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men learn that bustle and bush are not the equal of quiet genius
and serene mastery.’ (See Ricardo J. Romulo, “The Role of
Lawyers in Foreign Investments,” Integrated Bar of the
Philippine Journal, Vol. 15, Nos. 3 and 4, Third
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“We must interpret not by the letter that killeth, but by the spirit
that giveth life/'
CONCURRENCE
NERVASA, J.:
DISSENTING OPINION
PADILLA, J.:
The records of this case will show that when the Court first
deliberated on the Petition at bar, I voted not only to
require the respondents to comment on the Petition, but I
was the sole vote for the issuance of a temporary
restraining order to enjoin respondent Monsod from
assuming the position of COMELEC Chairman, while the
Court deliberated on his constitutional qualification for the
office. My purpose in voting for a TRO was to prevent the
inconvenience and even embarrassment to all parties
concerned were the Court to finally decide for respondent
Monsod’s disqualification. Moreover. a reading of the
Petition then in relation to established jurisprudence
already showed prima facie that respondent Monsod did
not possess the needed qualification, that is, he had not
engaged in the practice of law for at least ten (10) years
prior to his appointment as COMELEC Chairman.
After considering carefully respondent Monsod’s
comment, I am even more convinced that the constitutional
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DISSENTING OPINION
When this petition was filed, there was hope that engaging
in the practice of law as a qualification for public office
would be settled one way or another in fairly definitive
terms. Unfortunately, this was not the result.
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