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Richard Gutierrez files P25-million libel case against PEP

by Jojo Gabinete posted on April 13, 2009  STATS: 73008 Views | 1150 Comments

"First time ko na magsasampa ng kaso against anyone. Gusto ko lang sabihin na matagal kong inalagaan, pinaghirapan ang pangalan ko. Yung reputasyon ng pamilya namin, inaalagaan namin. I work hard for my job, para sa mga fans. Hindi ako basta-basta papayag na siraan at tapakan-tapakan nang ganoon. Pinapalabas nila na isa akong kriminal! Hindi ako papayag ng ganoon," says Richard Gutierrez about the libel case he filed against PEP.

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Libel ang kaso na isinampa ni Richard Gutierrez laban sa PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal); partikular na ang editor-in-chief nitong si Ms. Jo-Ann Maglipon, ang managing editor na si Karen Pagsolingan, at ang staff writer na si Ferdinand Godinez.

Nagsadya kanina, April 13, si Richard sa Makati City Regional Trial Court para pormal na isampa ang kaso. Past 2 p.m. nang dumating siya sa Prosecutor's Office. Kasama niya ang mga magulang na sina Eddie Gutierrez at Annabelle Rama, ang mga kapatid na sina Ruffa at Raymond. Present din si Bubbles Paraiso, ang witness ni Richard sa kaso, na alaga ng kanyang ina.

Si Atty. T. Angelica Y. Santiago ang legal counsel ni Richard at siya ang nagsabi sa media na P25 million ang halaga ng damages na hinihingi ng kanyang kliyente mula sa mga respondent. Fifteen million pesos (P15M) para sa moral damages at ten million pesos (P10 million) para sa exemplary damages.

Sa interview kay Richard, sinabi nito na itinuloy niya ang pagsasampa ng kaso dahil hindi naman daw binawi ng PEP ang kuwento na nagkaroon diumano sila ng engkuwentro ni Michael Flores sa birthday party ng direktor na si Mark Reyes noong March 28.

Ayon kay Richard, "Maraming artista ang nabibiktima ng ganitong klaseng false journalism at nagkataon lang na nangyari ito sa akin. Nakakalungkot na kinailangan na mangyari ito, pero I just want to get to the bottom of this and we wanna find out the truth kung sinong tao ang nasa likod nito. That's why we're doing this. We already gave them a second chance that's why we are here.

"Hindi ako galit. I feel bad and it saddens me na kailangang mangyari ito. Kasi kaming mga artista, nagtatrabaho kami. You know, ang goal namin, magbigay-ligaya. Magbigay ng entertainment sa mga tao, tapos bigla na lang kami sasagasaan nang ganoon. Wala naman kaming ginagawang masama.

"Sa totoo lang, galing kami sa Bagac, Bataan. Nagte-taping kami doon. Isang beses lang akong lumabas, natsismis pa ako na gumawa ng ganoon. Ang sama lang ng ginawa nila. Ngayon, we have no option but to do this legal action. We want to get to the bottom of this. Sino ba talaga yung taong behind this? Sino ba talaga ang source? Yun lang naman.

"First time ko na magsasampa ng kaso against anyone. Gusto ko lang sabihin na matagal kong inalagaan, pinaghirapan ang pangalan ko. Yung reputasyon ng pamilya namin, inaalagaan namin. I work hard for my job, para sa mga fans. Hindi ako basta-basta papayag na siraan at tapakan-tapakan nang ganoon. Pinapalabas nila na isa akong kriminal! Hindi ako papayag ng ganoon.

"Gusto ko magpasalamat, siyempre, sa mga kaibigan ko, kay Bubbles, sa lahat ng mga kasama ko sa Zorro na kasama ko nang gabing 'yon, na willing tumulong sa akin at mag-testify. Gusto ko silang pasalamatan. Siyempre, ang family ko who's been always there for me. Of course, my fans.

"Sana kahit ano ang mangyari, nandiyan pa rin sila sa likod ko, kahit medyo damaging sa akin yung nangyari. Yung mga fans ko, naniniwala pa rin sa akin at nagtitiwala sa akin at gusto kong magpasalamat sa kanila."

