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Imelda Romualdez-Marcos vs. Commission On Elections (COMELEC) [CONCURRING OPINION, PUNO, J.]

IMELDA ROMUALDEZ-MARCOS, petitioner, vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS and CIRILO ROY MONTEJO, respondents.

G.R. No. 119976 | 1995-09-18

Separate Opinions 

PUNO, J., concurring: 

It was Aristotle who taught mankind that things that are alike should be treated alike, while things that are unalike should be treated unalike in proportion to their unalikeness. 1 Like other candidates, petitioner has clearly met the residence requirement provided by Section 6, Article VI of the Constitution. 2 We cannot disqualify her and treat her unalike, for the Constitution guarantees equal protection of the law. I proceed from the following factual and legal propositions: 

First. There is no question that petitioner's original domicile is in Tacloban, Leyte. Her parents were...