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Re: Disturbing Social Media Posts of Lawyers/Law Professors [SEPARATE CONCURRING OPINION, LEONEN, SAJ.]

RE: DISTURBING SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS OF LAWYERS/LAW PROFESSORS

A.M. No. 21-06-20-SC | 2023-04-11

SEPARATE CONCURRING OPINION

LEONEN, SAJ.:

I concur. Atty. Noel V. Antay, Jr., Atty. Ernesto A. Tabujara III, Atty. Israel P. Calderon, Atty. Morgan Rosales Nicanor, and Atty. Joseph Marion Peña Navarrete (respondents) should be disciplined by this Court for their Facebook posts.

In Falcis v. Civil Registrar General,[1] this Court introduced a definition of the concept of "sexual orientation":
 
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