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Cadiz vs. Brent Hospital [CONCURRING OPINION, JARDELEZA, J.]

CHRISTINE JOY CAPIN-CADIZ, PETITIONER, VS. BRENT HOSPITAL AND COLLEGES, INC., RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 187417 | 2016-02-24

CONCURRING OPINION

JARDELEZA, J.:

Liberty is a right enshrined in the Constitution. However, as a testament to the impossibility of determining what it truly means to be free, neither the Constitution nor our jurisprudence has attempted to define its metes and bounds. This case challenges this Court to ascertain the extent of the protection of the right to liberty. This Court is called to answer the question of how free a woman is in this country to design the course of her own life. The Constitution must be read to grant her this freedom.

Petitioner Christine Joy Capin-Cadiz (Christine Joy) worked as the Human Resources Officer of...