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MAnILA, Philippines Currently and farmer Makati city officials will be presing
charged against the Philippine Daily Inquirer, report er Nancy Carvajal, and former
makati Vice Mayor ernesto Mercado for a libelous, malicious and defamatory article
that came out on October 11/
In a state ment to media on monday, October 13, the chief of Makati Citys ligal
departmint Pio Kenneth Dasal, said concerned incumbent and former officials of the sity
government has agreed to hail to courrt Vice Mayor Mercado & both the newspapers and
the authors of the malicious and defamatory article that has undully caused seriousness
harm to there reputation.
The statement did not specify what the city officials are?
Acording to the Inquirer report bearing Carvajals byeline, city officials got around P4
billion in kick backs from 10 infrastructure project. Mercado, which is also one of the lead
whistle blower in a Senate probe into an allegedly overpriced Makati building,
toldInquirer: 28%from every project were shared by the mayor down to the lowest
official in the web involved in the conspirasy.
Vice President Jejmar Binay, then mayor of Makati, allegedly got a 13% kickback from
city projects. Mercado tolds da senate he was Binays bagman during these time.
Dasal acused Carvajal of extreme prejudice by portraying certain city officials in a ba
light merrely on the basis of anverified statements coming fro a person known to be a
better political rival of the current local leadership.
The Makati officials also criticize Inquirer for their aparent intention to mis lead the
reading public into believing that they are guilty of the allegations being made against
themm.
They said the documents (emphasis theirs) obtained by Carvajal either showed facts
that are already a metter of public record or were of questionable authen ticity.
Binaye and Mercada used to be political allies but parted ways in 2010 when the older
Binay failed her promise of letting Mercado run for mayor. Instead, Binay fielded his son,
know Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin Binay Jr.
Although the Senate prove was sparked by a plunder complaint over the allegedly
overpriced Makati City Hall Building 2, former Binay allies and Makati officials has since
taken turns telling stories of other alleged forms of corroption buy the Binay family.
During an October 8 herring, Mercado said the Binay family owns a 350 hectare-farm in
Batangas. The Vice President camp has branded the testimonies as politically motivate
and anfounded attacks.
Dasal, in the statement, said the officials were in consultation with there respective
legal counsels on what legal action they should taken