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David vs. Comelec [SEPARATE DISSENTING OPINION, TEEHANKEE, J.]

JUAN T. DAVID, petitioner, vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS (COMELEC); LEONARDO B. PEREZ, Chairman-Comelec; VENANCIO S. DUQUE, FLORES A. BAYOT, CASIMIRO R. MADARANG, VENANCIO L. YANEZA, COMMISSIONERS-COMELEC; JAIME LAYA, BUDGET COMMISSIONER; AND GREGORIO G. MENDOZA, NATIONAL TREASURER, respondents.

G.R. No. L-47803/G.R. No. L-47816 | 1978-03-11

SEPARATE DISSENTING OPINION
 
TEEHANKEE, J.dissenting:
 
I. I dissent from the majority's dismissal of the petitions on the fundamental ground in consonance with my stand in earlier cases[1]  that the so-called October 27, 1976 amendments to the 1973 Constitution which sought to create the Interim Batasang Pambansa in lieu of the interim National Assembly provided for in Article XVII of the 1973 Constitution were constitutionally void and invalid since the constituent power to propose constitutional amendments during the transition period (between enforcement of the 1973 Constitution and election and assumption of...