Article 357 Revised Penal Code

Article 357 of the Revised Penal Code is about Prohibited publication of acts referred to in the course of official proceedings. It is under Chapter One (Libel) of Title Thirteen (Crimes Against Honor) of the Code.

Prohibited publication of acts referred to in the course of official proceedings.

The penalty of arresto mayor or a fine of from 20 to 2,000 pesos, or both, shall be imposed upon any reporter, editor or manager or a newspaper, daily or magazine, who shall publish facts connected with the private life of another and offensive to the honor, virtue and reputation of said person, even though said publication be made in connection with or under the pretext that it is necessary in the narration of any judicial or administrative proceedings wherein such facts have been mentioned.

See also: Article 356 Revised Penal Code