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Islamic Da'Wah Council of the Philippines Inc. vs Office of the Executive Secretary, GR 153888, 9 July 2003

10/30/2020

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Islamic Da'Wah Council of the Philippines Inc. vs Office of the Executive Secretary, GR 153888, 9 July 2003

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FACTS:
Petitioner is a non-governmental organization internationally accredited to issue halal certifications in the Philippines. To carry out its functions, it formulated internal rules and procedures based on the Qur’an and Sunnah for food analysis and inspection, and began to issue certifications to qualified products and food manufacturers for a fee.
Later, respondent Office issued Executive Order 46 which created the Philippine Halal Certification Scheme. Such order vested exclusive authority on the Office on Muslim Affairs (OMA) to issue halal certificates and perform other related regulatory activities. OMA then warned Muslim consumers to buy only products with its official halal certification since those without said certification had not been subjected to careful analysis and therefore could contain pork. It also began to send letters to food manufacturers asking them to secure the halal certification only from OMA lest they violate the order. As a result, the IDCP lost revenues after food manufacturers stopped securing certifications from it.
Hence, petitioner filed a petition to nullify EO 46, contending that it is unconstitutional for the government to formulate policies & guidelines on the halal certification scheme because it is a function that only religious organizations can lawfully & validly perform for the Muslims.
ISSUE: 
Whether or not EO 46 is unconstitutional for violating the non-establishment and free exercise clauses guaranteed under Art. III, Sec. 5 of the 1987 Constitution.
 
RULING:
Classifying a food product as halal is a religious function because the standards used are drawn from the Qur’an & Islamic beliefs. By giving OMA the exclusive power to classify food products as halal, EO 46 encroached on the religious freedom of Muslim organizations to interpret for Filipino Muslims what food products are fit for Muslim consumption; by arrogating to itself the task of issuing halal certifications, the State has in effect forced Muslims to accept its own interpretation of the Qur’an & Sunnah on halal food.
 
Only the prevention of an immediate & grave danger to the security and welfare of the community can justify the infringement of religious freedom. If the government fails to show the seriousness & immediacy of the threat, State intrusion is constitutionally unacceptable.
 
In the case at bar, the Court finds no compelling justification for the government to deprive Muslim organizations, like herein petitioner, of their religious right to classify a product as halal, even on the premise that the health of Muslim Filipinos can be effectively protected by assigning to OMA the exclusive power to issue halal certifications. The protection and promotion of the Muslim Filipinos right to health are already provided for in existing laws and ministered to by government agencies charged with ensuring that food products released in the market are fit for human consumption, properly labeled and safe. Unlike EO 46, these laws do not encroach on the religious freedom of Muslims.
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