Ogie Diaz together with his co-hosts in ‘Showbiz Update Live’ Loi Villarama and Wrena Lualhati filed their counter affidavits before investigating prosecutor Edward Seijo. This is their response to Bea Alonzo’s cyberlibel complaint.

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MJ Felipe

ABS-CBN News

<div><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted"></span></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1718685172098Ogie-Diaz-06182024.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=" Ogie Diaz"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"> Ogie Diaz</span> </span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- Accompanied by their legal counsel headed by Atty. Regie Tongol, Ogie Diaz together with his co-hosts in &quot;Showbiz Update Live&quot; Loi Villarama and Wrena Lualhati filed their counter affidavits before investigating prosecutor Edward Seijo on Tuesday. </p><p>This is their response to Bea Alonzo’s cyberlibel complaint.</p><p>Speaking to ABS-CBN News after they submitted their sworn affidavits, Tongol disclosed a few things that they indicated in their counter-affidavit.</p><p>“Prescribed na &#x27;yung posting na nilagay nila sa complaint affidavit nila. November 2022 pa, one year lang kasi ang prescriptive period ng cyberlibel. Ang pangalawa naming sinabi namin doon na wala namang sinabi &#x27;yung client namin na si Ogie Diaz at &#x27;yung mga co-hosts, o kung may sinabi man &#x27;yung mga co-hosts niya, ito ay nakapaloob pa rin sa fair comment doctrine na pinprotektahan ng ating Korte Suprema about matters of public interest katulad na lang ng buhay at trabahong ginagawa ng complainant,” said Tongol.</p><p>In addition, Tongol said that they have filed an affirmative defense on improper venue. “We filed an affirmative defense of improper venue. Alam naman natin na since 2022, sinabi na ni Bea na she’s a legal resident ng Spain. Kaya naman kung sasabihin niya na siya’y legal resident na ng Spain, then hindi na siya sa Quezon City actually nagre-reside,” said Tongol.  <br/><br/>And because of that, they counter-charged Alonzo with perjury. “Dahil sinabi niya yun, nag-file din si Loi Villarama ng counter charge na perjury, kasi obvious na obivous na nagsisinungaling siya sa kanyang complaint affidavit na sinabi niya na dito siya naka-reside sa Quezon City.”</p><p>Alonzo and her counsel are expected to submit their reply-affidavit within two weeks time.</p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Ogie Diaz together with his co-hosts in ‘Showbiz Update Live’ Loi Villarama and Wrena Lualhati filed their counter affidavits before investigating prosecutor Edward Seijo. This is their response to Bea Alonzo’s cyberlibel complaint.</p>

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Ogie Diaz, co-hosts file counter-affidavit on Bea Alonzo's cyberlibel complaint

Ogie Diaz, co-hosts file counter-affidavit on Bea Alonzo's cyberlibel complaint

MJ Felipe,

ABS-CBN News

Published Jun 18, 2024 12:33 PM PHT

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