Piolo Pascual and Sam Milby Official Statements on suing Lolit Solis

On November 16, 2007, Sam Milby and Piolo Pascual sued Lolit Solis for libel and after filing with their lawyer Jojie Alonzo in the Manila City Hall, they had a presscon at the Manila Bayview Plaza Hotel. Here are their official statements:

Piolo Pascual:

“After consulting with my family, my friends and legal counsel and
after much thought and prayer, I have decided to file a lawsuit for
libel against Ms. Lolit Solis.

It was not an easy decision for me to make. As an actor I know
nothing of lawsuits and the time consuming legal process involved.

“Furthermore, I do not relish the idea of filing suit against a
colleague in the industry. Especially someone who is my senior and
who was once worthy of my respect.

“Respect is what this is all about. When Ms. Solis wrote her article
published on Oct. 15, Ms. Solis disrespected and insulted me. What
she wrote was baseless and a complete fabrication of events.

“Not only were we not at Sofitel, either singly or together on that
date, but also we would never have behaved in the manner that she so
graphically and maliciously recounted.

“We are suing because our dignity and integrity have been assailed
and put to question. We are aggrieved by her article and her
subsequent efforts to explain herself at our expense.

“She has disrespected us as colleagues and as human beings and the
only way left to restore this respect is through the courts of law.

“We do not know why she concocted such a blatant lie. Nonetheless,
we have given her every opportunity to retract her story and set
things right. But our offer of a simple retraction and apology has
been met not with contrition and truth but with ridicule and
contempt.

“And so, with humility in our hearts and faith in God’s divine
justice, we now leave it for the courts to decide.”

Sam Milby:

“We were not in Sofitel last October 12 so the entire article is a
fabrication/ concocted story. Worst she didn’t simply say we were
nagbubulungan. The article, read in its entirety, shows that she
herself was scandalized with what she saw.

“She pictures us in a romantic interlude awaiting the sunset,
scampering like scared rabbits upon learning of her presence. Her
article has damaged us and put us in public ridicule.