A bill seeking to guarantee religious freedom in educational institutions and protect the students' beliefs was filed in the Senate.
A bill seeking to guarantee religious freedom in educational institutions and protect the students' beliefs was filed in the Senate.
"However, the problem arises when students are compelled to enroll in religious classes and attend academic activities that interfere with their religious tenets and practices. Without the discretion to exclude themselves or exemption from these religious classes, students are inclined to practice and engage in religious beliefs different from their faith," he added.
Further, Padilla cited the Supreme Court jurisprudence in the case of Islamic Da'wah Council of the Philippines, Inc. v. Office of the Secretary in July 2003, which stated that freedom of religion is "designed to protect the broadest possible livery of conscience, to allow each man to believe as his conscience directs, to profess his beliefs, and to live as he believes he ought to live, consistent with the liberty of others and with the common good.
SB 1609 also states that no student shall be required to be taught with, to be enrolled in, or to take a religious value, lesson, subject, or course different from his or her religion without the written consent of the student.
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