BACOLOD CITY—A Manila-based lawyer is facing charges for mocking Commissioner Rowena Guanzon of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in his Twitter account.
The Iloilo City Prosecutor’s Office found probable cause to file a cyber unjust vexation case against Ferdinand Topacio.
The decision penned by Senior Assistant City Prosecutor Anne Montes-Espaola was dated May 12, but Guanzon said she received a copy of the decision only on June 25.
She said she did not know if the case had been elevated in court, although Topacio would have 10 days upon receipt of the decision to question the resolution before the Department of Justice.
In her own Twitter account, Guanzon posted …
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