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Ong vs. Enrile

YOLANDA VILLANUEVA-ONG, PETITIONER, VS. JUAN PONCE ENRILE, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 212904 | 2017-11-22

DECISION
 
TIJAM, J.:
 
Before Us is a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, assailing the Decision[2] dated March 4, 2014 and Resolution[3] dated June 9, 2014 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 132034.
 
The Facts

On December 4, 2012, Juan Ponce Enrile (respondent) filed a civil Complaint[4] for damages against Yolanda Villanueva-Ong (petitioner) for libel before the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Pasay City, Branch 118, in Civil Case No. R-PSY-12-12031-CV. The pertinent portions of the complaint are as follows:

2.1 On 16 October 2012, a libelous article...