SC affirms ruling on cyberlibel prescription period

MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court (SC) has closed the door on the debate over the “expiration period” of cyber libel, affirming its 2023 ruling that it should be one year from the discovery of the offense. In a resolution, the SC en banc, through Associate Justice Henri Jean Paul Inting denied the separate motions for reconsideration filed by lawyer Berteni Cataluña Causing and the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG). The SC’s recent ruling effectively abandoned the doctrine holding that the prescription period for cyber libel is 15 years; instead, it aligned it with that of the traditional counterpart, […]... Keep on reading: SC affirms ruling on cyberlibel prescription period

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