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Cirse Francisco

CIRSE FRANCISCO "CHOY" TORRALBA, Petitioner, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 153699 | 2005-08-22

SECOND DIVISION

D E C I S I O N

CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

This is a petition for review on certiorari of the Decision[1] promulgated on 22 May 2002 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR No. 24818 which affirmed, with modification, the trial court's[2] decision finding petitioner Cirse Francisco "Choy" Torralba guilty of the crime of libel in Criminal Case No. 9107.

Culled from the records are the following facts:

Petitioner Torralba was the host of a radio program called "Tug-Ani ang Lungsod" which was aired over the radio station DYFX in Cebu City. On 12 September 1994, an information for libel was filed before the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of...