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Bacolod Diocese vs. Comelec: Free Speech Case by Alexandrea Sagutin is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This document summarizes a Supreme Court case from 2015 regarding tarpaulins posted by the Diocese of Bacolod containing political speech. The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) had issued notices requiring removal of the tarpaulins for being oversized. The Supreme Court ruled that: 1) A petition for certiorari was the proper procedure to question the COMELEC notices. 2) While courts generally follow a hierarchy, exceptions applied in this case due to constitutional issues of freedom of expression. 3) Th

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Alexandrea Sagutin

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