts against the vice president so that they can take action against it.
Atty. Trixie Cruz Angeles and Atty. Ahmed at the same time defended Sepe. Read their post below:
Sooooooo ano ba gustong ipalabas ng mga ito? Na libelous ang kwentong airport na ito? Eto ang lib3l: “a public and mal1cious imputation of a cr1me, or a vice or defect, real or imaginary, or any act, omission, condition, status, or circumstance tending to cause the dish0nor, discredit, or contempt of a natural or juridical person, or to blacken the memory of one who is d3ad.” Take note, dapat malici0us. Eto ang ibig sabihin ng malici0us: “Malice connotes 1ll will or spite and speaks not in response to duty but merely to injur3 the reputation of the person def@med, and implies an intention to do ulterior and unjustifiable h@rm.” Yuchengco v. Manila Chronicle et al GR No. 184315, Nov 25, 2009 Si Madame Leni ay public figure. Bise Presidente kasi. Pag public figure, hindi presumed ang malice kahit nakakapanira ang naisulat. Lalo pa pag government official. Sabi ng Supreme Court: “For that matter, even if the defamat0ry statement is false, no liability can attach if it relates to official conduct, unless the public official concerned proves that the statements was made with actual malice — that is, with knowledge that it was false or with r3ckless disregard of whether it was false or not.” Eto ang kwento nung taong gustong isumbong ni blogger: Pumunta sa airport ng Bohol ang friends ni Glynndel Sepe after the typhoon. Cancelled ang flights but they went to see if they could fly out. Andun si Leni. Lumapit ang staff ni Leni. Imbes na tanungin kung kamusta ang lagay nila, ang tanong, “Gusto ninyo magpapicture?” May l1bel ba yan? Saan ang imputation of a cr1me, vice or defect? Ano diyan ang mapanira? Wala. Pero if may kasiraang resulta niya, may malice ba? Si Leni ay kandidato. Ang galaw niya, character niya, ugali niya at ng staff niya ay kikilatisin kung nararapat siyang ihalal. Ang mga kwentong ganito ay bahagi ng impormasyong maaaring ipalaganap para dumaan sa pagevaluate ng mga botante. May public interest sa mga ganitong kwento. At ika nga ng SC, kahit di yan tutoo, di pa rin yan libel kasi tunkol ito sa public conduct. At since wala itong libel, ano ngayon ang purpose ni blogger para sabihin na ifinoforward niya ang post na ito sa mga abogado ni Leni? Para manakot? Para matigil ang diskurso tunkol kay Leni? Di yata demokratiko ang ganyang galawan. Pink na pink sa pagkadisente. Hmph.
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