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Woman vows to sue after brother mistakenly named de Lima 'driver-lover'

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Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/nation/8/2/20160519-delima-comelec-3.jpg"/></figure></div>MANILA - A woman took to social media to express her disappointment after an article mistakenly identified her brother as Senator Leila de Lima&#x27;s former driver and supposed lover, who is allegedly involved in illegal drugs.In a lengthy post on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/gold.janairo.9/posts/10208965988160035?pnref=story">Facebook</a>, Amira Gold Janairo expressed her disappointment over the use of her brother&#x27;s photo in several online articles, identifying him as Ronnie Dayan, de Lima&#x27;s former driver.According to Janairo, the man on the photo, is her older brother, Joven Janairo, and not Dayan.&quot;The guy in the picture is my eldest brother. His name is Joven &quot;Benjie&quot; Janairo. He is a member of the special task force for anti-kidnapping as far as I remember. We are orphans. We are raised by our loving aunts and uncles who treated Us as their own child. They gave us everything we need and wants,&quot; Janairo wrote in her caption.The photo was originally posted by Joel M. Sy Egco on Facebook, and was later on used by various online websites in their articles.Janairo also asked the public to investigate and look for facts first before judging and accusing innocent people.&quot;The point is, before you judge and accused someone and give allegations. Would it be better if we investigate first. Gather all the facts and evidence. Let us make sure that this won&#x27;t backfire to us. Let us think of the family we are trying to destroy and those innocent children we are hurting whose father is being accused of,&quot; Janairo wrote.She added that if her brother is indeed involved in illegal drugs, or in the issue surrounding De Lima, her family will be the first ones to surrender their brother to the government.&quot;Our family do not tolerate any wrong doings. If we are wrong, we are wrong. If we are right, we stand and fight. If my brother is involved with this De Lima issue. We, his family will surrender him to the president and the republic of the Philippines. and we will stand as witnesses for the sake of the many,&quot; Janairo wrote.Janairo, likewise, said their family will be filing legal charges against those who mistakenly used his brother&#x27;s photo.&quot;Philippines, is this the change we want? We don&#x27;t have millions in our bank. But we have enough to experience what life has to offer. We don&#x27;t have 2 mansions but we have a house we call home. ‪#‎wewillseeyouincourt‬,&quot; she said.Meanwhile, Sy Egco, in another post on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JubairSyEgco/posts/1175040402517899?__mref=message">Facebook</a>, stood by his original post. He added that the reporter who wrote the original story on Dayan said he himself took the photo he posted on his Facebook page.&quot;If there are counterclaims, please be kind enough to post the &quot;REAL&quot; image of the seemingly camera-shy former bodyguard. Will somebody from the DOJ who worked with D5 and Dayan stand up and deliver. Rest assured that the posting of the photo was done in good faith based on information gathered by someone closest to the ground,&quot; Sy Egco said.According to Sy Egco, he is willing to apologize should it be proven that he was wrong and that there was a mix up in the information he received.&quot;If in the end it was proven that the photo was that of Janairo and that Jaime Aquino had mixed up his facts, I shall apologize.&quot;

A woman took to social media to express her disappointment after an article mistakenly identified her brother as Senator Leila de Lima's former driver, who is allegedly involved in illegal drugs.

A woman took to social media to express her disappointment after an article mistakenly identified her brother as Senator Leila de Lima's former driver, who is allegedly involved in illegal drugs.

Woman vows to sue after brother mistakenly named de Lima 'driver-lover'

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Woman vows to sue after brother mistakenly named de Lima 'driver-lover'

Rose Carmelle Lacuata,

ABS-CBN News

Published August 22, 2016 06:21 PM PHT

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Updated August 23, 2016 11:46 AM PHT

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