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Chavez Vs. Gonzales [SEPARATE CONCURRING OPINION, CARPIO, J.]

Francisco Chavez, Petitioner, versus RAUL M. GONZALES, in his capacity as the Secretary of the Department of Justice; and NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (NTC), Respondents.

G.R. No. 168338 | 2008-02-15

SEPARATE CONCURRING OPINION


CARPIO, J.:

The Case

This is a petition for the writs of certiorari and prohibition to set aside "acts, issuances, and orders" of respondents Secretary of Justice Raul M. Gonzalez (respondent Gonzales) and the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), particularly an NTC "press release" dated 11 June 2005, warning radio and television stations against airing taped conversations allegedly between President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano (Garcillano)[1] under pain of suspension or revocation of their airwave licenses.

The Facts

On 24 June 2004,...