Bea Alonzo’s lawyer says actress was ‘greatly devastated, affected' by 'defamatory' statements against her

Bea Alonzo's legal counsel, Atty. Joey Garcia, said that the actress was heavily affected by the statements made against her by showbiz columnists and online hosts Cristy Fermin and Ogie Diaz, along with their co-hosts in their respective online programs.

In Nelson Canlas' report on "24 Oras," Thursday, the lawyer said, "For the record, this is the very first time that Bea is doing this."

"She has been in the industry for more than 20 years, and yes, she was greatly devastated, she was affected by all these defamatory statements thrown against her," he said.

Among the issues thrown against Bea is the allegation that she is not paying her taxes properly.

Garcia said that Bea asserted her right to proceed with this filing of criminal cases against the respondents who are "responsible for making all of these damaging statements against her."

Bea filed three separate criminal cases for cyber libel at the Quezon City Prosecutors Office against the respondents on Thursday. She also filed a complaint against an online basher who is pretending to be close to her.

Bea made headlines in February after Boy Abunda confirmed her split from fiancé Dominic Roque.

The couple released their own statement, announcing that they had decided to end their engagement and, ultimately, their relationship.

Bea and Dominic got engaged in July 2023 and supposedly planned to hold their wedding this year.

In March, Bea made headlines anew after netizens thought she was wearing her engagement ring again.

Bea is currently taping her upcoming series with Carla Abellana titled "Widow's War."

—Carby Basina/MGP, GMA Integrated News