00:01Former Sunstar Cebu and Bacolod editor-in-chief Marcelle Espina voluntarily surrenders to Abatangas Court after an arrest order was
00:08issued for a case filed by an INC minister.
00:11Abatangas Court ordered the arrest of Espina and four others over an unjust vexation case involving a December 2024 opinion
00:18article.
00:19Espina says this raises concerns about the use of criminal complaints against journalists and editors in relation to their work.
00:26She also notes the chilling effect on press freedom.
00:29Based on a document from the DOJ Regional Prosecution Office, a certain Pedro Fajot Castillo accuses the respondents of causing
00:36him annoyance, irritation, torment, distress, and disturbance.
00:40This over an article titled Demonic Church Meddling in Politics that was posted on Sunstar Cebu and Journal Online.
00:47Castillo is a district supervising minister in the INC's Ecclesiastical District of Batangas.
00:53Bail for the respondents is set at 6,000 pesos for each person.
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