Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
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G.R. No. 142509. March 24, 2006.
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Atty. Pieraz:
(Signed)
JOSE ALEMANIA BUATIS, JR.
Atty-in-Fact of the present
Court Administrator of the entire
Intestate Estate of Don Hermogenes
Rodriguez Y. Reyes.
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Copy furnished:
All concerned.
Not personally knowing who the sender was, Atty. Pieraz,
nevertheless, responded and sent a communication by registered
mail to said Buatis, Jr., accused-appellant. In reply, Buatis, Jr.
dispatched a second letter dated August 24, 1995 to Atty. Pieraz.
Reacting to the insulting words used by Buatis, Jr.,
particularly: “Satan, senile, stupid, [E]nglish carabao,” Atty.
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5 Id., at p. 47.
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6 Id., at p. 17.
7 G.R. No. 43186, CA, February 19, 1937.
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8 Alonzo v. Court of Appeals, 311 Phil. 60, 71; 241 SCRA 51, 59 (1995).
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“In Tawney vs. Simonson, Whitcomb & Hurley Co. (109 Minn.,
341), the court had the following to say on this point: “In
determining whether the specified matter is libelous per se, two
rules of construction are conspicuously applicable: (1) That
construction must be adopted which will give to the matter such a
meaning as is natural and obvious in the plain and ordinary sense
in which the public
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9 Ledesma v. Court of Appeals, 344 Phil. 207, 239; 278 SCRA 656, 686-
687 (1997).
10 Aquino, The Revised Penal Code, 1997 edition, Vol. III, p. 551 citing
36 C.J. 1223; Adamos, CA 35 O.G. 496; Dela Vega-Cayetano, CA 52 O.G.
240; Jose Andrada, CA 37 O.G. 1782.
11 Novicio v. Aggabao, G.R. No. 141332, December 11, 2003, 418 SCRA
138, 143.
12 27 Phil. 52 (1914).
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