Actor and former noontime host Anjo Yllana has been directed to hand over P3.5 million to TVJ Productions, Inc. after a Mandaluyong court sided with the company in a civil case tied to his online remarks about “Eat Bulaga” and its lead personalities.
Branch 279 of the Mandaluyong City Regional Trial Court laid out the penalty in a ruling dated June 29, 2026. The figure breaks down into P1 million each for temperate, moral, and exemplary damages, with a further P500,000 covering attorney’s fees and the cost of pursuing the litigation.
Beyond the financial award, the court placed Yllana under a permanent injunction. The order bars him, along with anyone acting for him, from circulating the contested statements again on TikTok, TikTok Live, or comparable digital channels.
“Defendant [Anjo Yllana], his agents, representatives, and all persons acting in his behalf, are permanently enjoined within the territorial jurisdiction of the National Capital Judicial region from publishing, broadcasting, uttering, sharing, distributing, or re-uploading on TikTok, TikTok Live, or any social media or digital platform the defamatory statements which tend to diminish, dilute, or damage the goodwill and reputation of plaintiff TVJ Productions, Inc. and Eat Bulaga,” the decision states.
The dispute traces back to a string of allegations Yllana aired against the program and hosts Sen. Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey de Leon. Among his claims was the existence of a “syndicate” operating inside the show. He further alleged that Sen. Sotto kept a mistress.
Welcoming the outcome, TVJ Productions framed the ruling as a “definitive vindication of the integrity of ‘Eat Bulaga,’ its hosts, and its management, and of the decades of trust that generations of viewers have placed in the program.”
The company also cast the decision as a caution for anyone treating online platforms as a free-for-all, stating that it “stands as a stern warning that social media cannot be used recklessly to destroy the rights of others.”
As of writing, Yllana has not spoken publicly about the ruling.
