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St. Anthony College of Roxas City, Inc. vs. COMELEC

ST. ANTHONY COLLEGE OF ROXAS CITY, INC., REPRESENTED BY SISTER GERALDINE J. DENOGA, D.C., DR. PILITA DE JESUS LICERALDE, AND DR. ANTON MARI HAO LIM, PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, REPRESENTED BY THE ACTING CHAIRPERSON COMMISSIONER SOCORRO B. INTING, AND COMELEC DIRECTOR JAMES ARTHUR B. JIMENEZ IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SPOKESPERSON OF THE COMELEC AND AS DIRECTOR IV OF THE COMELEC DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION AND INFORMATION [EID], RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 258805 | 2023-10-10

D E C I S I O N
 
MARQUEZ, J.:
 
It is settled that the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has broad authority to regulate the election paraphernalia of political candidates. The extent of its authority over election paraphernalia owned and displayed by private persons, however, is less well-defined. The instant controversy presents the Court with an opportunity to determine with certainty the metes and bounds of the COMELEC's power to regulate private speech relating to elections and designed to influence the electorate's choice of political candidates.

Before the Court is a Petition for Certiorari, Prohibition, and ...