A LAW firm refuted and challenged the accuracy of news reports, including the one that appeared on the website of Manila Standard on August 21, 2023 about the Court of Appeals decision on the legal battle between members of the Yanson family who control the largest bus company in the Philippines.
Lawyers Philip Sigfrid Fortun, Sheila Sison and Carlo Joaquin Narvasa said in a letter to Manila Standard on Aug. 24, 2023 that the CA-Cebu actually affirmed its earlier decision dated Sept. 14, 2022 nullifying the arrest warrants issued by the trial court against their clients—Yanson siblings Roy, Ricardo, Ma. Lourdes Celina and Emily or the Yanson 4.
“The inaccurate report contained in your publication’s article violates the sub judice rule considering that it is still the subject matter of pending court proceedings,” the legal counsel of the Yanson 4 said.
“We take exception to your misleading report that only serves to damage the reputation of our clients to the public and degrade the proper administration of justice,” they said.
“The accurate fact about the case before the Court of Appeals-Cebu in its resolution dated June 21, 2023 that decided the petition filed by our clients, is that it stood by and affirmed its earlier decision dated Sept. 14, 2022 nullifying the arrest warrants issued by the RTC against our clients,” they said.
The Fortun Narvasa & Salazar law firm also said the case was elevated to the Supreme Court. “As to the other procedural issues and matters decided by the CA, we will no longer comment on them considering that these are all matters that are already before our courts. Suffice it to say that our clients already elevated this matter before the Supreme Court and filed the appropriate petition for this purpose,” it said.