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Archbishop Capalla vs. Commission on Elections (COMELEC) [DISSENTING OPINION, ABAD, J.]

ARCHBISHOP FERNANDO R. CAPALLA, OMAR SOLITARIO ALI and MARY ANNE L. SUSANO, Petitioners, versus THE HONORABLE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, Respondent. and SOLIDARITY FOR SOVEREIGNTY (S4S), represented by Ma. Linda Olaguer; RAMON PEDROSA, BENJAMIN PAULINO SR., EVELYN CORONEL, MA. LINDA OLAGUER MONTAYRE, and NELSON T. MONTAYRE, Petitioners, versus COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, represented by its Chairman, Commissioner SIXTO S. BRILLANTES, JR., Respondent. and TEOFISTO T. GUINGONA, BISHOP BRODERICK S. PABILLO, SOLITA COLLAS MONSOD, MARIA CORAZON MENDOZA ACOL, FR. JOSE DIZON, NELSON JAVA CELIS, PABLO R. MANALASTAS, GEORGINA R. ENCANTO and ANNA LEAH E. COLINA, Petitioners, versus COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS and SMARTMATIC TIM CORPORATION, Respondents. and TANGGULANG DEMOKRASYA (TAN DEM), INC., EVELYN L. KILAYKO, TERESITA D. BALTAZAR, PILAR L. CALDERON and ELITA T. MONTILLA, Petitioners, versus COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS and SMARTMATIC-TIM Corporation, Respondents.

G.R. No. 201112 and G.R. No. 201121 and G.R. No. 201127 and G.R. No. 201413 | 2012-06-13

SEPARATE OPINION

 

ABAD, J.:

 

 

         This case is about the circumstances that will justify a government agency’s negotiated procurement of equipment and supplies.

 

The Facts and the Case

 

         In 1997 Congress enacted Republic Act 8436 (R.A. 8436), otherwise known as the “Election Modernization Act”, which authorized the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to adopt an Automated Election System (AES) for the processes of voting, counting of votes, and canvassing or consolidation of results of the national and local...