Prosecutor junks cyber libel complaint vs TF reporter

The complainants alleged that the post caused “so much damage” to their police station and to the image of the PNP as a whole.

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In his counter-affidavit, Malaga argued that his post did not identify or impute any crime or defect to the complainants. He stressed that he merely reported a factual observation—the absence of uniformed officers at the school during the opening of classes—with the intent of informing the public.

He also said the complainants were neither named nor alluded to in the post, and that any alleged defamation was directed neither at them nor at any specific police officer.