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Question 11
11. The members of the Barangay Council wanted to make the yuletide
celebrations of their constituents more festive. Accordingly, the Barangay
Council adopted a resolution authorizing the solicitation of funds from
private individuals to build a seven-meter tall statue of “Rudolph the Red-
Nosed Reindeer” in the plaza in front of the basilica. The residents from
other barangays questioned the resolution for alleged violation of Section
5, Article III of the 1987 Constitution which states that “[n]o law shall be
made respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free
exercise thereof.” Is the barangay resolution invalid for violation of
the non-establishment of religion clause? Explain.
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