[No. L-7491. August 8, 1955] THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, pla!t"" a!# app$ll$$, %s. &o PlN, #$"$!#a!t a!# app$lla!t.
Issu$+ =$t$ o !ot t$ $""$t tat pa!t!gs a!# ptu$s o" 0o$! ! t$ !u#$, !lu#!g sulptu$s o" tat <!# a$ !ot o""$!s%$ $aus$ t$6 a$ a#$ a!# p$s$!t$# "o t$ sa<$ o" at.
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&o P!, a! al$! a!# a !$s$ t/$!, 0as ag$# 0t a %olato! o" Atl$ 231 o" t$ )$%s$# P$!al o#$ "o a%!g $t$# ! t$ t6 o" 'a!la at t$ &lo$ Aa#$, a $$ato! $!t$, a lag$ !u$ o" o!$-$al 1-ll$t$ "ls aout 133 "$$t ! l$!gt $a, 0 a$ all$g$#l6 !#$$!t a!#o oal. At "st, $ pl$a#$# !ot gult6 o" t$ !"oato! ut lat$ 0as allo0$# 6 t$ out to a!g$ s pl$a to tat o" gult6 0 $ ##. A"t$ %$0!g t$ "ls, t$ tal out !ot$# o!l6 a slgt #$g$$ o" os$!t6, !#$$!6 a!# oalt6 ! t$, t s$!t$!$# t$ app$lla!t to o!ts a!# 1 #a6 o" ps:! o$o!al a!# to pa6 a "!$ o" P;33, 0t sus#a6 pso!$!t ! as$ o" !sol%$!6, a!# to pa6 t$ osts. &o P! #o$s !ot #$!6 s gult ut $ las tat u!#$ t$ usta!$s suou!#!g t$ as$, patulal6 t$ slgt #$g$$ o" os$!t6, !#$$!6 a!# oalt6 !ot$# 6 t$ out ! t$ "ls, t$ pso! s$!t$!$ soul# $ $l!at$# "o t$ p$!alt6 pos$#. Hs ou!s$l !gs to ou att$!to! so$ autot$s to t$ $""$t tat pa!t!gs a!# ptu$s o" 0o$! ! t$ !u#$, !lu#!g sulptu$s o" tat <!# a$ !ot o""$!s%$ $aus$ t$6 a$ a#$ a!# p$s$!t$# "o t$ sa<$ o" at.
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=$ ag$$ 0t ou!s$l "o app$lla!t ! pat. If such pictures, sculptures and paintings are shown in art exhibits and art galleries for the cause of art, to be viewed and appreciated by people interested in art, there would be no offense committed. Ho0$%$, committed. Ho0$%$, t$ ptu$s $$ ! >u$sto! 0$$ us$# !ot $atl6 "o at?s sa<$ ut at$ "o o$al pupos$s. I! ot$ 0o#s, the supposed artistic qualities of said pictures were being commercialized so that the cause of art was of secondary or minor importance. &a! importance. &a! a!# po"t 0oul# app$a to a%$ $$! t$ a!, " !ot t$ $lus%$ o!s#$ato! ! t$ $to!@ a!# t 0oul# !ot $ sups!g " t$ p$so!s 0o 0$!t to s$$ tos$ ptu$s a!# pa# $!ta!$ "$$s "o t$ p%l$g$ o" #o!g so, 0$$ !ot $atl6 atsts a!# p$so!s !t$$st$# ! at a!# 0o g$!$all6 go to at $to!s a!# gall$$s to sats"6 a!# po%$ t$ atst tast$s, ut at$ p$opl$ #$sous o" sats"6!g t$ o# uost6 a!# tast$, a!# lust, a!# "o lo%$ "o $t$$!t, !lu#!g t$ 6out 0o $aus$ o" t$ atut6 a$ !ot ! a posto! to $sst a!# s$l# t$s$l%$s "o t$ ll a!# p$%$t!g $""$ts o" t$s$ ptu$s. T$ p$!alt6 pos$# 6 t$ tal out s 0t! t$ a!g$ po%#$# 6 Atl$ 231 o" t$ )$%s$# o#$. =$
a$ sats"$# tat ! pos!g t$ p$!alt6 t$ tal out a#$ us$ o" ts sou!# #s$to!, a!# 0$ "!# !o $aso! "o o#"6!g t$ sa# s$!t$!$. T$ Solto &$!$al ! s $" $%$! ug$s tat 0$ $o$!# to t$ pop$ autot$s tat #$potato! po$$#!gs $ !sttut$# aga!st app$lla!t as a! u!#$sal$ al$!. T$ tal out oul# a%$ #o!$ ts ut ## !ot #o so,
$l$%!g p$aps tat t 0as 0aa!t$#. =$ $p$at tat 0$ #o !ot "$$l ust"$# ! !t$"$!g 0t t$ #s$to! o" t$ tal out ! t$ posto! o" t$ s$!t$!$ ! ts as$. I! %$0 o" t$ "o$go!g, t$ #$so! app$al$# "o s a""$#, 0t osts.
