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Republic of the Philippines ) _________________ ) S.S. COMPLAINT-AFFIDAVIT
I,
FRANCIS PANCRATIUS N. PANGILINAN
, of legal age, Filipino, married, and with address at ____________________, having been duly sworn in accordance with law, hereby depose and state that: 1.
I am an incumbent Senator of the Republic of the Philippines, and I have been serving as a Senator since 2016. 2.
I am filing this complaint against the owner/s, author/s, and person/s responsible for the creation and management of the YouTube channel, LATEST CHIKA, and the libelous videos posted therein, for the crime of Libel under Section 4(c)(4) of Republic Act No. 10175, also known as the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, in relation to Article 355 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended. 3.
I am also filing this complaint against MS. BERNADETTE NACARIO as country Manager of GOOGLE PHILIPPINES for violating Section 20(b)(1) and Section 30(j) of the Rules and Regulations Implementing Republic Act No. 10175, otherwise known as Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012. 4.
LATEST CHIKA is a YouTube channel that can be accessed through the following URL or link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2UbKVGmJ5at-WgJo6e1TuA. Based on the information on its channel, LATEST CHIKA joined YouTube on 28 September 2020. 5.
On 20 May 2021, LATEST CHIKA authored and posted a video on its Youtube channel entitled,
“JUST IN! SHARON Cuneta DINEMANDA ang ASAWA nitong si KIKO PANGILINAN!”
The video may be accessed through the following URL or link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z-AqU3eiJ4&t=3s. A copy of the video thumbnail and screenshot are attached as
Annexes “A” and “A-1”
. 6.
The video thumbnail (
Annex “A”
) contained the following text: “
OMG! Dinemanda n ani Sharon si Kiko! ‘Kailangan ko itong Gawin dahil Hindi ko na kaya ang Pananakit mo sakin Kiko!’
”
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7.
Said video contained statements that I physically hurt or abused my wife, Sharon Cuneta-Pangilinan, and that she and our daughter, KC Concepcion, have filed a case against me for physical injuries. An excerpt of the video is quoted below: “xxx Ayon sa aming reliable source ay ang naging dahilan umano ng muntikang pagkabulag ni Megastar ay dahil sa pananakit umano ng asawa nitong si Kiko Pangilinan. xxx Dahil dito ay nagsampa na di umano ng kaso si KC maging si Sharon laban kay Kiko Pangilinan. Nireklamo nila ito sa kasong pananakit ng pisikal ni Kiko kay Sharon, ngunit sa kabila nito ay pilit pa ding itinatanggi ni Kiko ang akusasyon sa kanya ng kanyang asawang si Sharon Cuneta.” 8.
As of 07 June 2021, said video has 116,876 views. 9.
On 21 May 2021, LATEST CHIKA authored and posted a video on its YouTube channel entitled,
“NAKAKAAWA! KIKO Pangilinan NAGLUPASAY Paghingi ng TAWAD kay SHARON Cuneta!”
The video may be accessed through the following URL or link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLxzmT1IxuU&t=2s. A copy of the video thumbnail and screenshot are attached as
Annexes “B” and “B-1”.
10.
The video thumbnail (
Annex “B”
) contained the following text: “
Kiko Nagmakaawa kay Sharon! ‘Patawarin mo na ako please… ‘iurong mon a ang Kas0…
” 11.
Said video also contained statements that I physically hurt or abused my wife Sharon and that she and our daughter, KC, have filed a case against me because of it. An excerpt of the video is quoted below: “xxx Ayon nga sa aming reliable source ay si Kiko Pangilinan umano ang may kagagawan sa nangyaring ito kay Megastar. Sinasaktan umano ng pisikal ni Kiko si Sharon sa tuwing magseselos at mag-aaway ang mag-asawa. Ang ugaling ito umano ni Kiko ay matagal na kinimkim
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at itinago ni Sharon. Ngunit sa pagkakataong ito hindi na umano pinalampas ni Sharon ang ginawang ito ni Kiko sa kanya na nagdulot sa kanya ng trauma at muntikang pagkabulag ng aktres. Ayon pa sa aming source ay nagsampa na umano ng kasi si Sharon kasama ang anak nitong panganay na si KC Concepcion. Ayon kay KC hindi na umano katanggap tanggap ang ginawang ito ng kanyang stepfather sa kanyang mama kaya nagdesisyon na silang sampahan ito ng kaso. Samantala hindi naman matanggap ni Kiko na sinampahan na agad siya ng kaso ni KC. Ayon kay Kiko ay aksidente lang umano ang nangyaring ito kay Sharon. Hindi umano niya sinasadyang gawin ito sa kanyang asawa. Humihingi naman ngayon ng second chance si Kiko kay Sharon maging sa anak nitong si KC. Nangangako din itong hindi na niya muling pagbubuhatan ng kamay ang kanyang asawa. Nagmamakaawa din ito na sana ay i-urong n ani Sharon ang kaso laban sa kanya. Halos maglupasay nga di umano si Kiko paghingi ng kapatawaran sa asawa nitong si Sharon.” 12.
As of 07 June 2021, said video has already garnered 228,164 views. 13.
On 22 May 2021, LATEST CHIKA authored and posted a video on its YouTube channel entitled,
“NAGKAHARAP NA! KIKO Pangilinan SINUGOD si MARCO Gumabao at SHARON Cuneta!”
The video may be accessed through the following URL or link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HYiAj_AL5s. A copy of the video thumbnail and screenshot are attached as
Annexes “C” and “C-1”.
14.
The video thumbnail (
Annex “C”
) contained the following text: “
’Tumigil ka na, tanggapin mo na, ako ang mahal ng asawa mo! ‘Hindi ko kayo titigilan hanggat hindi kayo nakukul0ng! mga Bab0y!
”