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Rufino V. Nunez vs. Sandiganbayan, et al [ SEPARATE OPINIONS ]

RUFINO V. NUNEZ, petitioner, vs. SANDIGANBAYAN and the PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents.

G.R. Nos. L-50581-50617 | 1982-01-30

Separate Opinions

BARREDO, J., concurring:

I concur.

I have read with great care the concurring and dissenting opinion of our learned colleague, Mr. Justice Makasiar, and I fully agree with the view that P.D. 1606 has unduly and improperly placed the Sandiganbayan on a higher plane than the Supreme Court insofar as the matter of automatic releases of appropriations is concerned, which definitely should not be the case. I must say emphatically that if such a provision was conceived to guarantee the Sandigan's independence, it is certainly unwise to assume that the Supreme Court's independence is unworthy of similar protection. Strong as my...