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Beginning with the Catholization of most of the Philippines in the 16th century, political power was shared by the Catholic Church and the Spanish civil authorities. The Filipino Jesuit historian Horacio de la Costa mentions that the rules governing the cooperation of the two entities was set in the Patronato Real de las Indias, a combination of law and jurisprudence that governed the delicate ...
The issue is not freedom of speech but enforcement of law and jurisprudence. State's power to regulate repressive and unlawful religious practices justified, besides having scriptural basis. The penalty of expulsion is legal and valid, more so with the enactment of Executive Order No. 292 (the Administrative Code of 1987).
Freedom of religion in the Philippines is guaranteed by the Constitution under Section 5 of Article III (Bill of Rights), which states that "No law shall be made respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. The free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination or ...
Officially the Philippines is a secular state, but religious institutions and religion play a significant role in the country's political affairs. [1] Legal pluralism also persist with the application of Islamic personal laws for the country's Muslim population.
Solamo-Antonio, Isabelita (2015). "The Philippine Shari'a Courts and the Code of Muslim Personal Laws". In Possamai, Adam; Richardson, James T; Turner, Bryan S. (eds.). The Sociology of Shari'a: Case Studies from around the World. Boundaries of Religious Freedom: Regulating Religion in Diverse Societies. Vol. 1. Springer, Cham. pp. 83– 101.
A religious exemption is a legal privilege that exempts members of a certain religion from a law, regulation, or requirement. Religious exemptions are often justified as a protection of religious freedom, and proponents of religious exemptions argue that complying with a law against one's faith is a greater harm than complying against a law that one otherwise disagrees with due to a fear of ...
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The Constitution of the Philippines (Filipino: Saligang Batas ng Pilipinas or Konstitusyon ng Pilipinas) is the supreme law of the Philippines. Its final draft was completed by the Constitutional Commission on October 12, 1986, and ratified by a nationwide plebiscite on February 2, 1987. The Constitution remains unamended to this day.