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Bara Lidasan vs. Commission On Elections (COMELEC) [DISSENTING OPINION, FERNANDO, J.]

BARA LIDASAN, petitioner, vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, respondent.

G.R. No. L-28089 | 1967-10-25

Separate Opinions
 
FERNANDO, J., dissenting: 
 
With regret and with due recognition of the merit of the opinion of the Court, I find myself unable to give my assent. Hence these few words to express my stand. 
 
Republic Act No. 4790 deals with one subject matter, the creation of the municipality of Dianaton in the province of Lanao del Sur. The title makes evident what is the subject matter of such an enactment. The mere fact that in the body of such statute barrios found in two other municipalities of another province were included does not of itself suffice for a finding of nullity by virtue of the constitutional...