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Gualberto J. De La Llana, et al. Vs. Manuel Alba, et al. [SEPARATE OPINION, MELENCIO-HERRERA, J., concurring]

GUALBERTO J. DE LA LLANA, Presiding Judge, Branch II of the City Court of Olongapo, ESTANISLAO L. CESA, JR., FIDELA Y. VARGAS, BENJAMIN C. ESCOLANGO, JUANITO C. ATIENZA, MANUEL REYES ROSAPAPAN, JR., VIRGILIO E. ACIERTO, and PORFIRIO AGUILLON AGUILA, petitioners vs. MANUEL ALBA, Minister of Budget, FRANCISCO TANTUITCO, Chairman, Commission on Audit, and RICARDO PUNO, Minister of Justice, respondents. [SEPARATE OPINION, MELENCIO-HERRERA, J., concurring]

G.R. No. 57883 | 1982-03-12

MELENCIO-HERRERA, J., concurring:

There is unqualified adherence on my part to the dismissal of the Petition filed in this case. If I am writing this separate concurrence, it is merely to state certain views I entertain in regards to the constitutionality of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129. 

The controversy in this case involves two constitutional provisions. Article X, Section 1, of the Organic law provides that the legislative has the power to establish inferior Courts by law. Section 7 of the same Article reads: 

"SEC. 7. The Members of the Supreme Court and judges of inferior courts shall hold office during good behavior until they...