Arrest of Willie Revillame?
The Court of Appeals strengthened the previous decision of the Quezon City Regional Trial Court (QC-RTC) that there is evidence over the complaint of child abuse against TV host Willie Revillame.
In the three-page resolution, the 13th Division of the CA trashed the motion for reconsideration filed by the lawyer of Revillame asking for the nullity of case of child abuse filed by a social worker against him.
It can be remembered that the TV host let the 6-year-old boy dance sa kanyang dating programa noon March 12, 2011 noting it “hindi akma sa edad ng bata.”
“We have carefully reviewed our decision vis-à-vis the motion for reconsideration and we have found that the issues raised in the present motion and the arguments advanced in support thereof are a mere rehash of those already considered and passed upon, and no new issue or substantial argument has been presented to justify the reversal or modification of the assailed decision.” said in the resolution signed by Justice Ma. Luisa Quijano-Padilla.
The CA defended the decision of the QC-RTC saying that there is no abuse over the power in the litigating Revillame for the child abuse case.
It was October 2013 when Revillame received the arrest warrant however bailed and questioned the CA for the child abuse case.
The CA added that as there is no probable cause for the petitioner’s commission of a crime, his arrest and arraignment should now ensue so that this case may properly proceed to trial, where the merits of both parties’ evidence and allegations may be weighed.