Fashion designer arrested for 10 cyber libel charges

By Jennifer P. Rendon

A fashion designer tagged as Iloilo City’s No. 2 most wanted person was arrested on the morning of Jan. 28 in the district of La Paz.

The suspect, identified as Jet Salcedo, also known as “Le Jet,” 43, and a resident of Mandurriao, Iloilo City, was apprehended in Barangay Nabitasan.

Members of the Iloilo City Mobile Force Company, along with personnel from the Iloilo City Police Station 2, Iloilo City Police Office – City Intelligence Unit, and Regional Intelligence Unit 6, served the arrest warrant.

Salcedo is facing 10 counts of cyber libel under Section 4(c)(4) of Republic Act 10175, or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012.

The cases are docketed under Criminal Case Nos. 26-96492 to 26-96501.

The Regional Trial Court Branch 38 in Iloilo City issued the arrest warrant on Jan. 26, 2026, with bail recommended at PHP 36,000 for each count.

It appeared Salcedo was aware of the legal action filed against him prior to his arrest.

On Jan. 27, he posted on his Facebook account confirming his knowledge of the pending charges.

“Yes, I am aware of it, and it’s an ongoing case. It’s cyber libel. I didn’t kill anybody. I didn’t scam anybody. I didn’t extort from anybody,” he wrote.

The complaints were filed by Andrea Valdez Gorriceta before the Iloilo City Prosecutor’s Office.

According to a resolution dated June 30, 2025, obtained by Daily Guardian, the prosecutor found that Salcedo’s Facebook posts met all the elements of libel.

Although Gorriceta’s full name was not mentioned, the resolution stated that the posts clearly referred to her through context, satisfying the identification element of libel.

Prosecutors said the posts described Gorriceta as “a woman of loose morals,” “uneducated,” “of bad character,” and accused her of attempting to kill her sibling.

They said the remarks were “intended to cast doubt on the complainant’s character and expose her to public ridicule and social contempt.”

The posts were also determined to be publicly accessible and read by several witnesses, fulfilling the publicity requirement of cyber libel.

In his counter-affidavit, Salcedo claimed the posts were not directed at any specific person and that readers had misinterpreted the content.

He argued that he never mentioned any full names and that assumptions made by the public were not his responsibility.

However, prosecutors dismissed his arguments, saying they were unsupported by evidence.

It was also learned that Salcedo and Gorriceta were previously friends, and he had even designed gowns for her.