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Philippine Daily Inquirer, et al. Vs. Hon. Elmo M. Almeda, et al.

PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER, ISAGANI YAMBOT, LETTY JIMENEZ-MAGSANOC, PERGENITO B. BANDAYREL, JR., GOBLETH C. MOULIC, ESTANISLAO CALDEZ, and ZENAIDA CALDEZ, Petitioners, HON. ELMO M. ALAMEDA, in his capacity as the Presiding Judge of the REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF TUGUEGARAO CITY, CAGAYAN, BRANCH 5, and LUZ CORTEZ BABARAN, Respondents.

G.R. No. 160604 | 2008-03-28

DECISION


AZCUNA, J.:

Before us is a petition for review on certiorari seeking the review, setting aside, and annulment of the Resolution[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 79702 dated October 22, 2003 dismissing the petition for certiorari and prohibition filed by petitioners.

The antecedents are as follows:

The Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI), in its August 1, 2000 issue, published an article with the heading "After Bong, who's next?"[2] The article narrates the death of Expedito "Bong" Caldez, a photo correspondent of the PDI in Cagayan. In said article, the family of the deceased correspondent laments the death of...