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PHAPI vs. Hon. Medialdea [CONCURRING OPINION, LEONEN, J.]

PRIVATE HOSPITALS ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC. (PHAPI) REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, DR. RUSTICO JIMENEZ, PETITIONER, VS. HON. SALVADOR MEDIALDEA, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, AND THE ACTING SECRETARY OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 234448 | 2018-11-06

CONCURRING OPINION

LEONEN, J.:

I concur with the ponencia and add the following observations.

In this Petition for Certiorari and Prohibition under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court, petitioner Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PHAPi), represented by its President, Dr. Rustico Jimenez, seeks to question the constitutionality of particular provisions of Republic Act No. 10932, otherwise known as the Act Strengthening the Anti-Hospital Deposit Law by Increasing Penalties for Refusal of Hospitals and Clinics to Administer Medical Treatment in Emergency or Serious Cases.

Petitioner asserts that the case is ripe for...