Description
A local radio anchorman was found guilty of libel by an Aklan court on Wednesday, April 12, for remarks he made about a Chinese businessman in the middle of 2020 alleging employee abuse. The conviction was brought on by Bañares' remarks made against Chinese national Yong Quiang "Johnzon" Zhu, who ran a scuba diving school on the island of Boracay, in his Radyo Birada program, which was broadcast on Radio Boracay Station 106.1 FM.
Information
Number of attacked persons or entities related to media
1
Do they work as freelance or media?
Yes
Position in media
Status of journalists
Gender
Male
Country
Region VI – Western Visayas
Full name or name of group
Identified
The name of perpetrator (individual/group)
Chinese national Yong Quiang “Johnzon” Zhu
Background (state actor or non state actor)
Gender
Attack mention about gender background/sexual wording?
No
Date of incident
Year of incident
2023
Type of incident
Criminal lawsuit/charge: Identify which criminal lawsuit use for this case including defamation, fake-news, publication, etc)
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