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Lakas ng Bayan vs. Commission on Election [SEPARATE DISSENTING OPINION, TEEHANKEE, J. ]

LAKAS NG BAYAN (LABAN), PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS & NACIONALISTA PARTY, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. L-47883 | 1978-03-25

SEPARATE DISSENTING OPINION
 
TEEHANKEE, J.:
 
I dissent from the majority's denial of the petition and its ruling that "contrary to the contention of petitioner, the adoption by the Nacionalista Party (NP) of all the 21 candidates of the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL) is not multiplication by that number of the violation of the injunction in Section 140 against a candidate being in the ticket of more than one party."[1]
 
I. The main issue at bar is the legality of the questioned Comelec ruling allowing double listing of all 21 government KBL candidates also under the NP in patent violation of the Election...