Imbong v. Ochoa, Jr., En Banc, G.R. No. 204819, 204934, 204957, etc., April 8, 2014, Per Mendoza, J. 1. Background • [The case centers on the constitutionality of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 10354, otherwise known as the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 (RH Law).] 2. SC Decision/Resolution The Church and The State…
Taruc v. De la Cruz, G.R. No. 144801, March 10, 2005, Per Corona, J.: 1. Background • The antecedents show that petitioners were lay members of the Philippine Independent Church (PIC) in Socorro, Surigao del Norte. Respondents Porfirio de la Cruz and Rustom Florano were the bishop and parish priest, respectively, of the same church…
Iglesia ni Cristo, (Inc.) v. CA, MTRCB, En Banc, G.R. No. 119673, July 26, 1996, Per Puno, J.: 1. Background • Petitioner Iglesia ni Cristo, a duly organized religious organization, has a television program entitled “Ang Iglesia ni Cristo” aired on Channel 2 every Saturday and on Channel 13 every Sunday. The program presents and…
German v. Barangan, En Banc, G.R. No. L-68828, March 27, 1985, Per Escolin, J.: • Invoking their constitutional freedom to religious worship and locomotion, petitioners seek the issuance of [1] a writ of mandamus to compel respondents to allow them to enter and pray inside St. Jude Chapel located at J.P. Laurel Street, Manila; and…
Aglipay v. Ruiz, En Banc, G.R. No. 45459, March 13, 1937, Per Laurel, J.: 1. Background • The petitioner, Mons. Gregorio Aglipay, Supreme Head of the Philippine Independent Church, seeks the issuance from this court of a writ of prohibition to prevent the respondent Director of Posts from issuing and selling postage stamps commemorative of…
[Editor’s Note: This 2006 case stems from the 2003 case. Both are En Banc cases involving the same parties.] Estrada v. Escritor, En Banc, A.M. No. P-02-1651, June 22, 2006, Per Puno, J.: 1. Background • In our decision dated August 4, 2003, after a long and arduous scrutiny into the origins and development of…
Estrada v. Escritor, En Banc, A.M. No. P-02-1651, August 4, 2003, Per Puno, J.: 1. Background • In a sworn letter-complaint dated July 27, 2000, complainant Alejandro Estrada wrote to Judge Jose F. Caoibes, Jr., presiding judge of Branch 253, Regional Trial Court of Las Piñas City, requesting for an investigation of rumors that respondent…
Re: Letter of Tony Q. Valenciano, Holding of Religious Rituals at the Hall of Justice Building in Quezon City, En Banc, A.M. No. 10-4-19-SC, March 17, 2017, Per Mendoza, J.: 1. Background • This controversy originated from a series of letters, written by Tony Q. Valenciano (Valenciano) and addressed to then Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno (Chief Justice…
Genuino v. De Lima, En Banc, G.R. No. 197930, April 17, 2018, Per Reyes, JR., J.: 1. Background • These consolidated Petitions for Certiorari and Prohibition with Prayer for the Issuance of Temporary Restraining Orders (TRO) and/or Writs of Preliminary Injunction Under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court assail the constitutionality of Department of Justice (DOJ)…
Marcos v. Manglapus, En Banc, G.R. No. 88211, September 15, 1989, Per Cortes, J.: 1. Background • Before the Court is a controversy of grave national importance. While ostensibly only legal issues are involved, the Court’s decision in this case would undeniably have a profound effect on the political, economic and other aspects of national…