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[edit] Libel suits

This is the biggest and only libel suit which prospered in decades: Judge Winlove Dumayas of Regional Trial Court Branch 59, Makati City on June 5, 2008, found Ninez Cacho-Olivarez, publisher of The Daily Tribune, guilty of libel and sentenced her to a minimum of 6 months and a maximum of 2 years imprisonment. She was also ordered to pay P 5 million ($ 113,636) in moral damages and P 33,732.25 in civil damages including libel fine of P4,000, for writing a June 23, 2003 column accusing collusion between then Ombudsman Simeon Marcelo and the law firm of influence peddling in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 (NAIA3) deal. The Villaraza Cruz Marcelo & Angcanco Law Firm (also known as The Firm) stated that it will prosecute 47 more libel suits against the publisher of The Daily Tribune.newsinfo.inquirer.net, Tribune publisher Olivarez guilty of libelIn February 2006, the office of The Daily Tribune was searched by police during a plot to topple the Arroyo government.topnews.in/law, Tribune publisher Olivarez guilty of libelabs-cbnnews.com, RTC decision on Ninez Cacho-Olivares libel case--Florentino floro (talk) 08:30, 7 June 2008 (UTC)