Pupuwede ba makasuhan ng libel ang isang foreigner sa Pilipinas?

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Makakasuhan po ba ng libel ang asawa kong foreigner? Nagkaproblema po kami sa apartment dahil sa madumi at maraming tulo sa bubong at mula sa pipe ng cr dahil sa walang pakialam at maintenance ng may ari. Nagbabayad kami monthly sa manugang ng may ari.

Walang binibigay na OR. Ang katwiran laging naiiwanan dahil galing daw siya sa trabaho tuwing maniningil. The worst na ngyari is nong napuno ng dumi ang floor ng cr namin dahil nga sa walang maintenance, at walang kooperasyon ng may ari. Hanggang di na nakapagpigil ang asawa ko at nagpost siya na ng careless at may drug history ang may ari. At tinag sa manugang, kasi di namin alam ang Facebook ng may-ari.

Tapos nag react ang manugang ng may ari nag reklamo ng libel dahil wala daw siyang drug history. Ngayun po makakasuhan ba ng libel ang foreigner sa pilipinas? Thanks po

 

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Adelaimar C Arias-Jose
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Kung ang paninirang puri sa Facebook ay dito ginawa sa Pilipinas at dito nailathala sa Pilipinas (nakikita at nababasa ng mga tao sa Pilipinas) puede siyang kasuhan dito sa Pilipinas.

Ang libel po ay isang charge na malicious -- dahil sa walang katotohanan pero, ito pa rin ay inilathala. I suggest that you get yourself a lawyer because you will need a lawyer. Please get a lawyer who is experienced in cyberlibel (bagong field of law kasi ang cyberlibel).

As for the CR, you can actually file a case with the barangay. First, you state that you have been paying rent but you are not issued a receipt. Second, you have been asking the owner to maintain the bathroom but the owner is remiss. Kung ayaw pa din, go to court and ask the court if you can deposit the rent with the court until such time that the owner has the plumbing repaired. Or, if you want, have it repaired yourself, but make sure that you have official receipts and a job estimate so that you can apply the rental payments as reimbursement for the money you spent to have the plumbing repaired.

Better still, why don't you just rent a condo? Or, even better, just buy a condo. These are always maintained well (kasi nga, you pay condominium dues that will cover those expenses for maintenance).

Good luck. Please find a lawyer who can give you advice and read your contract and also look at the facebook post. I can only tell you what the general principles of law are. I cannot give you legal advice. Please get a lawyer.

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Adelaimar C Arias-Jose

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