Practice question
An ordinary libel allegedly committed in 2026 is assessed using the original unamended Code’s two-year period. Cyberlibel is not charged. What is the controlling correction?
- Apply RA4661’s one-year ordinary-libel period
- Use two years because later amendments never apply
- Use twenty years for every publication
- Use six months because writing is oral defamation
- Treat the crime as imprescriptible
Legal references
- RA4661 Article90 amendment: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1966/ra_4661_1966.html
- Revised Penal Code, relevant Articles: https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html Articles90–91.
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