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More Electric and Power Corporation vs. Panay Electric [DISSENTING OPINION, LAZARO-JAVIER, J.]

MORE ELECTRIC AND POWER CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. PANAY ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC., RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 249406, March 9, 2021] REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER-OPPOSITOR, MORE ELECTRIC AND POWER CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. PANAY ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC., RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 248061 | 2021-03-09

DISSENTING OPINION
 
LAZARO-JAVIER, J.:
 
I reiterate my dissent to the Decision dated September 15, 2020 and vote to grant the motion for reconsideration of respondent Panay Electric Company, Inc..
 
Summary
 
First. Sections 10 and 17 of Republic Act No. 11212 (RA 11212) (2019) are unconstitutional on their face. These provisions constitute bills of attainder. The attainted person is PECO.
 
PECO is singled out. It is expressly identified as the wrongdoer. Upon it, legislative punishment as this was historically understood has been imposed. As well, the non-punitive...