Practice question
Does Diocese’s protection of political expression depend on the speaker being a candidate rather than an ordinary citizen?
- Yes, citizens may speak only after filing candidacy
- Yes, only campaign managers have the right
- No, the case expressly protects noncandidate citizens’ participation in political debate
- Yes, private-property speakers have no rights
- Yes, only official party advertisements count as expression
Legal references
- Diocese of Bacolod v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 205728, January 21, 2015, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2015/jan2015/gr_205728_2015.html
- 1987 Constitution, Article III, Section 4: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353
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