I arrived from a two-day conference of station managers under Radyo GMA (RGMA) network in Manila yesterday afternoon. I was greeted by the news about the conviction of our colleague, ABS-CBN Cebu top anchor and The Freeman/Banat News columnist, Leo Lastimosa, for libel. This stemmed from the case filed by former governor and now third district Rep. Gwen Garcia, whom Leo described in his Freeman column as “Doling Kawatan.” I won’t question the decision of RTC Branch 14 Presiding Judge Rafael Yrastorza who convicted Lastimosa. I hope there was no other reason for his conviction. Leo can appeal the ruling with the Court of Appeals and up to the Supreme Court. This is a sad day for journalism. To our colleague and friend Leo, go on. They cannot put a good man down.
Posted on: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 23:29:03 +0000
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