(From left) Niño Muhlach, Richard Cruz, Jojo Nones and Mother Lily Monteverde. (File photos) The battle between Niño Muhlach and TV contractors Jojo Nones and Richard Dode Cruz ensued at the Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media hearing earlier this week, with both sides maintaining their stances regarding the sexual abuse case involving the former child actor’s son Sandro Muhlach. Meanwhile, Regal Entertainment matriarch Mother Lily Monteverde was laid to rest at The Heritage Park last August 10, with celebrities Tirso Cruz III and Ice Seguerra recalling how the famous movie producer helped them buy their homes.
All these and more, as we recall INQUIRER.net’s biggest entertainment news from August 9 to 15. Former child star Niño Muhlach expresses his frustration over the alleged abuse and harassment against his son, Sandro, allegedly perpetrated by two GMA television network independent contractors.
(Photo from Senate Public Relations and Information Bureau) Niño Muhlach said his son Sandro’s alleged abusers have personally apologized for what they did, claiming that they had mistaken what transpired as “consensual.” Speaking before the Senate committee on public information and mass media’s hearing, Muhlach said his meeting with Jojo Nones and Richard Dode Cruz took place at the house of GMA Senior Vice President Annette Gozon-Valdes, who invited them over. In that meeting, Nones and Cruz cried and apologized to him, Muhlach told the sena.