THE Court of Appeals has junked the motion of actor-television host Eduardo “Edu” Manzano seeking the reversal of its 2021 decision throwing out his complaint involving P2.6 million against ABC Development Corp. (TV5) after he declined to host a new game show.
In a two-page ruling promulgated last August 31, the appellate court’s Former Seventeenth Division denied the motion of Manzano and his agency, Tentra, Inc., saying they did not raise new arguments to warrant a reversal of the ruling.
“The motion for reconsideration does not raise any new matter. Plaintiffs-appellant’s arguments are mere rehash of issues which have been elevated in the appeal, all of which have been addressed and exhaustively discussed in the assailed decision,” the ruling penned by Associate Justice Florencio Mamauag Jr. said.
Concurring with the ruling were Associate Justices Carlito Calpatura and Zenaida Galapate-Laguilles.
In the assailed decision, the appellate court said Manzano is not entitled to the P2.6 million deducted by TV5 from his P63 million fees.
Records showed that Manzano, represented by his manager June Torrejon Rufino of Tentra, Inc., signed a three-year agreement with TV5 guaranteeing him P63 million in talent fees from Sept. 1, 2011 to Aug. 31, 2014.
Under the contract, Manzano is obliged to do on-camera acting and other services such as on-air appearances, costume fittings, make-up calls, pre-production meetings, rehearsals, publicity and promotional trailers, mall shows, post-production activities, ad agency visits and participation in station ID shoots.
