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THE DIOCESE OF BACOLOD, REPRESENTED BY THE MOST REV. BISHOP VICENTE M. NAVARRA AND THE BISHOP HIMSELF IN HIS PERSONAL CAPACITY, PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND THE ELECTION OFFICER OF BACOLOD CITY, ATTY. MAVIL V. MAJARUCON, RESPONDENTS. [SEPARATE CONCURRING OPINION CARPIO, J.]

THE DIOCESE OF BACOLOD, REPRESENTED BY THE MOST REV. BISHOP VICENTE M. NAVARRA AND THE BISHOP HIMSELF IN HIS PERSONAL CAPACITY, PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND THE ELECTION OFFICER OF BACOLOD CITY, ATTY. MAVIL V. MAJARUCON, RESPONDENTS. [SEPARATE CONCURRING OPINION CARPIO, J.]

G.R. No. 205728 | 2015-01-21

SEPARATE CONCURRING OPINION
 
CARPIO, J.:
 
I join the holding of the ponencia setting aside the “take down” notices1 sent by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to petitioners. My concurrence, however, is grounded on the fact that such notices, and the administrative and statutory provisions on which they are based, are content-neutral regulations of general applicability repugnant to the Free Speech Clause. Hence, I vote to strike down not only the COMELEC notices but also Section 6(c) of COMELEC Resolution No. 9615, dated 15 January 2013 (Resolution 9615), the regulatory basis for the COMELEC notices, and...