It's not my intention: A comparative study on the defenses of unintentional defamation and of privileged communication

• Main Authors: Elinzano, Andrei V., Que, Jamieline T.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2014
• Subjects: Libel and slander > Philippines; Civil Law
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/5634
• Institution: De La Salle University

The Philippines has long kept libel as a punishable act. There have been numerous controversies in the country that involve the battle between freedom of expression and the right to reputation. Indeed, those who damage or injure other people's reputation and identity by way of fabricating facts...