The
Diocese of Bacolod caused the posting on the front wall of the Bacolod
Cathedral two sets of Tarpaulin, each sized 6x10 feet, with the message Conscience
Vote (Team Buhay/Team Patay Tarpaulin).
The tarpaulin contained the names of both Anti- and Pro-Reproductive Health Law
senatorial candidates.
Is
the subject tarpaulin an election propaganda subject to regulation by
respondent COMELEC pursuant to its mandate under Section 4, Article IX-C of the
1987 Constitution?
Recently, a Temporary Restraining Order was issued by the Supreme Court stopping stopping the COMELEC from removing the tarpaulin containing the names of both Anti- and Pro-Reproductive Health Law senatorial candidates put up by the Diocese of Bacolod City at the Bacolod Cathedral. The case is still pending for resolution on its merits.
Recently, a Temporary Restraining Order was issued by the Supreme Court stopping stopping the COMELEC from removing the tarpaulin containing the names of both Anti- and Pro-Reproductive Health Law senatorial candidates put up by the Diocese of Bacolod City at the Bacolod Cathedral. The case is still pending for resolution on its merits.
You can listen to the AUDIO RECORDING OF THE ORAL ARGUMENT
held on March 19, 2013 before the Supreme Court.
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