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Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo (SC photo) MANILA - Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo has reiterated the importance of a functioning judiciary in the nation's economic development. By safeguarding the rights and freedoms of the individual, Gesmundo said the judiciary allows the country to prosper, and in nurturing economic prosperity, rights will also be protected. "While it is the Executive department which is actively involved in maintaining economic security through the programs it undertakes, and the Legislative department in building economic prosperity through the laws it enacts, the Judiciary, passive though it may seem, is equally responsible for the development of the economy through the decisions it renders," Gesmundo said in a speech delivered online on Thursday before the annual awards ceremony of the Foundation for Liberty and Prosperity (FLP). "By consistently balancing individual rights and freedoms with legitimate government interests, the Judiciary a