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There is a brewing legal battle in the ABS-CBN news room after long-time showbiz anchor Gretchen Fullido filed criminal charges against her colleagues in the network.

Gretchen, a former UAAP courtside reporter, filed a libel case against former Bandila anchor Ces Oreña-Drilon.

In a statement posted on Facebook by Atty. Marivin Aceron, Fullido alleged that Drilon, Venancio Borromeo and news reporter Marie Lozano besmisrched her reputation.

“Fullido also filed libel cases against two news executives of ABS-CBN, Cecilia Drilon and Venancio Borromeo, news reporter Marie Lozano, alleging that the three besmirched her reputation when they stated that she filed a similar sexual harassment complaint against Favila and Asprec with ABS-CBN management to leverage her employment status with ABS-CBN.

“Fullido in her Complaint Affidavit also said Drilon resorted to victim shaming and imputed statements that Fullido deserved to be harassed, since Fullido allegedly was willing to wear a bikini with an inflatable pool with bubbles to shove up the ratings of TV Patrol, a leading daily news program.”

I love my body because in all its imperfections, it has sustained life, it is full of vitality and endurance, despite the many scars it bears. Congratulations to @shetalksasia for a successful #bodyloverevolution

A post shared by Ces Drilon (@cesdrilon) on Oct 3, 2018 at 10:30pm PDT

Meanwhile on Instagram, Ces reacted to a netizen who asked what she felt about the criminal case filed by Fullido.

A quick look at the comment section of her Instagram page shows that the veteran broadcast journalist claimed that she is ready to answer the charges made by Gretchen in due time.

Ces Oreña-Drilon was appointed in 2017 as the content acquisition head of the ABS-CBN lifestyle ecosystem group.