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Honesto General Vs. Graduacion Reyes Claravall

HONESTO GENERAL, petitioner, vs. HON. GRADUACION REYES CLARAVALL, Judge, Regional Trial Court at Pasig, Br. 71, BENNETH THELMO and the PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents. Quisumbing, Torres & Evangelista for petitioner. Raymundo A. Armovit for private respondent.

G.R. No. 96724 | 1991-03-22

R E S O L U T I O N


NARVASA, J.:

Benneth Thelmo filed with the Office of the Public Prosecutor of Rizal a sworn complaint accusing Honesto General and another person of libel, and alleged that by reason of the offense he (Thelmo) had suffered actual, moral and exemplary damages in the total sum of P100 million. The information for libel subsequently filed with the RTC at Pasig, after preliminary investigation, did not however contain any allegation respecting the damages due the offended party. At the trial, the defense raised the issue of non-payment of the docket fees corresponding to the claim of damages contained in Thelmo's sworn...