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Court rejects Darryl Yap's bid to consolidate Vic Sotto's complaint, writ petition
The Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 205 denied director Darryl Yap's request to consolidate two cases filed against him by Vic Sotto concerning the film "The Rapists of Pepsi Paloma."
Presiding Judge Liezel Aquiatan ruled that Yap's motion for consolidation lacked merit, stating the two legal actions are inherently distinct in nature, purpose, jurisdiction, and procedure.
The court will proceed with a summary hearing for Sotto's petition for a writ of habeas data against Yap.
Sotto previously filed a P35 million cyber libel complaint against Yap after his name was mentioned in the film's teaser.
He also filed a petition for a writ of habeas data, asking the court to remove teaser and promotional materials that depicted or mentioned his personal information.
Despite the legal proceedings, Sotto stated he has a clean conscience and is not worried about the case.
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Director Darryl Yap has asked a Muntinlupa court to cancel a hearing on Vic Sotto's petition for a writ of habeas data and to consolidate it with the cyber libel case.
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Vic Sotto and director Darryl Yap appeared at the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branch 205 for a hearing concerning Sotto's petition for a writ of habeas data against Yap's upcoming film, "The Rapists of Pepsi Paloma."
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The Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branch 205 issued a gag order in the cyber libel case filed by Vic Sotto against filmmaker Darryl Yap.
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The Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branch 205 has denied director Darryl Yap's request to consolidate two cases filed against him by TV host Vic Sotto concerning Yap's film "The Rapists of Pepsi Paloma."
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Vic Sotto has filed 19 counts of cyberlibel and a writ of habeas data against filmmaker Darryl Yap before the Muntinlupa Prosecutor's Office and Regional Trial Court Branch 205, respectively.
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