GMA7 has apologized for its mistake in a report which quoted GRP Peace Panel Adviser and League of Cities of the Philippines National President Edgardo Pamintuan as saying the communist rebels are behind the killings of farmers in Nueva Ecija.
In an erratum, the website said, "GMA News Online corrected its article to remove the line saying that Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan had alleged that the CPP-NPA was behind the killings, which was published in error. We apologize for the mistake."
The incumbent mayor of Angeles City has threatened to file a formal case against television and radio network GMA 7 and its reporter Jessica Bartolome for publishing a "wrong and very dangerous and damaging report."
Pamintuan's statement condemning the slayings of farmer-leaders in Isabela and Nueva Ecija came out in the official website of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP).
"GMA7 is humble enough to admit a mistake and I salute them," he said.