Practice question
A newspaper publishes charges against a bona fide candidate on a prominent page, then offers the candidate’s statutory reply only in an inconspicuous unrelated section. Which RA 9006 provision directly answers the complaint?
- Section 10 requires the reply’s publicity with the same prominence or page or section, as applicable
- A reply must always be suppressed
- Only supporters have a reply right
- A reply may be replaced by the publisher’s vote
- The right exists only after the candidate wins
Legal references
- RA 9006: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2001/ra_9006_2001.html Sections 3.1–3.3, 4.1, 6.3, 6.5–6.6 and 10.
- GMA Network v. COMELEC, G.R. Nos. 205357 et al., September 2, 2014, main opinion, right-to-reply holding: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2014/sep2014/gr_205357_2014.html
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