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Louis "Barok" Biraogo vs. The Philippine Truth Commission [DISSENTING OPINION, CARPIO, J]

LOUIS "BAROK" C. BIRAOGO, Petitioner, vs. THE PHILIPPINE TRUTH COMMISSION OF 2010, Respondent. REP. EDCEL C. LAGMAN, REP. RODOLFO B. ALBANO, JR., REP. SIMEON A. DATUMANONG, and REP. ORLANDO B. FUA, SR., Petitioners, vs. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR. and DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SECRETARY FLORENCIO B. ABAD, Respondents.

G.R. No. 192935 and G.R. No. 193036 | 2010-12-07

DISSENTING OPINION
 
CARPIO, J.:

The two petitions before this Court seek to declare void Executive Order No. 1, Creating the Philippine Truth Commission of 2010 (EO 1), for being unconstitutional.

In G.R. No. 192935, petitioner Louis C. Biraogo (Biraogo), as a Filipino citizen and as a taxpayer, filed a petition under Rule 65 for prohibition and injunction. Biraogo prays for the issuance of a writ of preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order to declare EO 1 unconstitutional, and to direct the Philippine Truth Commission (Truth Commission) to desist from proceeding under the authority of EO 1.

In G.R. No. 193036, petitioners...