Claim

Claim 973

Secretary of the Interior Dean C. Worcester filed the libel suit that led to the conviction of El Renacimiento's editor Fidel Reyes, co-editor Teodoro M. Kalaw and publisher Martin Ocampo.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement: Secretary of the Interior Dean C. Worcester filed the libel suit that led to the conviction of El Renacimiento's editor Fidel Reyes, co-editor Teodoro M. Kalaw and publisher Martin Ocampo.
Field: journalist_affected
Value: Worcester's suit convicts Reyes, Kalaw and Ocampo
About: incident 1901-philippines-us-colonial-libel-act-el-renacimiento
Source: A relic of colonial rule
Publisher: Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-26
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2014-02-24

Quotation from the source

Although the paper did not name him, Worcester filed a libel suit which resulted in the conviction of Fidel Reyes, who wrote the editorial, his co-editor Teodoro M. Kalaw, and publisher Martin Ocampo.