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In Re: Atty. Emil (Emiliano) P. Jurado [DISSENTING OPINIONS]

IN RE Emil (Emiliano) P. JURADO Ex Rel.: Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), per its First Vice-President, Mr. Vicente R. Samson.

A.M. No. 93-2-037 SC | 1995-04-06

Separate Opinions

MELO, J., dissenting:

In making a choice between the preservation of liberties and freedom, on one hand, and the attainment of a better - ordered society, on the other, men have not stopped debating. The balance, the point of the weighing scale, has moved hither and thither depending on the needs of the times and on the kind of government involved. But in democratic governments, there must at all times be due regard for the preservation of constitutional rights even to the extent, at times, of seemingly sacrificing, as in the case at hand, accurate arid truthful media comment.

To be sure, fair, accurate, truthful reporting...