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  The members of the Barangay Council wanted to make the yuletide celebrations of their constituents more festive. Accordingly, the Barangay Council adopted a resolution authorizing the solicitation of funds from  private individuals to build a seven-meter tall statue of “Rudolph the RedNosed Reindeer” in the plaza in front of the basilica. The residents from other barangays questioned the resolution for alleged violation of Section  5, Article III of the 1987 Constitution which states that “[n]o law shall be made respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” Is the barangay resolution invalid for violation of  the non-establishment of religion clause? Explain . FACTUAL ANTECEDENTS   This case is about the constitutionality of four resolutions of the barangay council of Valencia, Ormoc City, regarding the acquisition of the wooden image of San Vicente Ferrer to be used in the celebration of his annual feast day. That issue ...

Politico Film Productions (PFP) conceptualized a mockumentary called “Covidubidapdap” which will detail the poor government response during the pandemic. The Department of Health (DOH) Secretary was scared that he would be portrayed as a lazy and incompetent public officer. Thus, the DOH Secretary warned PFP that he would not approve the use or exhibition of his name or image in the film. Nevertheless, PFP began the production of the mockumentary and used the name and image of the DOH Secretary. Aggrieved, the DOH Secretary applied for injunction against PFP invoking his right to privacy. Is there a violation of the DOH Secretary’s right to privacy? Explain. Factual antecedents   On 23 February 1988, private respondent filed a Complaint with application for Temporary Restraining Order and Writ of Preliminary Injunction with the Regional Trial Court of Makati, docketed as Civil Case No. 88-151 in Branch 134 thereof, seeking to enjoin petitioners from producing the movie " The Four ...

  The Legal Education Board (LEB) has ordered the Mindanao State University to close its law programs in all its campuses starting academic year 2025-2026 after it approved a resolution canceling MSU’s accreditation. The order stemmed from MSU’s refusal to recognize LEB’s supervisory authority and for asserting that it is not bound by the board’s orders, policies and guidelines on legal education. “The MSU is no longer authorized to offer the basic law program in the country,”  the LEB said. The board made permanent the cease and desist order it issued against MSU’s extension law programs on its campuses in Tawi-Tawi, Sulu and Maguindanao. It expressed concern over what it described as MSU’s “dismal” performance in the Bar examinations, noting the school’s passing rate since 2013 has been below the national passing percentage. Reacting to the LEB’s resolution, the MSU said it would continue to operate in accordance with its chapter passed by Congress in 1955. “The LEB cann...

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