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Jose Alemania Buatis, Jr. vs. The People of the Philippines

JOSE ALEMANIA BUATIS, JR., Petitioner, vs. THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES and ATTY. JOSE J. PIERAZ, Respondents.

G.R. NO. 142509 | 2006-03-24



FIRST DIVISION
D E C I S I O N 

AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.: 

Before us is a petition for review on certiorari filed by Jose Alemania Buatis, Jr. (petitioner) seeking to set aside the Decision[1] dated January 18, 2000 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR. No. 20988 which affirmed the decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 167 of Pasig City, convicting him of the crime of libel. Also assailed is the appellate court's Resolution[2] dated March 13, 2000 denying petitioner's Motion for Reconsideration. 

The facts of the case, as summarized by the appellate court, are as follows: 

On August 18, 1995, the wife of...