Alonzo vs. CA Digest

Alonzo vs. CA FACTS: Dr.. Alo Dr Alonzo nzo is the Fiel ield d Ope Operat ration ions s Ofc Ofcer er or Regi egion on XI o the hi hilip lippin pine e !edical !edic al Care Co""issi Co""ission on #!CC$. #!CC$. As a %eld inspector& inspector& she is assigned assigned to inspect clinics in order to see to it that clinics are properl' ollo(ing r)les and reg)lations o the hilippine !edical Care Co""ission. She inspected Sto. *i+o !edical Clinic in Astorga& Sta. Cr)z& Davao del S)r& and O)r ,ad' o  Fati ati"a "a !ed !edica icall Cl Clini inic c in -)i -)ihin hing& g& ag agono ono'& '& Dav Davao ao del S)r S)r.. /ot /oth h o the these se clinics (ere o(ned and "anaged 0' Dr. Angeles 1elasco& "arried to 2)dge Dan 1elasco o the !TC3agono'& Davao del S)r. Ater the inspection& Dr. Alonzo s)0"itted her report on her %ndings to Dr. 2es)s Ta"esis& !CC 1ice3 Chair"an. A portion o the s)0"itted report read: 4In all& this partic)lar clinic sho)ld 0e closel' "onitored 0eca)se& aside ro" the a0ove "entioned violations& the h)s0and is a 5)dge and it gives the" a certai cer tain n a"o a"o)nt )nt o 6)nt 6)nto)c o)cha0 ha0ili ilit'6. t'6. In ac act& t& the the' ' "a7 "a7e e co co)rt )rt s)i s)its ts the their ir pasti"e.8 Finding s)ch portion to 0e li0elo)s& Dr. 1elasco and her h)s0and& 2)dge Dan 1elasco& then %led a co"plaint or li0el against the petitioner. ISS9: ;hether or not the = o the Revised enal Code provides that a li0el is a p)0lic and "alicio)s i"p)tation o a cri"e& or o a vice or deect& real or i"aginar'& or an' act or o"ission& condition& condition& stat)s& or cir circ)"sta c)"stance nce tending to ca)se the dishonor& discredit& or conte"pt o a nat)ral or 5)ridical person or to 0lac7en the "e"or' o one (ho is dead. For an i"p)tation then to 0e li0elo)s& the ollo(ing re