Farmers' group defends Montemayor vs libel raps
The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) called for the dismissal of a cyberlibel complaint against its chair, former Agriculture Secretary Leonardo Montemayor, who was sued for criticizing a company's legal standing to import rice. Montemayor had surrendered to the court.
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