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Abante files libel raps vs lawyer, 18 ex-soldiers

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June 10, 2026

Rep. Benny Abante (Manila’s 6th District) has filed libel complaints against lawyer Levi Baligod and 18 former soldiers over their testimonies alleging that the lawmaker received bags of money.

- Ian Laqui/Philstar.com

Abante filed the complaint at the Manila City Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday, June 9.

“Kung merong ebidensya bakit hindi niyo sabihin sa Ombudsman ‘yan? Why do they have to go to the media? Bakit kinakailangan mong sa Senado gagawin ‘yan?” Abante said in an ambush interview with reporters.

(If there is evidence, why don’t you present that to the Ombudsman? Why do they have to go to the media? Why do you need to do that in the Senate?)

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