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In the matter of allegations contained in the columns of Mr. Amado P. Macasaet published in Malaya dated Sept. 18-21-2008 [DISSENTING OPINION, CARPIO, J.]

IN THE MATTER OF THE ALLEGATIONS CONTAINED IN THE COLUMNS OF MR. AMADO P. MACASAET PUBLISHED IN MALAYA DATED SEPTEMBER 18, 19, 20 AND 21, 2007

A.M. No. 07-09-13-SC | 2008-08-08

DISSENTING OPINION 

CARPIO, J.: 

The Case 

This resolves a contempt charge[1] against respondent Amado A.P. Macasaet (Macasaet), a newspaper columnist, for authoring publications imputing bribery to a member of this Court. 

The Facts 

Macasaet writes a daily column, "Business Circuit," in Malaya, a newspaper of general circulation. In the 18-21 September 2007 issues of Malaya, Macasaet ran a story, based on information obtained from confidential sources, of an alleged bribery in the Court committed as follows: on separate occasions in the second week of September 2007,[2] five[3] boxes containing cash worth P10...