After actress Bea Alonzo formally filed a cyber libel complaint against entertainment journalists Cristy Fermin, Ogie Diaz, and five other respondents earlier this month, this time it was Sharon Cuneta and her husband Kiko Pangilinan who were at the Makati City Prosecutors Office today, May 10, to file their own case of cyber libel against Cristy Fermin, as reported by ABS-CBN News reporter MJ Felipe.

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 The couple arrived at the Makati City Hall this morning accompanied by their legal counsel Britanico Sarmiento and the Ringler Law Firm. Sharon and Kiko went to the office of Prosecutor Dindo G. Venturanza of the Makati Prosecutor's Office to sign statements supporting their complaint.

“Inalagaan ko yung pangalan ko ng 46 years. Maganda ang palaki sa akin ng magulang ko. At higit sa lahat, sabi ng tatlong anak ko mabuti akong ina. So napakasakit sa akin. Nagpaka patong patong. So people picked that up and talked as if they live our lives when they see us and know what we’re going through.

"My children have suffered and ang sama ng loob nila. We’ve been off social media because of this. Ayoko ‘to eh, kung puwede lang. But it’s a message also, na artista kami, pero ang daming nakakalimot na nasasaktan din kami, di ba? Na hindi niyo rin naman kami kilala. Nakikita niyo lang kami on air. So okay lang yun. I’m very ano pag pinipintasan. That’s part of it,” shared a tearful Sharon talking to the press.

When asked about the documents they filed, the Megastar and her husband declined from sharing more details because of the now ongoing case.

In his interview with the press during the visit, Kiko stated that the reason he and Sharon came to the decision to formally file a case against the veteran reporter was because of the damaging material against his family released through vlogs on Cristy’s YouTube channel.

The former senator reiterated his right to defend his family against malicious news online and said such practice of releasing damaging news can be akin to criminal behavior especially when it is baseless or have no supporting evidence. 

"Cybercrime law dahil malicious and imputation of defamation of our persons. Sabi nga natin, na yes, we are public figures, but we also have rights," he said.