- Gretchen Fullido files sexual harassment, libel complaints against ABS-CBN execs
- The entertainment reporter accuses two executives of sending her text messages with sexual innuendos and requesting sexual favors
- ABS-CBN said that it respects Fullido’s right to bring her sexual harassment complaints to court.
On October 5, 2018, Atty. Marvin B. Aceron of APV Law Offices posted a Facebook status revealing that ABS-CBN showbiz anchor Gretchen Fullido has filed sexual harassment and libel charges against current and former ABS-CBN news executives.
“Gretchen Marie Fullido, ABS-CBN anchor and reporter, filed this afternoon a sexual harassment case against Cheryl C. Favila, former ABS-CBN News Executive, and Maricar P. Asprec, ABS-CBN News Segment Producer. The case was filed before the City Prosecutors’ Office of Quezon City.
Fullido also filed libel cases against two news executives of ABS-CBN, Cecilia Drilon and Venancio Borromeo, news reporter Marie Lozano, alleging that the three besmirched her reputation when they stated that she filed a similar sexual harassment complaint against Favila and Asprec with ABS-CBN management to leverage her employment status with ABS-CBN.”
In a statement, ABS-CBN said that it respected Fullido’s right to file a court case.
“Now that she has filed charges with the Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office, we expect all parties to allow the legal process to take its course,” the network said, adding that it did not condone sexual harassment in the workplace or by its employees.
ABS-CBN also said that Fullido had already filed administrative cases against ABS-CBN employees for sexual harassment in 2017.
“When Ms. Fullido filed an administrative case against a supervising producer and a segment producer for alleged sexual harassment in November 2017, the company took prompt action on the administrative complaint and decided based on the evidence presented,” ABS-CBN said.
