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Destileria Limtuaco & Co. Inc. et al. Vs. Advertising Board of the Phils.

Destileria Limtuaco & CO., INC. and CONVOY MARKETING CORPORATION, Petitioners, versus ADVERTISING BOARD OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 164242 | 2008-11-28

D E C I S I O N


AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.:

The present dispute focuses mainly on the power of the Advertising Board of the Philippines (AdBoard) to require its clearance prior to commercial advertising and to impose sanctions on its members who broadcast advertisements without its clearance.

AdBoard is an umbrella non-stock, non-profit corporation created in 1974[1] composed of several national organizations in the advertising industry, including: Advertising Suppliers Association of the Philippines (ASAP), Association of Accredited Advertising Agencies Philippines (4As), Cinema Advertising Association of the Philippines (CAAP), Independent...