FALSE: Cory Aquino's libel suit vs Beltran was not deemed press freedom issue

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Claim: Former president Corazon Aquino's libel suit against the late journalist Luis Beltran was not regarded as a press freedom issue.

In October 1987, the former president filed a libel suit against Luis Beltran for writing that she "hid under her bed" during a mutiny in August 1987. Beltran was convicted ... via PK