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Martin Centeno vs. Victoria Villalon-Pornillos [CONCURRING OPINION, MENDOZA, J.]

MARTIN CENTENO, petitioner, vs. HON. VICTORIA VILLALON-PORNILLOS, Presiding Judge of the Regional Trial Court of Malolos, Bulacan, Branch 10, and THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents.

G.R. No. 113092 | 1994-09-01

Separate Opinions

MENDOZA, J., concurring:

I concur in the result reached in this case that the solicitation of donations for the repair of a chapel is not covered by P.D. No. 1564 which requires a permit for the solicitation of contributions for "charitable or public welfare purposes." My reasons are three-fold.

First. Solicitation of contributions for the construction of a church is not solicitation for "charitable or public welfare purpose" but for a religious purpose, and a religious purpose is not necessarily a charitable or public welfare purpose. A fund campaign for the construction or repair of a church is not like...