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Lawyer tags VP husband in cyberlibel rap vs journo
The lawyer of Philip Lustre Jr. on Monday identified Manases Carpio, the husband of Vice President Sara Duterte, as the private complainant in the cyberlibel case filed against the 72-year-old veteran journalist who was arrested over the weekend. “We will confront this case properly and we reserve our client’s right to

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