2 Chinese journalists deported after manhandling Aquino’s brother-in-law
Two Chinese journalists were sent back to their country on Sunday after allegedly manhandling President Benigno Aquino IIIâs brother-in-law while on board a Cebu City-bound plane last Friday. Bureau of Immigration officials deported journalists Han Yang and Miliyasi after one of them reportedly grabbed Eldon Cruz, husband of Aquinoâs sister Maria Elena âBallsy" Aquino-Cruz, on the collar while en route to Cebu City on Friday morning, a â24 Oras" report said Sunday. The Chinese nationals, who were detained and investigated for seven hours in Manila, will also be banned from entering the country, the report added. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said in a radio interview that Cruz does not want to pursue a formal complaint against the foreign journalists. âI believe hindi na naman po nag-file ng complaint si Maâam Ballsy at si Sir Eldon," she said in an interview over government-run radio dzRB. The couple were on their way to Cebu City last Friday to attend a wedding there when Cruz had a brush in with two of the 12 Chinese media men who were sharing the flight with them.