Court junks ABS-CBN plea on GMA 7 libel raps

THE Court of Appeals (CA) has junked a petition of then broadcasters of ABS-CBN led by its chairman and CEO Eugenio “Gabby” Lopez, along with journalists Erwin Tulfo, Linda Jumilla and several others, questioning a ruling of the lower court in connection with a P100-million libel complaint filed by the GMA 7 against them.

In its two-page resolution, penned by Associate Justice Renato Francisco and concurred in by Associate Justices Sesinando Villon and Manuel Barrios, the CA’s Former Ninth Division dismissed the motion for reconsideration from ABS-CBN and the other journalists.