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Salvador D. Flor vs People

SALVADOR D. FLOR, petitioner, vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondent.

G.R. No. 139987 | 2005-03-31

D E C I S I O N

CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

Before Us is a petition for review on certiorari seeking to reverse the Decision of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR Nos. 11577 and 33204[1] which affirmed the joint decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 33 of Pili, Camarines Sur, in Criminal Case No. P-1855 convicting the petitioner and Nick Ramos[2] for libel and Civil Case No. P-1672 awarding damages in favor of the private complainant, former Governor of Camarines Sur and Minister of the Presidential Commission on Government Reorganization Luis R. Villafuerte.

The facts are not disputed.

An information for libel was filed before the RTC,...