Tag: SOLIVEN VS MAKASIAR

Soliven v. Makasiar (G.R. No. 82585, November 14, 1988) Category Summary Facts Petitioners, who were Philippine journalists (including Maximo V. Soliven and Luis D. Beltran), were charged with libel for articles allegedly defaming the incumbent President Corazon C. Aquino. The President initiated the criminal proceedings by filing a complaint-affidavit. The presiding judge of the Regional…