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Miranda vs. Abaya and The Commission On Elections [DISSENTING OPINION , ROMERO, J.]

JOEL G. MIRANDA, petitioner, vs. ANTONIO M. ABAYA and the COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, respondents.

G.R. No. 136351 | 1999-07-28

DISSENTING OPINION

ROMERO, J.:
 
As we turn a new leaf in our country's history, we should brace ourselves to meet the challenges that continue to threaten our sovereignty and our enjoyment of the blessings of democracy. It is in this light that the free and unfettered exercise of the right of suffrage, which is the instrument through which the people express their sovereign will, should be defended at all costs. So too, should we strive to give full effect to the true will of the sovereign people as expressed in their ballots.

In view of the above reasons, I beg to differ from the majority position.

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