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    The Supreme Court ruled that the issuing and selling of commemorative postage stamps for the 33rd International Eucharistic Congress did not violate the Philippine Constitution. While the Constitution prohibits using public funds to support any religious sect, the stamps' purpose was to advertise the Philippines and attract more tourists, not favor any particular church. The event was also considered internationally important. More broadly, the Court found that recognizing religion's influence in society and granting concessions to religious groups did not amount to unconstitutional support of any sect. There was no clear evidence that the officials' decision to issue the stamps exceeded a poor exercise of judgment or reached the level of unconstitutionality.

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    The Supreme Court ruled that the issuing and selling of commemorative postage stamps for the 33rd International Eucharistic Congress did not violate the Philippine Constitution. While the Constitution prohibits using public funds to support any religious sect, the stamps' purpose was to advertise the Philippines and attract more tourists, not favor any particular church. The event was also considered internationally important. More broadly, the Court found that recognizing religion's influence in society and granting concessions to religious groups did not amount to unconstitutional support of any sect. There was no clear evidence that the officials' decision to issue the stamps exceeded a poor exercise of judgment or reached the level of unconstitutionality.

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    The Supreme Court ruled that the issuing and selling of commemorative postage stamps for the 33rd International Eucharistic Congress did not violate the Philippine Constitution. While the Constitution prohibits using public funds to support any religious sect, the stamps' purpose was to advertise the Philippines and attract more tourists, not favor any particular church. The event was also considered internationally important. More broadly, the Court found that recognizing religion's influence in society and granting concessions to religious groups did not amount to unconstitutional support of any sect. There was no clear evidence that the officials' decision to issue the stamps exceeded a poor exercise of judgment or reached the level of unconstitutionality.

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    AGLIPAY V RUIZ

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    The Supreme Court ruled that the issuing and selling of commemorative postage stamps for the 33rd International Eucharistic Congress did not violate the Philippine Constitution. While the Constitution prohibits using public funds to support any religious sect, the stamps' purpose was to advertise the Philippines and attract more tourists, not favor any particular church. The event was also considered internationally important. More broadly, the Court found that recognizing religion's influence in society and granting concessions to religious groups did not amount to unconstitutional support of any sect. There was no clear evidence that the officials' decision to issue the stamps exceeded a poor exercise of judgment or reached the level of unconstitutionality.

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    AGLIPAY v.

    RUIZ
    G.R. No. L-45459
    March 13, 1937

    Facts:
    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 the Thirty-third International Eucharistic
    Congress.
    The petitioner invokes that such issuance and selling, as authorized by Act 4052 by the
    Phil. Legislature, contemplates religious purpose – for the benefit of a particular sect or church.
    Hence, this petition.
    The respondent raised his question which refers to the alleged violation of the
    Constitution, in issuing and selling postage stamps commemorative of the Thirty-third
    International Eucharistic Congress. It is alleged that this action of the respondent is violative of
    the provisions of section 23, subsection 3, Article VI, of the Constitution of the Philippines,
    which provides as follows:
    No public money or property shall ever be appropriated, applied, or used, directly or
    indirectly, for the use, benefit, or support of any sect, church, denomination, secretarian,
    institution, or system of religion, or for the use, benefit, or support of any priest, preacher,
    minister, or other religious teacher or dignitary as such, except when such priest,
    preacher, minister, or dignitary is assigned to the armed forces or to any penal institution,
    orphanage, or leprosarium.

    Issue:
    Whether or not the issuing and selling of commemorative stamps is constitutional?

    Ruling:
    Yes. The issuing and selling of commemorative stamps does not contemplate any
    favor upon a particular sect or church, but the purpose was only ‘to advertise the
    Philippines and attract more tourist’ and the government just took advantage of an event
    considered of international importance, thus, not violating the Constitution on its provision
    on the separation of the Church and State. Moreover, the Court stressed that ‘Religious
    freedom, as a constitutional mandate is not inhibition of profound reverence for religion and is
    not denial of its influence in human affairs’. Emphasizing that, ‘when the Filipino people
    ‘implored the aid of Divine Providence’, they thereby manifested reliance upon Him who guides
    the destinies of men and nations. The elevating influence of religion in human society is
    recognized here as elsewhere. In fact, certain general concessions are indiscriminately accorded
    to religious sects and denominations.
    The Supreme Court, upon very serious reflection, examination of Act No. 4052, and
    scrutiny of the attending circumstances, have come to the conclusion that there has been no
    constitutional infraction in the case at bar, Act No. 4052 grants the Director of Posts, with the
    approval of the Secretary of Public Works and Communications, discretion to misuse postage
    stamps with new designs "as often as may be deemed advantageous to the Government." Even if
    we were to assume that these officials made use of a poor judgment in issuing and selling the
    postage stamps in question still, the case of the petitioner would fail to take in weight. Between
    the exercise of a poor judgment and the unconstitutionality of the step taken, a gap exists which
    is yet to be filled to justify the court in setting aside the official act assailed as coming within a
    constitutional inhibition.

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