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Echegaray vs Sec of Justice [SEPARATE OPINION, PANGANIBAN, J.]

LEO ECHEGARAY, petitioner vs. SECRETARY OF JUSTICE, ET AL., respondents. [SEPARATE OPINION, PANGANIBAN, J.]

G.R. No. 132601 | 1999-01-19

SEPARATE OPINION 


PANGANIBAN, J.:


I agree with the Court's Resolution that, without doubt, this Court has jurisdiction to issue the disputed Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) on January 4, 1999. I will not repeat its well-reasoned disquisition. I write only to explain my vote in the context of the larger issue of the death penalty. 

Since the solicitor general has demonstrated that Congress will not repeal or amend RA 7659 during its current session which ends on June 15, 1999 and that, in any event, the President will veto any such repeal or amendment, the TRO should by its own terms be deemed lifted now. However, my objections to...