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Practice question: Title XIII – Crimes Against Honor

Multiple Choice Hard

Practice question

A newspaper editor publishes proved private-life facts offensive to a person’s honor, virtue and reputation under all Article357 conditions. The editor claims mentioning them in an official proceeding automatically makes publication immune under that article. What does its text address?
  1. Such publication is covered even under the pretext of narrating the proceeding
  2. Every mention in any proceeding automatically removes all restrictions
  3. Only the editor’s preferred title matters
  4. All private-life facts become unrestricted by being filed
  5. No privacy-related honor provision exists

Legal references

  • RA10951 Sections92-93,95-96, amended Articles356-357,359 and364: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2017/ra_10951_2017.html

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