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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

Department of Justice

OFFICE OF THE CITY PROSECUTOR 

Cit of !ani"a

!IRI#! !#RCOS$

Comp"ainant

% &ersus % I'S' No' ()%*+%IN)%IIC%,,,,,

-R#CE ESCUDERO$

Respon.ent

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REPLY%#FFID#)IT

I$ !IRI#! 0BREND#1 !#RCOS$ Fi"ipino$ of "e2a" a2e$ marrie.$ resi.ent of *3,*

4atipunan #&enue$ 5ue6on Cit P7i"ippines$ Presi.ent of PoeC7i6 Canteen$ Inc'$

respectfu"" su8mit 7ereun.er$ m rep" to t7e Counter%#ffi.a&it of respon.ent -R#CE

ESCUDERO$ to 9it:

To Be2in ;it7$ #n. To

T7e #8o&e%Respon.ent:

*' Her !a"icious<I""%9i""e.<Li8e"ous Statement is .efinite" supporte. 8 t7e BestE&i.ence' For t7is !a"icious<I""%9i""e.<Li8e"ous Statement 9as 8annere. in t7e form

of an #.&isor at t7e campus 2ate of Ro%Ro #ca.em in front of t7e Conser&ator

on Octo8er *+$ =,*+$ a cop of 97ic7 is 7ereto attac7e. an. mar>e. as #NNE( #'

#' ON THE ISSUE OF THE ERRONEOUS #ND INSUFFICIENT CO!PL#INT%

#FFID#)IT

=' Anent the erroneous and insufficient Complaint-Affidavit, such error does not affect the

merit of the present case for it merely affects the procedural aspect of the case. The

Supreme Court, in several instances has relaxed the Rules of Procedure in favor of 

Facilitating the Attainment of ustice, rather than it!s Frustration.

?' Respondent merely focused on the form and procedural re"uirement of the Complaint-

Affidavit.

@' That in focusing merely on the a#ove-error, $hich is merely procedural, RESPONDENT

E(HIBITS -ROSS #ND UTTER DISRE-#RD #ND DENI#L OF JUSTICE #ND

E5UITY.

B' ON THE ISSUE OF THE #BSENCE OF THE ELE!ENTS OF THE CRI!E OF

LIBEL IN THE PRESENT C#SE

+' As pointed out #y respondent in her Counter-Affidavit, under Article %&% of the Revised

Penal Code, the elements of li#el are as follo$s.

a' 'efamatory imputation tending to cause dishonor, discredit, or contempt(

8' )alice * either in la$ or in fact(

c' Pu#lication( and

.' Person defamed is identifia#le

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*+' Respondent invoes the ruling of the Supreme Court in ?6@ 8e$s$ee nc. v ntermediate

Appellate Court and ?7@ y Tioco, et al. v Bang Shu =en et al., $here it $as held that

defamatory remars directed at a group of persons are not actiona#le un"ess t7e

statements are a""%em8racin2 or sufficient" specific for t7e &ictim to 8e i.entifia8"e .

*A' A li#el directed at a group or class may form the foundation of an action #y an individualof the group or class is small enough to that a person reading the article may readily

identify the person as one of the group.

*' t is clear from the facts of the case, that in the Advisory that respondent pu#lished, in the

guise of Ro-Ro Academy, maliciously impute my company, PoeChi+, nc., of $hich am

the identified ;fficer-in-ChargePresident, as a de#tor in #ad faith.

*' ;it7 t7e fore2oin2 facts$ it is e&i.ent t7at -race Escu.ero of Ro%Ro #ca.em 8e

in&esti2ate. an. upon fin.in2 of pro8a8"e cause t7at t7e correspon.in2 information

for cases for appropriate crimina" action 8e fi"e. in t7e appropriate court ortri8una" PRO!PTLY in t7e interest of fairness an. 7onest$ an. to ensure spee.

a.ministration of ustice'

#ffiant furt7er saet7 nau27t

IN ;ITNESS ;HEREOF$ I 7ereunto affi/e. m si2nature 8e"o9 t7is =t7 .a of 

No&em8er =,*+ in t7e Cit of !ani"a$ P7i"ippines'

  

  #ffiant  Dov!t ssued ' EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE   alid ntil EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 

  'ate of ssue EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 

  Place of ssue EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 

SUBSCRIBED #ND S;ORN to BEFORE !E this 7Gth day of 8ovem#er 7:6& in the City of 

)anila , Philippines. FURTHER CERTIFIES that have personally examined the hereinaffiant and $as fully convinced that she freely executed and understood the contents of this

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  IN)ESTI-#TIN- PROSECUTOR .