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Ang Nars Party-List vs. The Executive Secretary [SEPARATE CONCURRING AND DISSENTING OPINION, LEONEN, J.]

ANG NARS PARTY-LIST, REPRESENTED BY CONGRESSWOMAN LEAH PRIMITIVA G. SAMACO-PAQUIZ, AND PUBLIC SERVICES LABOR INDEPENDENT CONFEDERATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY ANNIE E. GERON, PETITIONERS, VS. THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, THE SECRETARY OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, AND THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 215746 | 2019-10-08

SEPARATE CONCURRING AND DISSENTING OPINION

 
LEONEN, J.:
 
I concur in the result that the Petition should be dismissed. However, I disagree with the majority that petitioner Ang Nars Party-List Representative Leah Primitiva G. Samaco-Paquiz (Representative Samaco-­Paquiz) has legal standing to file the case.
 
In this Petition for Certiorari and Mandamus under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court, petitioners Ang Nars Party-List (Ang Nars), represented by Representative Samaco-Paquiz, and Public Services Labor Independent Confederation (PSLINK), represented by its Secretary General Annie E. Geron (Geron), assail the validity of...