MANILA — Kapuso teen star Bea Binene and lawyer Ferdinand Topacio have finally ended their two-year dispute and reached a compromise agreement on the cases they filed against each other.

"We have settled our differences. The only thing that has to be done is our appearances in the court. I have to personally appear to affirm before the judge under oath my affidavit of desistance withdrawing my cases against her, they also have to do the same thing," Topacio recently said.

Ferdinand Topacio said: “The only thing that has to be done is our appearances in court. The Bea's camp has already paid me.”

It will be recalled that Topacio filed a P5.7 million civil case for damages and estafa against Bea's camp in October 2013. The issue started when Topacio filed a child abuse case against radio disc jockey Dan Christian Villanueva, a.k.a. Papa Dan on Bea’s behalf at the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group.

Since Papa Dan stayed at the Binenes’ guest house for seven months without paying, Bea’s mother, Carina allegedly sought Topacio’s legal advice. GMA Artist Center, meanwhile, said Topacio was not authorized to file the case and that it has assigned another lawyer as Bea’s legal counsel.

Bea's camp refused to issue an apology, after they were accused of ruining Topacio’s name. "We'll issue a joint statement, basically saying that everything is a result of misunderstanding and that we regret the things that we have said to each other," Topacio said.

The lawyer added he’s now in good terms with his former client. "Yes. I have forgiven and forgotten everything that has transpired. If they're in any way slighted by any of my acts, I also presumed that they have also forgiven and forgotten." 

Bea, on the other hand, refused to further comment about the issue. However, she confirmed that they have already settled the legal dispute with Topacio. — Agencies