The Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 205 restrained its director, Darryl Yap, from putting his teaser of “The Rapists of Pepsi Paloma” on any online platform.
The court issued a temporary writ of habeas data based on a petition filed by actor and TV host Vic Sotto against Yap.
A Muntinlupa RTC presiding judge, Liezel Aquiatan, gave the green light to Yap with regard to doing what is necessary for the film and its eventual release.
Thankful to have been on the right side of the news, Atty. Enrique Dela Cruz Jr., counsel for Vic Sotto.
“Respondent DARRYL RAY SPYKE B. YAP and any person or entity acting on his behalf, including the production team of Vin Centiments, are ORDERED to delete, take down, and remove the 26-second teaser video from online platforms, social media, or any other medium for having misused the collected data/information by presenting a conversation between two deceased individuals, which cannot be verified as having actually occurred,” is what the court ruling reads.
The recent development brings focus back again on the tension between freedom of expression and the right to privacy, especially in cases involving sensitive historical events.