Freedom of Expression
controversy involving speech of the
- Speech, expression, press
- Expression
o Artworks, paintings, movies,
sculptures,
o Verbal and Nonverbal speech
Disini v Sec. of Justice
- Cybercrime law
- As applied doctrine
o A penal law may be subject
to facial challenge, if the
injured party is able to cite a
provision in the penal law is
injurious to the rights of the
party.
Osmena v Comelec
- Access to media and use of public
utilities during the election period
SWS v COMELEC
- Publication of survey results
- Content neutral v Content Based
speech
- Content neutral
o What when where
- Content based
o Biased, opinions,
- Public Disclosure of individuals or
entities which subscribed/
commissioned the survey
GMA Network et al. v COMELEC
- Limiting the airtime of political
candidates to an aggregate of 120
minutes
- GMA- 120 minutes per network
nalang
o SC upheld this petition
Diocese of Bacolod v COMELEC
- Team Buhay v Team Patay (RH
church)
- Archdiocese is not a political party,
COMELEC cannot exercise
jurisdiction over them
- Church is allowed to express its own
opinion about certain matters close
to the teachings of the church
1-UTAK v v COMELEC
- PUVs
- w/n COMELEC can regulate the use
of Decals and Tarps on privately
owned properties?
o Movables and immovables
- COMELEC can regulate areas which
have been identified as common
postering area
- In designated areas where common
posters can be hung by all political
candidates, COMELEC can regulate
the size. But for private vehicles, SC
states that we can hang whatever
In Re letter of UP Faculty of the alleged
plagiarism of Del Castillo
- Admin cases against members of the
court are confidential in nature
- This matter involves an alleged lapse
of a member of the court
- They would never allow a public
hearing because it might diminish
public confidence in the institution
IBP v Atienza
Bayan Muna v Ermita
- Valid Delegation of powers
- Completeness Test
- Sufficient Standards Test
- CPR
o Calibrated, Pre-emptive
Response.
 - BP 880 – allowed people to peacably
assemble. (Maximum Tolerance)
o SC: no such think as
Calibrated, Pre-emptive
Response. Struck down by SC

Pharmaceutical Healthcare v Duque

- Ultra vires on the part of duque to
have issued his memo, that there
should be a total ban about
advertisements on substitute or
formula milk. The milk code only
calls for the use of breast milk