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Velasco vs. Belmonte Jr. etc. [CONCURRING OPINION, LEONEN, J. ]

LORD ALLAN JAY Q. VELASCO, PETITIONER, VS. HON. SPEAKER FELICIANO R. BELMONTE, JR., SECRETARY GENERAL MARILYN[1] B. BARUA-YAP AND REGINA ONGSIAKO REYES, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 211140 | 2016-01-12

CONCURRING OPINION


LEONEN, J.:

I concur in the result.

The quo warranto cases[1] filed before the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal have been dismissed in the Resolution[2] dated December 14, 2015. The proper constitutional body, the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal, has already ruled on the basis of Lord Allan Jay Velasco's (Velasco) claim to a seat in Congress. There is thus no pending proceeding nor matter that bars this court from issuing the writ of mandamus in favor of Velasco.

Under the situation attendant in this case, I therefore concur in the grant of the Petition for Mandamus.
 
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