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Tieng V Henares GR 164845

The Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of a libel case filed by Tieng Brothers against the producers of a TV show due to lack of jurisdiction. It ruled that defamation from broadcasts must adhere to Article 360 of the RPC, requiring cases to be filed either where the broadcasting station is located or where the offended party resides at the time of the offense. Consequently, the complaint should have been filed in the RTC of Parañaque, where the broadcasting station is situated.

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Tieng V Henares GR 164845

The Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of a libel case filed by Tieng Brothers against the producers of a TV show due to lack of jurisdiction. It ruled that defamation from broadcasts must adhere to Article 360 of the RPC, requiring cases to be filed either where the broadcasting station is located or where the offended party resides at the time of the offense. Consequently, the complaint should have been filed in the RTC of Parañaque, where the broadcasting station is situated.

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Tieng vs. Alares G.R. No.

164845 July 13, 2021


TOPIC: JURISDICTION ON LIBEL
FACTS
Tieng Brothers filed a civil complaint for damages and a separate criminal
case in Makati RTC against Henares and the others (producers, legal consultants,
executive producer) of the show Make My Day with Larry Henares for the
defamatory remarks uttered on the TV program and was later on replayed on the
radio. Tieng brothers only alleged in the information that they were Makati residents
at the time of the filing of the complaint and that the principal office address of the
television and radio stations (IBC-13 and/or DWBR-FM 104.3) is in Ibayo, Parañaque
City.
The criminal case was dismissed by RTC Makati for reasons of lack of
jurisdiction.
ISSUE
Whether the rules of venue and jurisdiction provided under Article 360 of the
RPC apply to radio and television broadcasts;
RULING
SC affirmed RTC Makati’s ruling. The SC ruled that defamation arising from
radio and television broadcasts fall within the ambit of Art360RPC, subject to its
provisions on venue and jurisdiction. Wherein such shall be filed in the court where
the broadcasting station is located OR where the offended party resides at the time
of the offense. It was explained that the complaint should have been filed in RTC
Paranaque as the location of the television or radio station may be alleged to be
where a third party first heard of the defamatory statements.

Side note(s)
**[ Section 15, Rule 110 of the Rules of Court] for jurisdiction to be acquired by
courts in criminal cases, the offense should have been committed or any one of its
essential ingredients took place within the territorial jurisdiction of the court
**Information must specifically allege the location of the radio or television station
or the residence of the offended party at the time the defamatory statement was
made
**Venue and jurisdiction in libel cases are determined based on where the broadcast
station is located or where the offended party resides when the crime was
consumated.

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