Senator Sherwin Gatchalian filed a civil lawsuit against former Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi, seeking up to P16 million in damages over an alleged defamatory statement made during Cusi's time as chief of the Department of Energy .
Gatchalian is seeking P10 million in moral damages, P5 million in exemplary damages, and P1 million in attorney's fees., in which the former Energy chief claimed that the Udenna-Chevron Malampaya Consortium shares deal "has been politicized" and that Gatchalian, in the course of the Senate Committee on Energy's hearing on the matter, "had chosen to lend his ear to those adversarial business interests.
The Senate resolution arose from the series of inquiries launched by Gatchalian, who was then the chairman of the Senate Energy panel and the senator's privilege speech in which he concluded that Cusi and key official of the DOE were “criminally and administratively liable for graft, gross neglect of duty, and grave misconduct and should immediately resign from their posts... for railroading the approval of the sale of participating interest of Chevron in Malampaya gas field.
"To be sure, not only the ordinary Filipino citizens visited the website, but also foreign investors and stakeholders from the energy sector. The press release as published on the DOE website was even reported by the media and reproduced in several news articles."
...paramihan ng pera
Energy Energy Latest News, Energy Energy Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: inquirerdotnet - 🏆 3. / 86 Read more »
Source: rapplerdotcom - 🏆 4. / 86 Read more »
Source: inquirerdotnet - 🏆 3. / 86 Read more »
Source: rapplerdotcom - 🏆 4. / 86 Read more »