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Madreo vs. Bayron [DISSENTING OPINION, LEONEN, J.]

ALDRIN MADREO, PETITIONER, VS. LUCILO R. BAYRON, RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 237579, November 3, 2020] OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, PETITIONER, VS. LUCILO R. BAYRON, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 237330 | 2020-11-03

DISSENTING OPINION
 
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
The pivotal question before this Court is whether the now abandoned doctrine of condonation would also apply to a reelection of a public official through recall elections. The majority has ruled that it does. I disagree.
 
In its ruling, the majority underscored that the abandonment of the condonation doctrine is reckoned from the finality of Carpio Morales v. Court of Appeals[1] on April 12, 2016.[2] As the majority noted, Carpio Morales applies prospectively, owing to the fact that the doctrine was still good law prior to its abandonment, and along with it,...