Pagbawi o retraction ni broadcaster Ramon Tulfo sa naging alegasyon tinanggap ng kampo ni dating Speaker Romualdez

TINANGGAP ng kampo ni dating Speaker Romualdez ang pagbawi o retraction ni broadcaster Ramon Tulfo sa naging alegasyon na sikretong nakakalabas ang dating speaker mula sa kanyang detention facility.

Kasunod ito sa naging testimonya ng jail superintendent na tumataliwas sa naturang alegasyon laban kay Romualdez.

“We welcome Mr. Ramon Tulfo’s public acknowledgment that the allegations he circulated concerning former Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez’s supposed unauthorized movements outside his detention facility were false. Mr. Tulfo has admitted that he was fed incorrect information, failed to independently verify it, and subsequently passed it on to the public,” pahayag ni Ade Fajardo, counsel ni Romualdez.

Unang inihayag ni Tulfo sa kanyang November 3 Facebook post na sikreto umanong nakakalabas at nakakabalik si Romualdez sa New Quezon City Jail sa pamamagitan ng backdoor staircase patungo sa isang naghihintay na ambulansiya habang pinapatay ng jail warden ang kuryente upang matigil na makapag-record ang security cameras sa kanyang pagkilos. Ngunit, inamin ng broadcaster na mali ang natanggap niyang impormasyon.

“He has now described the allegations as fiction. This public retraction is significant, particularly because the allegations had already circulated widely and subjected our client to public suspicion and criticism,” pahayag ni Fajardo.

Ang pahayag ay kasunod na rin sa formal demand letter na may petsang November 4 mula sa law firm na Solis Medina Fajardo Malilong, na nagsabing itigil ni Tulfo ang pagpapakalat ng naturang alegasyon, iwasan ang pagsabing nakakalabas-masok si Romualdez at agad na alisin o itama ang original post nito na may kasamang paglilinaw.

“We appreciate Mr. Tulfo’s willingness to acknowledge his mistake publicly. It takes responsibility to correct an erroneous report, especially after it has gained widespread attention,”ani Fajardo.

(VINA de GUZMAN)