Practice question
Officials label an appropriation a tourism campaign, but the adjudicated facts establish that its sole purpose and use are supporting the worship of one church. No Article VI, Section 29(2) exception applies. They invoke Aglipay solely because the label mentions tourism. Which is best?
- The label conclusively overrides the stipulated purpose.
- Aglipay authorizes every religious appropriation.
- Public funds cease being public when renamed.
- Aglipay’s genuine secular-purpose and incidental-benefit reasoning does not justify the conceded direct religious support.
- Only the color of the appropriation document matters.
Legal references
- Aglipay v. Ruiz, G.R. No. L-45459, March 13, 1937, main decision: https://www.chanrobles.com/scdecisions/jurisprudence1937/mar1937/gr_l-45459_1937.php
- 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353 Article VI, Section 29(2).
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