MANILA, Philippines – A Bacoor court has issued a warrant of arrest for actor Archie Alemania, who was accused of acts of lasciviousness by his co-star Rita Daniela.

According to a report by GMA News, the Bacoor City Municipal Trial Court said that it found “probable cause” to hold Alemania for trial after extensively evaluating the investigation data form, the resolution, the complaint affidavit Rita filed, and other necessary documents. Alemania’s recommended bail is P36,000.

“Considering that the accused is at large, let a warrant of arrest be issued against him,” the court said in its order, according to GMA News.

This comes after the Office of the City Prosecutor in Bacoor officially indicted the actor in February after finding “prima facie case with reasonable certainty.”

According to another report by GMA News, the prosecutor also recommended that his penalty fall under Article 336 of the Revised Penal Code. This article states that “any person who shall commit any act of lasciviousness upon other persons of either sex, under any of the circumstances mentioned in the preceding article, shall be punished by prision correccional.”

Prision correccional covers imprisonment between six months and one day to six years.

Rita filed a complaint affidavit against Alemania in October 2024, where she alleged that he touched her inappropriately, forcibly kissed her several times, and refused to release her from his grasp. The incident allegedly happened after a September 2024 house party organized by actress Bea Alonzo for the cast and crew of Widows’ War.

Rita said that as soon as she arrived, Alemania made inappropriate sexual remarks about her, and had even told another male attendee to make advances on her. Rita, however, chalked his behavior up to his intoxication.

Rita then alleged that Alemania insisted he take her home because it was late already. She agreed, as she viewed the actor as an “older brother.” In the middle of the ride, Alemania allegedly caressed her neck and shoulder while the actress told him to stop. When she was about to get down from the vehicle, Alemania allegedly wouldn’t let her go until she kissed him.

While the actress rejected Alemania’s advances, the actor allegedly grabbed her head and forcibly kissed her on the lips “with his tongue out,” and wouldn’t stop, until Rita succeeded in pushing him off. When she tried to disembark from the vehicle again, he grabbed her bag’s strap, pulled her towards him, and groped her breast.

After a long struggle to break free from Alemania, Rita said that he proceeded to text and call her, and waited outside of her house.

Alemania then supposedly went home, and texted Rita apologizing for his drunkenness. In the complaint affidavit, Rita said that her text message exchange with Alemania proves that he has admitted to his actions.

Alemania’s camp has yet to comment on the arrest warrant. – Rappler.com