Practice question
A public officer held office in City D, outside Manila, when an ordinary printed-libel offense occurred. The article was printed and first published in A. The officer privately resided in B and relies solely on that home address to select B. Under Article360’s public-officer clause, which is correct?
- The stated venues are D or A, not B merely because of the private home address
- Only B is proper
- Any public officer may choose every city
- Only the place of arrest is proper
- Only the newspaper’s later distribution points matter
Legal references
- RPC Article360 as amended by RA4363, Section1: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1965/ra_4363_1965.html
- Bonifacio v RTC Makati, GR184800, May5,2010, MAIN opinion, Article360 venue: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2010/may2010/gr_184800_2010.html
- 1987 Constitution ArticleVIII Section5(4): https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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