A bill seeking to limit the venue of libel cases filed against a community or local journalist, publication or broadcast station has been filed at the House of Representatives.
House Bill 139, filed by Cebu Representative Rachel Marguerite del Mar, said such case should be filed with the regional trial court of the province or city where the principal office of the business of the accused journalist or publication is located.
"If he or she is a private person, the venue is his place of residence at the time of the commission of the offense," the lawmaker said. While complainants have the option of filing legal action in the RTC of the province or city where the libelous article is printed or first published, Del Mar said this rarely happens.
"This may even lead to a miscarriage of justice in cases where the accused or defendant fail to appear because of the distance and travel constraints," Del Mar said.
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