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                    [Summary] => The President is perfectly within his rights to file a libel suit against the big-circulation German newsmagazine, Der Spiegel (The Mirror), here in the Philippines.


But even if he wins that case, what sort of vindication would that be? It would merely be dubbed by the local and foreign press as just a "hometown victory." For it’s no secret that in his own domain, the Philippines, even an embattled Chief Executive enjoys what they call "homecourt advantage."


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Even if Erap wins a libel suit versus Der Spiegel here, it will be called a hometown decision - BY THE WAY by Max V. Soliven

December 13, 2000 - 12:00am

The President is perfectly within his rights to file a libel suit against the big-circulation German newsmagazine, Der Spiegel (The Mirror), here in the Philippines. But even if he wins that case, what sort of vindication...

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