Article 358Slander

Act No. 3815 · Revised Penal CodeKey provision

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Oral defamation (slander): making defamatory statements verbally. Grave slander (made publicly and with malice) vs. simple slander.

Official text — Act No. 3815

Slander.

-Oral defamation shall be punished by arresto mayor in its maximum period to prision correccional in its minimum period if it is of a serious and insulting nature; otherwise, the penalty shall be arresto menor or a fine not exceeding 200 pesos.

Source: lawphil.net (Act No. 3815 as amended)

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