Cedric Lee, tumestigo laban sa petition for bail ni Vhong Navarro

- Cedric Lee was reportedly seen in the bail hearing over Vhong Navarro's case filed by Deniece Cornejo on Thursday

- The businessman appeared before a Taguig City court as the prosecution's first witness to counter the actor's petition for bail

- Cornejo's camp still has four witnesses to counter the petition, which they will present until November 10

- Navarro is currently detained in the National Bureau of Investigation's detention center in Manila

Cedric Lee appeared as the prosecution's first witness in the bail hearing over Vhong Navarro's case filed by Deniece Cornejo held in a Taguig City court on Thursday.

In a report by ABS-CBN News, Cornejo's legal counsel Howard Calleja said that aside from the businessman, the camp still has four witnesses to counter the actor's petition for bail.

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“Natapos ‘yung aming testigo, unang testigo na si Cedric for today and we will present another one on Monday. We have until November 10 to present all our five witnesses,” ABS-CBN News wrote quoting Atty. Calleja.

“Testigo natin siya (Lee). Lahat ng testigo natin mahalaga. Tingnan na lang natin kung papano sila pakinggan ng korte,” he added.

Cornejo was not present during the hearing. Navarro, on the other hand, attended the hearing through video conferencing, the report says.

On Tuesday, Navarro was arraigned at Taguig Regional Trial Court Branch 69 where he refused to enter any plea upon the advice of his counsel Atty. Alma Mallonga. As a result, the court filed a "not guilty" plea on his behalf, as stated under court rules, Philstar.com noted.

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Earlier, Manila Bulletin reported that Navarro would file a petition for bail for his release from detention in connection with the charges filed against him by the model.

Vhong is a Filipino comedian, actor, dancer, singer, judge, and TV host of ABS-CBN Entertainment Groups. He was part of the dance group Streetboys in the Philippines. He is one of the pioneer hosts of the noontime variety show, "It's Showtime."

Deniece Cornejo’s grandfather, Atty. Axel Gonzalez, recently expressed his personal opinion on the model’s lawsuit against Vhong Navarro. Atty. Gonzalez said he believes it would be better if the two parties would just settle their conflict. Cristy Fermin then tackled the statement in the latest episode of “Cristy Ferminute." According to the showbiz columnist, Cornejo’s grandfather’s sentiment drew mixed reactions from people.

Earlier, Cristy Fermin also expressed her honest thoughts on the news that Atty. Ferdinand Topacio has officially quit as the lead counsel of Deniece Cornejo. He said he is disassociating and distancing himself from the prosecution of Vhong Navarro in the case filed by the model. Fermin then aired her belief that the lawyer is a big loss in Cornejo's camp.

Source: KAMI.com.gh