The great thing about this is that the paper being sued still ran the story.
“Anchorman del Prado of dzBB Radio yesterday sued the Philippine Daily Inquirer for libel for a series of articles that said he had received payoffs in the pork barrel scam that were allegedly disguised as advertising expenses,” reports Erika Sauler in Philippine Daily Inquirer.
Named as respondents in the complaint filed in the Quezon City prosecutor’s office were publisher Raul Pangalangan, editor-in-chief Letty Jimenez-Magsanoc, managing editor Jose Ma. Nolasco, associate editor (now publisher) for online Abelardo Ulanday, news editor Artemio Engracia Jr., and reporter Nancy Carvajal.
In its official statement, the Inquirer said: “We learned that dzBB Radio anchor Mr. Carmelo del Prado Magdurulang (popularly known as Melo del Prado) filed a libel complaint against the Philippine Daily Inquirer and some of its editorial staff. We have not formally received a copy of the complaint as of this time and as such, we are unable to comment on this matter.”
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