Tomas vs. Atan: A pattern of harrasment?

[giddyboy]

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What can you say?

Tomas ponders libel suit vs. Atan
Monday, January 11, 2010

CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña will ask the City Attorney’s Office to study the filing of a libel complaint against political opponent Jonathan Guardo, who accused City Hall of trying to stop his distribution of relief goods in Barangay Calamba last Saturday.

Osmeña said he will not allow the City Government to be “insulted” by the businessman by reporting “lies” to the media.

“I will ask the city attorney to study the possibility of filing libel charges against Guardo…. I’m used to all the insults.

But if it is against the City, I will defend it. I can’t tolerate that,” he said.

After complaining that the Cebu City Government removed his basketball boards and deprived him of venues for his barangay sports programs, Guardo last Saturday complained about an alleged attempt to prevent him from distributing relief goods to Barangay Calamba’s fire victims.

He said that early last Saturday, his political leader, former Calamba barangay councilor Cora Lim, informed him that barangay tanods went to her house and warned her against continuing with the distribution scheduled at 10 a.m.

The tanods, he said, told Lim that they were sent to warn her that those who accept the goods and have relatives working in the barangay would cause these relatives to get fired.

The tanods, Guardo claimed, were instructed by Barangay Captain Victor Quijano Jr. under orders from City Hall...

...Told of the mayor’s words, Guardo said it is up to him whether to file the complaint or not. He said he has been giving aid to fire victims, and he uses “personal funds” in doing it.

“I give aid to fire victims all the time…. People expect me to help them. Now City Hall wants to sue me for giving aid. Imbis nitabang ta, ikiha na hinoon (I only want to help, yet I am being threatened with a lawsuit),” Guardo said.

He described this as “another form of harassment” aimed at the opposition.

“What worries me is the pattern of harassment City Hall has deployed against the opposition. They removed my boards, prevented me from entering barangay gyms, deprived opposition barangays of gasoline allowances, stopped Cogon Pardo’s medical mission, and now this Calamba incident,” Guardo said.

full article:
Tomas ponders libel suit vs. Atan | Sun.Star Network Online

[gikapoy]

dili diay pwede mo file ug libel c tomas sir?
c sir low iq sepulvida ni bahad lagi nga mo file sila ug kaso sa media kung cge balik2x sa issue sa CICC
hehehehe

[giddyboy]

dili diay pwede mo file ug libel c tomas sir?

who sayz he can't?

[gikapoy]

who sayz he can't?

ambot heheh

[samsungster]

tomas can file but dont know if mo prosper ba..

[smiky]

dah ! guardo , wa pa gani ka lingkod mag tinonto na dayon. kung siya ma apikehan kiha ug libel , harrasment kuno , kung siya maka apiki mura lang ug wa ? borit ! pagsugod sa pagka barangay tanod doh una ka mag congressman , let's see if you have the balls to be the man. butang ta lang makadaug ka pagka tonggresman , sige , after 3 years, the cebuano people in the south dares you to lay your accomplishments and maybe we will take it from there and believe whatever word you say

[echo.duel]

Well, weather weather lang jud na, kay do you think pasagdan lang sad ni Tomas na musikat si Atan? of course he'll do something to prevent it.

[ngano-diay?]

Lesson ni nimo Atan! Hambugero man gud ka! Wa kay tahod sa Mayor. Wa pa giod kay bu-ot! Mora man ug gusto mag ala mayor Tommy, di ka angayan oi!

[smiky]

@ngano-diay? - korek ! tompak ... mao na ... nagtuo man siya tungod sa iyang arthro nga products ma sikat na siya mabutang na siya sa kongreso

[peewee_toot]

kaluoy ni atan... mayra!