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Pangandaman files libel raps vs De la Paz over blog
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/01/09/...-over-blog

A son of Agrarian Reform Secretary Nasser Pangandaman has charged with libel before the Lanao del Sur Prosecutor’s Office the 18-year-old antagonist in the squabble over a mauling incident at an Antipolo golf club.

Lawyer Ted Pastrana said the case was filed in Lanao del Sur because his client, Nasser Pangandaman, 27, is a resident and mayor of Masiu town in that province, where his reputation is at stake.

“Besides, Mayor Pangandaman is not known in Metro Manila despite the fact that he’s a son of a Cabinet secretary,” he said.

Pastrana said Marie Dhel “Bambee” de la Paz, 18, was sued for libel for the defamatory and malicious articles which she had written in her blog in the Internet.

The blog’s contents had triggered angry responses against the Pangandamans from bloggers nationwide, he added.

Mayor Pangandaman is not seeking any compensation from Bambee because the case is criminal in nature, Pastrana said.

However, Raymond Fortun, counsel for the De la Paz family, belittled the filing of the libel suit against Bambee.

“It’s not a big deal,” he said.

“It’s not an unexpected move by the Pangandamans because they have been threatening to file such case two days after the mauling incident.”

Fortun said being public officials, the Pangandamans are vulnerable to criticism.

After weighing the evidence, the court would eventually dismiss the libel charges, he added.

However, Pastrana said if the De la Pazes are sincere in settling the case, they should shut down Bambee’s blog as a sign of goodwill.

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