Practice question
An allegedly libelous newspaper article was printed and first published in City A. Its sole private offended party actually resided in City B when the offense occurred. Is B excluded merely because printing occurred in A?
- No; B is an alternative statutory venue
- Yes; only A is ever proper
- Yes; residence never matters in printed libel
- Yes; only the place of arrest matters
- Yes; only the publisher may select venue
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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