*** CLARIFICATION ON THE STATEMENT OF ATTY. FOJA, LEGAL ADVISER OF GABRIELA WOMENS PARTY. PLEASE REPOST: We would like to clarify that we issued no such statement. It has been the long standing policy of Gabriela Womens Party and Gabriela National Alliance NOT to comment on issues that we have no first hand knowledge about. In this specific case between Ms. Corhejo and Mr. Vhong Navarro, neither parties have sought our assistance or opinion. We would like to clarify that the interview conducted by your reporter, Ms. Sandra Aguinaldo focused primarily on the issue of rape, advance questions relayed to me were even titled as RAPE 101. I was likewise careful not to comment on the controversial case and even told Ms. Aguinaldo that I have not monitored it. The questions propounded to me were about rape and rape victims in general and my answers were made with no reference to any particular victim much less to Deniece. I was asked to explain how rape is committed, its impact and repercussions on the victims, the difficulty of filing cases and how the public should react to the victims story. Unfortunately, the interview, I believe was maliciously spun to make it appear that we in Gabriela are supporting Ms. Cornejo. While we appreciate the networks effort of having taken down the article immediately, we are calling for a public apology and a clarification from the network so that the audience may be enlightened on the truth. Moreover, we hope that the network will exercise caution in the treatment of future stories. Respectfully, Atty. Alnie Foja ABS-CBNnews, Bandila, GMA News, News TV, TV Patrol
Posted on: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 12:44:20 +0000
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