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There b nout a deliberate effort to shut up the mouths of media persor.s who expose the truth. These are powerful public officiols uho donT utant to be aqosed. Most uulnerable, of eourse, are the ordinary broadeasters uho dan't haue the resources to protect themselues adeEmtely. These public officiak haue formed alliances with crime syndiwtes; the criminals prouide the muscle to protect the corn4ttion of thesepublie afficials. ntr

5. The above-mentioned portions of the article authored by respondent Manuel "Boy" Mejorada and published by the herein respondents created in the minds of the reader that I am a liar, making dishonesty as my policy as a mayor; that I am an author to the kiling and shooting of mediamen and I have formed alliances with criminal syndicates, among others;
6. The article written and published by respondents has no factual basis, highly speculative and were all false statements designed to destroy my good and my administration as the Crty Mayo. oT iloilo City. RespouJents were motivatedby bad faith in publishing the said article to defame and discredit me to my friends, colleagues, family, relatives and constituents as Mayor of Iloilo
Crty;

7. The libelous articlg having been published in The News TodaR being a }e-wsPaper of general circulation, wirs read by the general public, inciuaing my friends, collmgues, family and re}atives, among others;

8. Due to malicious public imputations by respondents, I suffered and. to suffer serious anxietyr_ besmirched reputation, mental anguish, sleepless nights not to mention thd {agage they done to my @reer, repufation
continue
and honor among my constituents and the general public; res-pondents be made

follows:

9. Due to such grossly lnjustified, malicious and libelous imputations, to pay, jointly and severally, the damages I sriffered, as

PESOS (Phproo,ooo.oo);

9.a. Actual damages

in the amount of oNE HUNDRED THousAND

9.b. Moral damages (Phpro,ooo,ooo.oo);

(Php5,ooo,ooo.oo) (Phproo,ooo.oo);

in the

amount

of TEN MILLION
FT\rE

pEsos

g.c. Exemplary damages

in the amount of

MILLI0N pEsos

q.d. Attornefs fee of oNE

HLINDRED THousAND pEsos

9.e. Cost of this suit.

I hereby execute this affidavit to attest to the truth of the foregoing facts and hereby request the investigating prosecutor to file the crime of UB"EL igainst the herein Respondents.