Manila’s First Gentleman Stirs a Libel Hornet’s Nest

On the afternoon of November 13 last year, Mia Gonzales, a reporter for the Business Mirror in Manila, received an urgent phone call from a colleague working at the press office of the presidential palace. “Five policemen in plainclothes are here looking for you,” she was told.

Taken by surprise, Mia called her office and filed for emergency leave. She l…