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Edgar Y. Teves Vs. the Commission on Elections and Herminio G. Teves (CONCURRING OPINION, J. Brion)

EDGAR Y. TEVES, Petitioner, versus THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS and HERMINIO G. TEVES, Respondents. (CONCURRING OPINION, J. Brion)

G.R. No. 180363 | 2009-04-28

CONCURRING OPINION


BRION, J.

I fully concur with the ponencia of my esteemed colleague, Justice Consuelo Ynares-Santiago. I add these views to further explore the term "moral turpitude" - a term that, while carrying far-reaching effects, embodies a concept that to date has not been given much jurisprudential focus.

I. Historical Roots

The term "moral turpitude" first took root under the United States (U.S.) immigration laws.[1] Its history can be traced back as far as the 17th century when the States of Virginia and Pennsylvania enacted the earliest immigration resolutions excluding criminals from America, in response to the British...