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Director of Prisons vs. Ang Cho Kio 33 SCRA 494 [SEPARATE OPINIONS]

THE DIRECTOR OF PRISONS and THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, petitioners, vs. ANG CHO KIO @ ANG MING HUY and THE COURT OF APPEALS, respondents.

G.R. No. L-30001 | 1970-06-23

Separate Opinions 

FERNANDO, J., concurring: 

0The opinion of the Court penned by Justice Zaldivar, both thorough and meticulous, is, to my mind, equally note-worthy for expressing with clarity and precision the governing principle that should govern the discharge of judicial functions. It has my full concurrence therefore. I would like, however, to add a few words to the subject in view of the significance attached to a matter so fundamental in character. 

The basic premise, of course, is the decisive weight to be accorded the fundamental postulate of separation of powers. While the failure of the majority opinion of the...