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Jun 15, 2020 · Maria Ressa, Executive Editor and CEO of Philippine news website Rappler, arrives at the Manila City Hall for the promulgation of her cyber libel case on June 15, 2020. Eloisa Lope / Reuters ...
This article presents a general treatment of some defenses that are available to a defendant in an action for damages based on libel, and to an accused in a criminal action for libel. Other jurisdictional and procedural defenses that constitute grounds for a motion to dismiss the civil action or quash the criminal case have been omitted. 1 1.
Santos, Ressa and Rappler (R-MNL-19-01141-CR), also known as the Maria Ressa cyberlibel case, is a high-profile criminal case in the Philippines, lodged against Maria Ressa, co-owner and CEO of Rappler Inc.. [2] Accused of cyberlibel, Ressa was found guilty by a Manila Regional Trial Court on June 15, 2020. [3] [4] : 36.
Courts of first instance had originally jurisdiction to hear and decide criminal cases for libel, despite the silence of said Act No. 277 thereon, inasmuch as section 56 (6) of Act No. 136 of the Philippine Commission vested upon said courts original jurisdiction over "all criminal cases in which a penalty of more than six months' imprisonment ...
This case stemmed from a criminal Complaint 1 for Libel lodged before the Office of the City Prosecutor (OCP)-Quezon City by Rico V. Domingo (petitioner), the sole proprietor of R.V. Domingo and Associates Law Firm, against respondent Ramon Gil Santos Macapagal (respondent), the Vice President for Corporate Affairs and Sustainability and the ...
Jun 14, 2020 · In a subsequent case, the Supreme Court stated that the determination of the applicability of Section 7 will be left to actual cases in the future. The Supreme Court, however, declared that there can be no two prosecutions of libel under the RPC and online libel under R.A. 10175 , for such constitutes a violation of the proscription against ...
Jun 15, 2020 · Decision Overview. Manila Regional Trial Court Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa delivered the opinion of the Court. The central issue before the Court was whether or not to charge the accused Reynaldo Santos, Jr. and Maria Rssa with “cyberlibel,” contrary to section 4(c)(4) of the 2012 Cybercrime Prevention Act (CPA). Libel is defined under the statute as: “The unlawful or prohibited acts ...
