TACLOBAN CITY — A trial court in Ormoc City has convicted an overseas Filipino worker for maligning former mayor and now Rep. Richard Gomez. Judge Maria Corazon Naraja, presiding judge of the
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The accused was meted a five-year imprisonment and fine of P300,000 in moral damages with an interest of six percent per year until fully paid.The case stemmed from Tahanlangit’s posts on his Facebook account, claiming that Gomez, as mayor of the city, did not exert effort for him to return to Ormoc upon arrival at the Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport in Tacloban on May 25, 2020 by not providing him a vehicle.
He claimed that his remarks and posts were meant to get the attention of the city government and part of his freedom of expression.
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