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Horacio Morales vs. Juan Ponce Enrile, et al, 06 Phil. 466 [ SEPARATE OPINIONS ]

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR HABEAS CORPUS OF HORACIO R. MORALES, JR. HORACIO R. MORALES, JR., petitioner, vs. MINISTER JUAN PONCE ENRILE, GEN. FABIAN C. VER and COL. GALILEO KINTANAR, respondents.

A.C. No. L-61016 | 1983-04-26

Separate Opinions

FERNANDO, C.J., concurring:

Let me make clear at the outset that I limit myself to a concurrence in the dismissal of the petitions, expressing conformity with the reiteration of the doctrine in Lansang v. Garcia 1 and a dissent on the question of the right to bail during a period of suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus, which for me may be invoked whenever allowable under the Constitution, a stand I took both as counsel in Hernandez v. Montesa 2 and thereafter as a member of the Court in Lansang v. Garcia, 3 Buscayno v. Enrile, 4 and Garcia-Padilla v. Ponce Enrile. 5 This is by no means to indicate lack...