Philippine Reports Annotated Volume 093
Philippine Reports Annotated Volume 093
Philippine Reports Annotated Volume 093
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Montemayor, J.:
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Bautista Angelo, J.: concurring:
:
Without expressing any opinion on the
doctrine laid down by this Court in the
case of Perfecto vs. Meer, G. R. No. L-
2314, in view of the part I had in that
case as former Solicitor General, I wish
however to state that I concur in the
opinion of the majority to the effect that
section 13, Republic Act No. 590, in so
far as it provides that taxing of the
salary of a judicial officer shall be
considered "not to be a diminution of
his compensation fixed by the
Constitution or by law", constitutes an
invasion of the province and
jurisdiction of the judiciary. In this
sense, I am of the opinion that said
section is null and void, it being a
transgression of the fundamental
principle underlying the separation of
powers.
Judgment affirmed.