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This document is a Supreme Court of the Philippines decision regarding a petition for review of a criminal libel conviction. The petitioner, Ciriaco "Boy" Guingguing, was found guilty of libel for publishing a paid advertisement that included records of criminal cases filed against a broadcast journalist, Cirse "Choy" Torralba. The Supreme Court reversed the conviction, finding that libel laws must be balanced with constitutional protections of free speech and press. The Court noted criminal libel presents

Author

Stella Bertillo

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