G.R. No. 126594, September 12, 1997,
♦ Decision, Regalado, [J]
♦ Separate Opinion, Puno, [J]

SECOND DIVISION

 

G.R. No. 126594 September 5, 1997

IMELDA R. MARCOS, petitioner,
vs.
The Honorable COURT OF APPEALS; Honorable Judge GUILLERMO L. LOJA, SR., the Presiding Judge of Branch 26 of the RTC at Manila; and the PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents.

Separate Opinions

PUNO, J., separate opinion:

I concur in the result. I reserve my opinion, however, on the various constitutional issues raised by the petitioner. Some of these issues require a factual foundation before they can be resolved with definiteness. Without the necessary evidence, the issues are merely hypothetical. The necessary evidence can only be presented in the trial court during the trial on the merits. Off-hand, I believe that some of the constitutional issues raised by petitioner are serious enough to merit the attention by this Court at the proper stage of the case.

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