Back

ABAKADA Guro Party List Officers Samson S. Alcantara, et al. vs. The Honorable Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita, et al. [CONCURRING AND DISSENTING OPINION, YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.]

ABAKADA GURO PARTY LIST (Formerly AASJAS) OFFICERS SAMSON S. ALCANTARA and ED VINCENT S. ALBANO, Petitioners vs THE HONORABLE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY EDUARDO ERMITA; HONORABLE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE CESAR PURISIMA; and HONORABLE COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE GUILLERMO PARAYNO, JR., Respondents. [CONCURRING AND DISSENTING OPINION, YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.]

G.R. No. 168056 | 2005-09-01

EN BANC

CONCURRING AND DISSENTING OPINION 

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

The ponencia states that under the provisions of the Rules of the House of Representatives and the Senate Rules, the Bicameral Conference Committee is mandated to settle differences between the disagreeing provisions in the House bill and Senate bill. However, the ponencia construed the term "settle" as synonymous to "reconcile" and "harmonize," and as such, the Bicameral Conference Committee may either (a) adopt the specific provisions of either the House bill or Senate bill, (b) decide that neither provisions in the House bill or the provisions in the Senate bill would be...