Legal Question in Employment Law in Philippines

Hi Atty,

My question is about libel.. Can we consider a TRUE statement to be a libelous statement?

In other countries they only consider a false statement to be a libelous statement, just like in this video below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eGFqwWuU9c

Thank you for your question, atty.


Asked on 3/24/12, 11:33 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

VOLTAIRE T. DUANO VOLTAIRE T. DUANO LAW OFFICE

Libel is a general term. If what you meant by libelous statement is oral defamation then that would not be a defense.

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Answered on 3/30/12, 7:19 am


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