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Policarpio vs. Manila Times

GR no. L-16027, May 30, 1962

Concepion, !."

#$CT%" Plaini&& L'men Policarpio see(s o recover )ama*es &rom Manila Times +y reason o& ep'+licaion in e %a'r)ay Mirror an) e aily Mirror o& o aricles ic are claime) o +e per se

)e&amaory, li+elo's an) &alse an) /eopar)ie er ine*riy an) *oo) name. Tese aricles ere a+o'

e car*es a*ains er ic ca'se) er o +e separae) &rom er service as a eec'ive secreary o&

e local 4%C5 aional Commission. Plaini&& mainains a e e&&ec o& ese &alse saemens

as o *ive e *eneral impression a se as *'ily or a leas pro+a+ly *'ily o& e crimes o&

malversaion o& p'+lic &'n)s an) esa&a. Li(eise, se assere) a ere are oer inacc'racies in e

nes iem.

%%4" 8 Manila Times a) ace) malicio'sly in p'+lisin* e a&oremenione) aricles.

RLG" $&&irmaive. 4very )e&amaory imp'aion is pres'me) o +e malicio's, even i& i +e r'e, i&

no *oo) inenion an) /'si&ia+le moive &or ma(in* i is son, ecep in e &olloin* cases"

1. $ privae comm'nicaion ma)e +y any person o anoer in e per&ormance o& any le*al, moral or

social )'y an)

2. $ &air an) r'e repor, ma)e in *oo) &ai, io' any commens or remar(s, o& any /')icial,

le*islaive or oer o&&icial procee)in*s ic are no o& con&i)enial na're, or o& any saemen, repor

or speec )elivere) in sai) procee)in*s, or o& any oer ac per&orme) +y p'+lic o&&icers in e eercise

o& oer &'ncions.

n e case a +ar, asi)e &rom conainin* in&ormaion )ero*aory o e plaini&&, e ariclepresene) er in a orse pre)icamen an a in ic se, in &ac, as. n oer or)s, sai) aricle

as no a &air an) r'e repor o& e procee)in*s ere in all')e) o. a is more, is s'+-ile

:PC$C R$P% L. P5LC$RP5 5 #R$: is a commen or remar(, +esi)es +ein* &alse.

$ccor)in*ly, e )e&amaory imp'aions conaine) in sai) aricle are :pres'me) o +e malicio's:.