Liang v. People
Liang v. People
Liang v. People
Issue: WON Liang covered with immunity from legal processes under Section 45 of
the Agreement between the ADB and the Philippine Government?
Ruling: NO. The protocol communication as mentioned above from the DFA has no
binding effect in courts. Moreover, the immunity that Liang is entitled to as an
employee of ADB is only functional immunity, not diplomatic immunity which is
absolute. Section 45 of the agreement only covers acts performed in the exercise of
their official duties and the defamation he committed was performed in his own
personal private capacity. Therefore, he is still subject to the jurisdiction of our
courts for the crime he committed.