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Soriano vs. People

ELISEO SORIANO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 225010 | 2018-11-21

DECISION
 
TIJAM, J.:
 
Eliseo Soriano (petitioner) appeals through a petition for review on certiorari[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court the Decision[2] dated August 17, 2015 and Resolution[3] dated May 18, 2016 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR No. 35052, which affirmed the Consolidated Judgment dated June 8, 2012 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Iriga City, Branch 60 in Criminal Case Nos. IR-4848 and IR-5273, convicting petitioner of two (2) counts of libel.
 
Antecedent Facts

On January 15, 1999, petitioner was indicted for libel in an Information, the accusatory portion of which reads in...