Court junks case vs. Tulfo brothers
by Chito A. Chavez, November 7, 2013 (updated)
Manila, Philippines – A Quezon City judge yesterday junked the grave threats case filed by estranged couple Raymart Santiago and Claudine Barretto against brothers Erwin, Raffy and Ben Tulfo over the broadcasters’ statements aired on their television show last year after the couple failed to attend yesterday’s scheduled hearing.
Atty. Nelson Borja, counsel for Erwin Tulfo, said the Tulfo brothers immediately moved for the dismissal of the case as the court had already issued a warning against the couple after they failed to appear in the pre-trial scheduled last September.
Quezon City Metropolitan Trial Court Branch 38 Judge Lyn Ebora Cacha provisionally dismissed the case against the Tulfos after the complainants were a no-show.
The case stemmed from the supposed threats uttered by the Tulfo brothers in their television program on May 7, 2012 a day after the celebrity couple figured in an altercation at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) with Ramon Tulfo, the older brother of the respondents.
In a November 2012 resolution, Assistant City Prosecutor Rowena Balagtas found probable cause to file two counts of grave threats against Erwin and Raffy and one count for Ben due to their threats that “alluded the infliction of physical harm upon complainant spouses.”
“The threatening words of respondents caused intimidation in the minds of complaining spouses,” Balagtas said.
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