Presidential candidate, Vice President Leni Robredo (File photo)
MANILA – The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo is mulling to take legal action over online links to an alleged sex video involving Robredo's eldest daughter Aika that are circulating on social media.
In a statement on Monday afternoon, Robredo's spokesperson, Ibarra Gutierrez, described the move as a "malicious fabrication" to distract the supporters of the vice president for her campaign in the presidential election race.
"This is a malicious fabrication and we have reported it to the platforms concerned to have it taken down. Our lawyers are studying our options for legal action," Gutierez said.
He said the deeper goal of the distraction ploy is to stir up trouble among Robredo's supporters and prevent them from converting more people to support her presidential bid.
"Kaya nga ang tamang response dito: Hold the line tayo para sa pag-ibig. Be firm but kind sa pagtatama ng disinformation, kahit gaano ito kawalanghiya (That's why this is the appropriate response to this: Let us hold the line for love. Be firm but kind in correcting disinformation, no matter how horrible),” he said.
He said the malicious attack against Aika is considered a crime.
"Malinaw na krimen ito. At ang paraan para talunin ang mga ganito once and for all: Manalo tayo sa halalan, ayusin ang sistema, at panagutin ang mga nagkakalat nito (This is clearly a crime. The way to beat this once and for all is: we win the elections, fix the system, and punish the ones spreading this)," he said.
Meanwhile, Robredo encouraged her supporters to not lose focus, stressing that the "best antidote to fake news is truth".
“Let us not lose focus. Let us continue doing good. This is how I survived the last six years," Robredo said in a tweet. (PNA)
