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Rappler vs. Bautista [CONCURRING OPINION, LEONEN,J.]

RAPPLER, INC., Petitioner, vs. ANDRES D. BAUSTISTA, Respondent. Present: SERENO, C.J., CARPIO, VELASCO, JR., LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, BRION, PERALTA, BERSAMIN, DEL CASTILLO, PEREZ, MENDOZA, REYES, PERLAS-BERNABE,* LEONEN, JARDELEZA, and CAGUIOA, JJ.

G.R. No. 222702 | 2016-04-05

CONCURRING OPINION
 
LEONEN,J.:
 
I concur.
 
In addition, I disagree that petitioner availed itself of the wrong remedy in raising before this Court a controversy involving the fundamental right to free speech.
 
I
 
Respondent argues that petitioner availed itself of the wrong remedy since certiorari cannot challenge "purely executive or administrative functions of agencies."1 Moreover, prohibition cannot lie as respondent was not exercising any ministerial function in entering into the Memorandum of Agreement on behalf of the Commission on Elections.2 Respondent submits  that petitioner ultimately seeks the...