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Re: Letter Of Tony Q. Valenciano, Holding Of Religious Rituals At The Hall Of Justice Building In Quezon City [CONCURRING OPINION, LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.]

RE: LETTER OF TONY Q. VALENCIANO, HOLDING OF RELIGIOUS RITUALS AT THE HALL OF JUSTICE BUILDING IN QUEZON CITY

A.M. No. 10-4-19-SC | 2017-03-07

CONCURRING OPINION

LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:

According to the Memorandum dated August 7, 2014 submitted by the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA), the case at bench originated from a series of Letters dated January 6, 2009, May 13, 2009, and March 23, 2010 that Mr. Tony Q. Valenciano (Valenciano) wrote to then Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno (Chief Justice Puno) wherein the former informed the latter about the regular and unabated practice of holding daily Roman Catholic Masses at the basement of the Quezon City Hall of Justice. In the aforementioned correspondences, Valenciano questioned the use of the said government facility for the...