Actress Ara Mina filed charges of libel and grave coercion against her younger sister Cristine Reyes. Ara filed a complaint at the Quezon City fiscal's office yesterday, April 18.
Ara and Cristine's dispute is reported to stem from a remaining balance for a house they bought for their mother.
In an ABS-CBN news report, Ara Mina’s lawyer said that Cristine allegedly asked her older sister to turn over Ara’s SUV as payment for the remaining P1.8 million balance for a Quezon City townhouse they bought in 2011. If not, Cristine allegedly threatened that she will continue her personal attacks against her sister.
According to Ara , Cristine has been attacking her through text messages since she tried to resolve matters.
Here are some of Cristine Reyes' alleged text messages to sister Ara:
"Kung ayaw niyo manggulo ako sa buhay niyo, bayaran utang niyo sa akin. Kung wala kayo pangbayad, ibigay niyo hinihingi ko.”
"I'm sure ibebenta mo ‘yang laspag mong katawan na pinagsawaan na ng lahat. Daig pa aso sa sobrang kati.”
Ara Mina asserted that she is only suing her sister because of her attitude. She wanted to teach Cristine a lesson that's why she filed charges against the 23-year old actress.
“Pinag-pasensyahan ko na ‘yung ibang ginawa niya before, pero this time marami na po siyang dinamay na tao. Naghihintay ako na, ‘Ate, sorry kung may mga nasabi ako,’ pero wala. Parang wala na siyang sinasanto,” Ara told the press.
Source: ABS-CBN news