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Elizalde S. Co Vs. Ludolfo P. Muñoz, Jr.

ELIZALDE S. CO, Petitioner, vs. LUDOLFO P. MUNOZ, JR., Respondent.

G.R. No. 181986 | 2013-12-04

SECOND DIVISION

DECISION

BRION, J.:

Before us is a petition for review on certiorari1 seeking to set aside the decision2 dated January 31, 2007 and resolution3 dated March 3, 2008 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR No. 29355. The CA rulings reversed and set aside the decision4 dated February 24, 2004 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Legaspi City, Branch 5, in Criminal Case Nos. 9704, 9705 and 9737, and acquitted respondent Ludolfo P. Munoz, Jr. (Munoz) of three counts of libel.

Factual Antecedents

The case springs from the statements made by the respondent against the petitioner, Elizalde S. Co...