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Iglesia Ni Cristo vs Court of Appeals, Board of Review for Motion Pictures and TV, et al [ SEPARATE OPINION MENDOZA, J. ]

IGLESIA NI CRISTO (INC.), petitioner, vs. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, BOARD OF REVIEW FOR MOTION PICTURES AND TELEVISION and HONORABLE HENRIETTA S. MENDEZ, respondents. [ SEPARATE OPINION MENDOZA, J. ]

G.R. No. 119673 | 1996-07-26

SEPARATE OPINION

MENDOZA, J.: 

I concur in the decision to allow the showing of certain video tapes of petitioner's program, "Ang Iglesia Ni Cristo," and for this purpose to reverse the contrary ruling of the Court of Appeals. I am constrained to file this separate opinion, however, because, while the majority opinion invokes general principles of free speech and religion to which I subscribe, it regrettably fails to apply these principles to the law (P.D. No. 1986 and its implementing rules) under which the Board has acted. 

My position will be spelled out presently but, in brief, it is this: Censorship may be allowed only in a...