My bookmarksSign up free

Act No. 3815 (The Revised Penal Code) Article 354

Act No. 3815 (The Revised Penal Code) Article 354

Requirement for publicity.

Article 354

ART. 354. Requirement for publicity.—Every defamatory imputation is presumed to be malicious, even if it be true, if no good intention and justifiable motive for making it is shown, except in the following cases: A private communication made by any person to another in the performance of any legal, moral or social duty; and A fair and true report, made in good faith, without any comments or remarks, of any judicial, legislative or other official proceedings which are not of confidential nature, or of any statement, report or speech delivered in said proceedings, or of any other act performed by public officers in the exercise of their functions.

Read the full instrument → · Read this in context: CHAPTER ONE →

Other provisions in CHAPTER ONE

Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗ · Data as of July 4, 2026

CitationAct No. 3815 (The Revised Penal Code) Article 354 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

Continue your research