Practice question
Does favorable construction necessarily mean presuming every online defamatory post was discovered on its publication date?
- Yes; lenity always invents every requested presumption.
- Only the accused’s preferred date can be used.
- No.
- Every Facebook post is legally a public-registry entry.
- Discovery can never be a relevant fact.
Legal references
- Causing v. People, G.R. No. 258524, April 8, 2026, en banc main resolution: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2026/apr2026/gr_258524_2026.html
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