QC vice mayor Belmonte files libel complaint vs former gov't officials

COMPLAINT. Quezon City Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte formally complains about an allegedly libelous article written about her by Manuel Morato and Antonio Lagdameo. Photo by Jire Carreon/Rappler

MANILA, Philippines – Quezon City Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte filed a libel complaint against two former government officials over an article in a tabloid.

In her complaint, filed with the city fiscal's office on Monday, February 18, she said former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office chief Manuel Morato and former Davao del Norte congressman Antonio Lagdameo maliciously wrote a factually incorrect report about a case against her that the justice department had already dismissed.

The article titled "Joy Belmonte Swak sa Graft" was published on February 15, 2019, in Saksi: Mga Balitang Totoo Ngayon. – Rappler.com