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MANILA, Philippines – An accused in the mauling of ABS-CBN host Vhong Navarro 3 months ago was barred from leaving for Hong Kong early Monday, April 14, the Bureau of Immigration said.
Businessman Ferdinand Guerrero was intercepted by immigration authorities at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport at 4:30 am, the bureau said in a statement. He was supposed to board Cebu Pacific flight 5J 108 bound for Hong Kong.
Guerrero’s botched departure came 2 days after the justice department filed charges against him, Cedric Lee, Deniece Cornejo, and others for mauling Navarro on January 22.
In a showbiz scandal that lasted months, Navarro accused the group of attempting to extort from him. But the woman at the center of the story – Cornejo – turned the tables on Navarro, saying he tried to rape her in her condo unit in Taguig. (The Department of Justice dismissed the rape case against Navarro on April 10)
Based on the case filed with a Taguig court following a National Bureau of Investigation probe, the department said Lee, his sister Bernice, Cornejo, Guerrero, Zimmer Raz, JP Calma, and Jed Fernandez detained and hurt the host-comedian.
“Guerrero was referred to secondary inspection and was not cleared for departure upon coordination with concerned government agencies,” the BI statement quoted lawyer Elaine Tan, technical assistant, office of BI Commissioner Siegfred Mison, as saying.
The BI said “Guerrero hurriedly left the airport after arguing with the immigration officer.” It added: “He is also reportedly in a bad mood when he tried to catch the early morning flight.”
On Saturday, April 12, Cedric Lee also booked a Cebu Pacific flight bound for Dubai, according to the bureau. But he later canceled his booking, it added. – Rappler.com
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