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Hontiveros files cyberlibel raps vs 6 vloggers, ex-witness Michael Maurillo
Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed cyberlibel charges before the Department of Justice against seven individuals, including lawyer Ferdinand Topacio and former Senate witness Michael Maurilio.
The charges stem from a viral video accusing Hontiveros of coercing a witness to give false testimonies against detained preacher Apollo Quiboloy.
The video alleged that Maurilio was paid by Hontiveros to testify against Quiboloy.
Hontiveros stated that the perpetrators are attempting to discredit her and bury the truth.
She described the video as a "systematic and deliberate attack" against those who speak out and those who support them.
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