Ater Ramon Tulfo’s claim against Vice President Sara Duterte and Atty. Zuleika Lopez, some netizens couldn’t stop themselves from mentioning the incident that happened to the journalist in 2012.
It can be recalled that Tulfo claimed that Duterte and Lopez had a relationship. Some netizens criticized the journalist, saying that his habit of making such outlandish claims was also the reason why Claudine Barretto and Raymart Santiago confronted him at an airport more than a decade ago.
The airport incident which gathered the attention of the nation
Mon was waiting at a baggage counter at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 on May 3, 2012, when he crossed paths with Claudine and Raymart.
According to several witnesses, the three were involved in a scuffle.
A video circulated on social media also showed Mon being manhandled by the former couple.
There were several versions of how the confrontation started: according to Tulfo, he helped an airline company employee being shouted at by Claudine, while according to the former couple’s camp, the journalist took photos of them during the incident without permission.
Both camps accused each other of starting the physical confrontation.
“Isusulat ko sana kasi, ‘yung babae nagsisisigaw, minumura niya ‘yung counter girl at sinasabi niyang ipatatanggal niya sa trabaho, at inutusan niyang tumawag sa mga Gokongwei dahil kakausapin daw niya,” Tulfo said.
The issue was even escalated when Tulfo’s other brothers, Erwin, Raffy, and Ben, openly criticized Claudine and Raymart on national television, which resulted in their suspension.