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DANTE V. LIBAN, REYNALDO M. BERNARDO AND SALVADOR M. VIARI, PETITIONERS, VS. RICHARD J. GORDON, RESPONDENT. PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS, INTERVENOR.[CONCURRING OPINION, ABAD, J.]

DANTE V. LIBAN, REYNALDO M. BERNARDO AND SALVADOR M. VIARI, PETITIONERS, VS. RICHARD J. GORDON, RESPONDENT. PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS, INTERVENOR. [CONCURRING OPINION, ABAD, J.]

G. R. No. 175352 | 2011-01-18

CONCURRING OPINION
 
ABAD, J.:
 
On July 15, 2009 the Court rendered a decision partially voiding Republic Act 95 (R.A. 95), the charter of the Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) as amended by Presidential Decrees 1264 and 1643 (P.D. 1264 and 1643).  The Court ruled that Congress enacted the PNRC Charter in violation of Section 7, Article XIV of the 1935 Constitution, which states:

SEC. 7. The Congress shall not, except by general law, provide for the formation, organization, or regulation of private corporations, unless such corporations are owned or controlled by the Government or any subdivision or instrumentality...