Tag: Separation of church and state

— Civil Law, Constitutional Law, Political Law —

Taruc vs. Bishop Dela Cruz G.R. No. 144801. March 10, 2005 Separation of Church and State.

April 11, 2018

FACTS: 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 in that locality. Petitioners, led by Dominador Taruc, clamored for the transfer of Fr. Florano to another parish but Bishop… Read More Taruc vs. Bishop Dela Cruz G.R. No. 144801. March 10, 2005 Separation of Church and State.

— Constitutional Law, Political Law —

Garces vs. Estenzo G.R. No. L-53487 May 25, 1981 Separation of the Church and the State, Religious Freedom

January 26, 2018

  FACTS:   The 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 was spawned by the controversy as to whether the parish priest… Read More Garces vs. Estenzo G.R. No. L-53487 May 25, 1981 Separation of the Church and the State, Religious Freedom