Lorraine Marie T. Badoy, former spokesperson of the National Taskforce to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), sought the dismissal of the indirect contempt case initiated against her by the Supreme Court (SC) itself.
Lorraine Marie T. Badoy, former spokesperson of the National Taskforce to End Local Communist Armed Conflict , sought the dismissal of the indirect contempt case initiated against her by the Supreme Court itself.
Penalty for indirect contempt of court is a fine of at least P30,000 or six-month prison term, or both. “If at all, Dr. Badoy’s words are a clear example of hyperbole, or reductio ad absurdum to stress a point. “In the Borjal vs. Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court ruled that ‘fair commentaries on matters of public interest are privileged and constitute a valid defense in an action for libel of slander.’
“For speech to be considered incitement, it must reach a high threshold, which in Philippine jurisprudence is speech that threatens to provoke imminent lawless action.
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