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Teofisto Guingona, Jr. et al. Vs. Commission on Elections [DISSENTING OPINION, CORONA J.]

TEOFISTO GUINGONA, JR., BISHOP LEO A. SORIANO, QUINTIN S. DOROMAL, FE MARIA ARRIOLA, ISAGANI R. SERRANO, and ENGR. RODOLFO LOZADA, Petitioners, versus COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, Respondent.

G.R. No. 191846 | 2010-05-06

D I S S E N T I N G  O P I N I O N


CORONA, J.:

Aware of its distinct role in the constitutional scheme, the Court declared "judicial supremacy is never judicial superiority (for it is co-equal with the other branches) or judicial tyranny (for it is supposed to be the least dangerous branch)."[1] Rather, it is the conscious and cautious awareness and acceptance of the Court's proper place in the overall scheme of government with the objective of asserting and promoting the supremacy of the Constitution.[2]

Regrettably, the majority opinion may have either inadvertently overlooked the duty of self-consciousness imposed by the Court upon...