CEBU, Philippines - Talisay City mayoralty candidate and former first district Representative Eduardo Gullas has filed libel charges against the son of Talisay Mayor Johnny De los Reyes for accusing him of earning P30 million from the sale of the Tabunok Public Market to private investors.
Gullas said Clifford De los Reyes made the accusation on Facebook last September.
“Bisa’g ikaw naman tingali nga butang-butangan ka nga nakadawat kag 30 milyones unya dili tinuod, dili kaha ka mu-file ug libel?” Gullas said.
His name was not indicated in the post but Gullas contended it alluded to him.
“Ang nakaparat kay tiguwang ang iyang gi-mention. Wa hinuon gihisgutan akong pangan pero tulo raman mi nidagan… duha ang tiguwang, ako ug ang
iyang amahan, kay ang usa batan-on man si Romy pero dili mahitabo nga iyang amahan ang iyang gipasa-bot so ako ra gyud. Dili na tinuod binuang na,” Gullas said.
Gullas described De los Reyes’ camp as desperate. He said that when he was mayor, he never sold any property of the city government nor borrowed money to build projects.
Clifford, in a separate interview, said he was merely defending his father over accusations made by Gullas’ camp and will answer Gullas’ charges.
One of Gullas’ lawyers, Oscar Capacio, said his client is also contemplating on filing separate libel charges against De los Reyes’ son, John Yre.
“All I can say, I’m not going to file a case just to be dismissed. In other words, I will also review the evidence. Probably, they forgot I’m also a member of the Philippine bar. I belong to class 56,” Gullas said.
Gullas said John Yre, the administrator of Talisay City, allegedly made malicious accusations against him and the members of his camp on the former’s paid radio program over dyRC. — /JMO (FREEMAN)