Skip to playerSkip to main contentSkip to footer
  • yesterday
Senator Risa Hontiveros files cyber libel complaints against several personalities, including former Senate probe witness Michael Maurilio.

For more Rappler stories: https://www.rappler.com/
Transcript
00:00Sen. Risa Ontiveros filed cyber libel complaints against several personalities, including former
00:06Senate probe witness Michael Maurilio. Ontiveros filed her complaints with the
00:10Justice Department's prosecution service on Wednesday, July 9. She accuses the respondents
00:15of spreading disinformation, primarily through a video in which Maurilio claimed Ontiveros
00:20bribed him to testify. In a Senate hearing, Maurilio testified that he was abused by members
00:24of Kybaloi sect, the Kingdom of Jesus Christ. He also said he witnessed suspicious activities
00:29by members of the Duterte family who are friends with Kybaloi. Maurilio changed his tune in
00:34the video, which was posted on Facebook in late June. Ontiveros said Maurilio made distress
00:38calls to her office right before the video was published on June 24 and that he might
00:43be under pressure to recant. Besides Maurilio, Ontiveros named the following respondents.
00:50Last week, Ontiveros asked the National Bureau of Investigation to investigate Maurilio and
00:55several vloggers for cyber libel. This time, she is formally asking the Justice
00:59Department to prosecute the respondents for a criminal offense.

Recommended