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                    [Summary] => Religious leaders, too, are protected by the constitutional right to freedom of speech, former Manila archbishop Jaime Cardinal Sin said yesterday.


Sin defended the right of religious leaders to give advice to and share opinions with their flocks regarding the candidates they should vote for.

In a seven-page comment submitted to the Supreme Court, Sin denied having participated in any partisan politics during his tenure as archbishop of Manila, contrary to the claims made by the Social Justice Society (SJS).
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This was the ruling of Manila Judge Concepcion Vergara of Regional Trial Court Branch 49 on the petition filed by a lawyers’ group, Social Justice System (SJS), to stop religious leaders from endorsing politicians during elections.

Samson Alcantara, SJS president, hailed Vergara’s ruling as victory for the group in its quest to bar religious leaders from endorsing politicians during elections.
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In an order, Manila Judge Concepcion Vergara of Regional Trial Court Branch 49 appointed members of Philconsa, IBP and Solicitor General Alfredo Benipayo to participate in the hearings of the case filed by the Social Justice Society (SJS) in connection with the endorsement of politicians by religious groups.
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In an eight-page motion to dismiss, Manalo asked Judge Concepcion Vergara of Regional Trial Court Branch 49 to dismiss the declaratory relief filed by lawyers’ group Social Justice Society (SJS), because the practice of endorsing candidates was "not contrary to law, morals, good customs and public policy."
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Sin defended the right of religious leaders to give advice to and share opinions with their flocks regarding the candidates they should vote for.

In a seven-page comment submitted to the Supreme Court, Sin denied having participated in any partisan politics during his tenure as archbishop of Manila, contrary to the claims made by the Social Justice Society (SJS).
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Samson Alcantara, SJS president, hailed Vergara’s ruling as victory for the group in its quest to bar religious leaders from endorsing politicians during elections.
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In an order, Manila Judge Concepcion Vergara of Regional Trial Court Branch 49 appointed members of Philconsa, IBP and Solicitor General Alfredo Benipayo to participate in the hearings of the case filed by the Social Justice Society (SJS) in connection with the endorsement of politicians by religious groups.
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In an eight-page motion to dismiss, Manalo asked Judge Concepcion Vergara of Regional Trial Court Branch 49 to dismiss the declaratory relief filed by lawyers’ group Social Justice Society (SJS), because the practice of endorsing candidates was "not contrary to law, morals, good customs and public policy."
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