Tulfo files defamation rap vs. Co's ‘ex-bodyguards’ over kickback claims

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Erwin Tulfo on Monday filed a “grave oral defamation” complaint against three of the alleged “18 ex-bodyguards” of former Congressman Zaldy Co for implicating him in the flood control scandal. Tulfo filed the complaint before the Pasay City Regional Trial Court, naming respondents Bernard Gumban, Rosebert Waupan, and Benny Bulontate. READ: Tulfo rejects ’18 Marines’ label, calls alleged bagmen ‘kargadors‘ The senator cited the Cayetano bloc’s blue ribbon committee hearing on Thursday, which he called an “ordinary press conference,” where the three supposed 18 ex-bodyguards “publicly made statements imputing serious criminal conduct against me for having […]... Keep on reading: Tulfo files defamation rap vs. Co's ‘ex-bodyguards’ over kickback claims