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The Supreme Court of the Philippines acquitted Ogie Diaz of libel charges for a 1991 article about the sexual perversions of a "Miss S" with an actor. [The Court found that] While the article was defamatory and published with malice, it failed to sufficiently identify "Miss S" as Florinda Bagay, the complaining witness. For libel to stand, the victim must be identifiable from the content of the article or extraneous information, which was not present. The petition was granted and Diaz was acquitted of libel

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Amity Rose Rivero

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