ORMOC City Mayor Richard Gomez on Wednesday, January 30, filed a P10-million libel case against Manila-based journalist Paul Farol.

In his affidavit of complaint, Gomez said the journalist also violated the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 for alleged libelous online articles and Facebook posts.

The P10-million libel suit is for the alleged moral and exemplary damages caused by Farol against the mayor. (SunStar Philippines)