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  • 150  jeezy_young

    04/13/2009 | 09:50 PM
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    04/13/2009 | 09:49 PM
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  • 147  freedomblogger

    04/13/2009 | 09:49 PM
    Whoa! im not against the Gutierrez Family pero sana ginagawa ni Richard to bcoz pinipilit siya ng mom nya.I think its too unprofessional sa part ng family nila to go through the trial.They should have just laughed at it coz while they are doing this ,a lot of Filipinos are now thinking quot;who the hll they are?quot;. I know this is a very powerful form of career move for them but is there no other ways ba? Dapat ba papuri nalang lahat? or may iba silang iniiwasang issue?..hmmmm..

    And Richard, sabi mo nga taga serbisyo ka ng tao.. nagpapasaya at naglilingkod sa taong bayan. Oh c'mon dude your move is somehow gay.Honestly, i salute you dude for the good stuff youve done but this one is just a full of BS!

    This will lead to your own downfall and your Mom's victory..
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    04/13/2009 | 09:48 PM
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  • 145  phaurareinz

    04/13/2009 | 09:44 PM
    to those who say that we, we pepsters are not responsible 'commentators', we dare say we base our comments to what has been written here on pep.ph and what we've seen on national tv!

    if we dare say that we speculate that richard gutierrez is swaying away any dreadful issues illegally, we only base it because what we have witnessed in the media, a question will now be raised, how many issues concerning richard and his 'indicent' unlawful acts were reported and just overshadowed!? like many to mention!

    we stand by our decision to protect pep.ph and its credibility even by its own refusal to stand by their statements, we only attest and we firmly held our beliefs that pep.ph had some truth in that said reportage but had only been haunted by the taunts of the ill-advised gutierrez family!!!!

    pep.ph should be grateful for us standing by them! and the gutierrez family should be awed by the aount of people that believed that they are masking the truth from the people!
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  • 144  b0ynxtdoor

    04/13/2009 | 09:44 PM
    to all those who are saying that the Gutierrez family is quot;basuraquot; especially kay Kazandra, have you ever faced the mirror asking yourselves if you are Holy, never committed mistakes to anyone. Masyado kayong makapagsalita. Sabi nga ni Bro, kung sino ang walang kasalanan kailanman sa buong buhay niya, siya ang unang pumukol ng bato. Matakot naman kayo sa panghuhusga ninyo. Is this what you can get from this website? Ang manghusga ng kapwa. I've been reading comments posted here in this website pero madalas sa hindi, nag-aaway away ang mga tao. Can't we be intelligent enough not to post harsh comments against each other and the stars we admire. Peace to all
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  • 143  diablita

    04/13/2009 | 09:43 PM
    gyera na to! cge susubaybayan ko ang demanda sa PEP.
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  • 142  titagroovy

    04/13/2009 | 09:37 PM
    OMG!!!Hala may pambayad na si Anabil kay Wilma.
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    04/13/2009 | 09:35 PM
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  • 140  CAgirl

    04/13/2009 | 09:31 PM
    I support Richard's libel case against PEP!

    PEP mgmt issues are the cause of this libel case.

    PEP WHY ARE YOU DELETING MY COMMENT WHEN THEY ARE ON TOPIC????
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  • 133  marikit_ako

    04/13/2009 | 09:12 PM
    eto ang gustong gusto ni madam anabel ang maraming kasuhan syempre nga naman malaking pera rin kaya ang 25million noh! kaya lhat aawayin at sasampahan ng kaso para additional savings hehe...
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  • 132  sige_na_nga

    04/13/2009 | 09:12 PM
    hindi rin nila kayang magretract kasi maapektuhan ang credibility nila... kasi sabi naman sa report according lang sa sources di ba... wala namang sinabi ang pep na totoo or something then kung baga tsismis. naaisip ko lang paano yung mga buntis isyu kunwari sa artista parang ganun lang yan isyu lang kay richard pero di pa confirmed... humanap na lang din ng butas si anabelle para maka ganti sa pep kasi sa dami ng isyu na nailagay dito na sobrang mag react ang mga readers... maybe lang ha... baka mademanda rin ako... pero bakit now lang eh de ibig sabihin totoo yung kay aljur last time?! and according to an employee of yokohama pinagtatadyakan ni richard ang car nya na bumara sa kotse ni chard sa parking in a bar... hay naku no wonder type cast na sya sa ganitong isyu... but why now sakto lang ang hidni totoo hehe...
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