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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. [DISSENTING OPINION BRION, 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. [DISSENTING OPINION BRION, J.]

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

DISSENTING OPINION

BRION, J.:

Prefatory Statement
 
The present case asks us to determine whether respondent Commission on Elections (Comelec) should be prevented from implementing the size restrictions in Republic Act No. 9006 (RA 9006, otherwise known as the Fair Elections Act) to the six by ten feet tall tarpaulin posted by petitioner Diocese of Bacolod containing the message “RH LAW IBASURA” during the election period.
 
The ponente opts to give due course to the petition despite obvious jurisprudential, practical and procedural infirmities that will prejudicially impact on established rules to the detriment of the...