for media law students. Fair comment as defense in libel

Para po ito sa mga mag-aaral ng  batas sa media o media law. Karugtong ito ng natapos na talakayan sa klase ukol sa defamation o paninirang puri at ukol sa privileged communication o natatanging pinapahintulutang pahayag bilang eksepsyon sa libelo pananggalang sa  libelo.

Natapos natin ang dalawang klase ng privilege, absolute at qualified. Natapos natin ang pitong kategorya ng qualified privileged communication. Natapos natin ang anim na kategorya ng pampublikong opisyal bilang paksa ng privileged communication batay sa jurisprudence.  At ang talakayan sa kung sino at ano ang public figure o pampublikong personahe. May sampung kategorya ng kung sinu-sino ang public figure o pampublikong personahe batay sa jurisprudence. At inisa-isa natin ang sampung kategorya na ito.  At gamit ang lahat ng batayang prinsipyo na ito, sinuma natin ito sa apat na layers o antas ng Public Figure Doctrine, batay sa jurisprudence. At yung pang-apat na antas, pinalawig natin ang isang bahagdan nito sa tatlo: reckless disregard for the truth,        knowledge of falsity,     facts to show motive for revenge, all categorized as malice-in-fact… this podcast plays automatically… (this podcast uses a few seconds of music from “Brave” by Sara Bareilles, performed live by Carole King and Sara Bareilles; photo by Myra Lambino; all used here non-commercially for academic purposes)…

Sen. Drilon appears, Blue Ribbon, hearing, Iloilo Convention Center (podcast, legal aspect)

Senate President Drilon appears at the Senate blue ribbon Committee hearing on the iloilo Convention Center today. This is a podcast on the legal aspect of the appearance, to balance the previous podcast (which was  on the legal aspect of VP Binay’s decision not to push thru with the debate).
    To be fair, those who could be indicted or criminally charged should it be shown that the Iloilo Convention Center was overpriced, showed up at the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing today.
     Anything they say in this proceeding can and will be used against them in any other investigation. yet they showed up and fielded questions…
This podcast plays automatically and is in two languages. ang podcast na ito ay nasa dalawang wika. See how that comes out. adula amin (ilokano) sige nga…
 several seconds of music from “kapalaran” (“Fate”) performed by rico J. Puno, photo rightclicked from a government site, all used here non-commercially for academic purposes…