Lawyer Melvin Matibag yesterday filed the complaint before the Supreme Court.
He served as acting Cabinet secretary of former president Rodrigo Duterte. Roque was Duterte's spokesman.
Matibag declined to provide details of the complaint, but he cited Roque's social media posts, including a deepfake video of President Marcos supposedly using illegal drugs that went viral in July.
"It's been established that that's fake news, fake evidence. Let's see how the Supreme Court will appreciate that a lawyer is posting it," he told reporters.
Roque, in response, said the complaint is a "desperate act of attention." "The polvoronic video is a national security matter affecting the lives and future of millions of Filipinos.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك ? تسجيل الدخول
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة September 25, 2024 من The Philippine Star.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك? تسجيل الدخول
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