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PEOPLE Vs. Ascencion P. Olarte

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff. VISITACION M. MERIS, offended party and appellant, vs. ASCENCION P. OLARTE, defendant and appellee.

G.R. No. L-13027 | 1960-06-30

D E C I S I O N


CONCEPCION, J.:

Defendant Ascencion P. Olarte is charged with libel. It is alleged in the information that "on or about the 24th day of February, 1954 and subsequently thereafter", said defendant had wilfully, unlawfully and feloniously written certain letters which were libelous, contemptuous and derogatory to Miss Visitacion M. Meris, "with evident and malicious purpose of insulting, dishonoring, humiliating and bringing into contempt the good name and reputation" of said complainant.
It appears that on January 7, 1956, Miss Meris lodged the corresponding charge of libel with the provincial fiscal of Pangasinan, who...