Veteran columnist Cristy Fermin made a response to the charges filed against her by Sharon Cuneta and Kiko Pangilinan.
In her program, Cristy Ferminute, Cristy refused to make an official statement following the charges she received from the celebrity couple.
However, she believed that being charged was only part of the risks of being a “journalist.”
“Naiintindihan po natin kung saan sila nagmumula kung paanong dapat rin nilang unawain kung ano ang aming trabaho, ‘yun lamang po ‘yun. You don’t shoot the messenger,” she said.
“Basta naiintindihan natin kung saan sila nagmumula. Wala pa po akong masasabi. Wala pa kaming impormasyon na tinatanggap. Basta naiintindihan natin ito. ‘Yan ay kasama po sa ating trabaho bilang mamamahayag,” she added.
She also told her family that being charged with cyber libel was nothing to be ashamed of.
“Sabi ko nga sa mga anak ko, ‘Mahiya kayo kapag ako ay dinemanda sa pagnanakaw. ‘Yun ang dapat natin ikahiya pero ‘yung ganto cyber libel kasama po ito sa [trabaho],” she stated.
It can be recalled that Sharon said that her children were the ones affected by Cristy’s statement against her.
Aside from Sharon, Bea Alonzo, and Sarah Lahbati’s mother also filed charges against Cristy.