By: Aie Balagtas See
@inquirerdotnet
Philippine Daily Inquirer
05:00 AM May 13th, 2016
He just about had it with social media bashers.
On Thursday, actor Robin Padilla filed online libel charges at the National Bureau of Investigation against a Twitter user identified only as “Krizzy,†who goes by the username @krizzy_kalerqui.
Padilla, accompanied by lawyer Philip Jurado, filed the case at the NBI-Cybercrime Division (NBI-CCD).
Krizzy, who accused Padilla of election violation for posting a shaded ballot on his Instagram account, pushed the actor to tell his daughter Kylie that he is an ex-convict.
“That’s very painful to me. You see, I even sent my kids to Australia just to erase that ex-convict tag but now it’s coming out again,†Padilla said.
Padilla, a staunch supporter of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, said he posted a picture of his “ballot†on Instagram only to express his desire to vote.
He said the government removed his voting rights for life after he was convicted for illegal possession of firearms in 1995.
Padilla said he initially ignored online bashers until the spread of misinformation was already beyond control.
He said Kylie even called him to ask, “Are you going to jail for this?†He was referring to the picture of what appeared to be his shaded ballot.
Padilla said he was forced to explain to Kylie that he did not commit any violation because he could not vote.
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