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De lima vs. Duterte [SEPARATE CONCURRING OPINION, REYES, A., JR., J.]

LEILA M. DE LIMA, PETITIONER, VS. PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. DUTERTE, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 227635 | 2019-10-15

SEPARATE CONCURRING OPINION

REYES, A., JR., J.:

In the main, the Court is tasked to resolve the issue of whether the respondent, an incumbent President of the Philippines, may be the subject of a Petition for the issuance of a writ of habeas data.

Petitioner submits that the instant case is beyond the ambit of presidential immunity on two points: first, as it involves the actions and statements made by the respondent not in pursuance of his functions as Chief Executive; and second, because a petition for the issuance of a writ of habeas data does not involve the determination of administrative, civil,...