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Nanerico D. Santos Vs. Court Of Appeals, Et Al.

NANERICO D. SANTOS, petitioner, vs. THE COURT OF APPEALS and THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents. Siguion Reyna, Montecillo & Ongsiako Law Offices for petitioner.

G.R. No. L-45031 | 1991-10-21

D E C I S I O N


FERNAN, C., J.:

Petition for review of the decision of the Court of Appeals promulgated on August 25, 1976 which affirmed the judgment of the then Court of First Instance of Rizal, Branch VIII (Pasig) convicting Nanerico D. Santos of the crime of libel and sentencing him to pay a fine of P6,000.00 with subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency, to indemnify the private offended parties Carlos Moran Sison and Luis F. Sison in the amount of P50,000.00 by way of actual, consequential and exemplary damages and costs. 1

The instant petition raises the ultimate issue of whether or not the publication of a complaint filed...