G.R. No. 105371 November 11, 1993 Philippine Judges Associ !ion vs Pr do "R#$, J % c!s& 1. 'he m in ! rge! o( !

his pe!i!ion is ))*ec!ion 35 o( R.A. No.735+. 'hese me sures ,i!hdr , !he (r n-ing privilege (rom !he *", "A, R'", .'" nd !he / nd Regis!r !ion "ommission nd i!s Regis!ers o( 0eeds, long ,i!h cer! in o!her governmen! o((ices. Sec. 35 of R.A. No. 7354, which is the principal target of the petition, reads as follows: Sec. 35. Repealing Clause. All acts, decrees, orders, e!ecuti"e orders, instructions, rules and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with the pro"isions of this Act are repealed or #odified accordingl$. All fran%ing pri"ileges authori&ed '$ law are here'$ repealed, e!cept those pro"ided for under Co##onwealth Act No. ()5, Repu'lic Acts Nu#'ered )*, +,-, +4+4, (-,7 and 5-5*. .he Corporation #a$ continue the fran%ing pri"ilege under Circular No. 35 dated /cto'er (4, +*77 and that of the 0ice 1resident, under such arrange#ents and conditions as #a$ o'"iate a'use or unauthori&ed use thereof.2 %r n-ing priveleges1 re(ers !o !he righ! o( members o( "ongress, in !his !he includes !he 2udici r3, !o send m il !o !heir cons!i!uen!s ! !he governmen!4s e5pense. 6. 'he pe!i!ioners re members o( !he lo,er cour!s ,ho (eel !h ! !heir o((ici l (unc!ions s 2udges ,ill be pre2udiced b3 !he bove1n med me sures. 'he pe!i!ion ss ils !he cons!i!u!ion li!3 o( R.A. No. 735+ 3. 'he pe!i!ioners ss il !he mendmen!s m de on !he l s! re ding o( !he bill, ,hich even!u ll3 bec me R.A. 7 735+. +. 'he3 lso lleged !h ! copies o( !he bill in (in l (orm ,ere no! dis!ribu!ed mong !he members o( e ch house.

8ssue& 9he!her or no! RA 735+ is cons!i!u!ion l 'he pe!i!ion ss ils !he cons!i!u!ion li!3 o( R.A. No. 735+ on !he grounds !h !& :1; i!s !i!le embr ces more !h n one sub2ec! nd does no! e5press i!s purposes<

:6; i! did no! p ss !he re=uired re dings in bo!h >ouses o( "ongress nd prin!ed copies o( !he bill in i!s (in l (orm ,ere no! dis!ribu!ed mong !he members be(ore i!s p ss ge< nd :3; i! is discrimin !or3 nd encro ches on !he independence o( !he Judici r3.

>?/0& N@, RA 735+ is uncons!i!u!ion l 1; No. 'he pe!i!ioners4 con!en!ion is un!en ble. 9e do no! gree !h ! !he !i!le o( !he ch llenged c! viol !es !he "ons!i!u!ion. 'he !i!le o( !he bill is no! re=uired !o be n inde5 !o !he bod3 o( !he c!, or !o be s comprehensive s !o cover ever3 single de! il o( !he me sure. 8! h s been held !h ! i( !he !i!le ( irl3 indic !es !he gener l sub2ec!, nd re son bl3 covers ll !he provisions o( !he c!, nd is no! c lcul !ed !o misle d !he legisl !ure or !he people, !here is su((icien! compli nce ,i!h !he cons!i!u!ion l re=uiremen!. 2 9e consider (irs! !he ob2ec!ion b sed on Ar!icle A8, *ec. 6B:l;, o( !he "ons!i!u!ion providing !h ! C?ver3 bill p ssed b3 !he "ongress sh ll embr ce onl3 one sub2ec! ,hich sh ll be e5pressed in !he !i!le !hereo(.C 'he purposes o( !his rule re& :1; !o preven! hodge1podge or Clog1rollingC legisl !ion< :6; !o preven! surprise or (r ud upon !he legisl !ure b3 me ns o( provisions in bills o( ,hich !he !i!le gives no in!im !ion, nd ,hich migh! !here(ore be overloo-ed nd c relessl3 nd unin!en!ion ll3 dop!ed< nd :3; !o ( irl3 pprise !he people, !hrough such public !ion o( legisl !ive proceedings s is usu ll3 m de, o( !he sub2ec! o( legisl !ion !h ! is being considered, in order !h ! !he3 m 3 h ve oppor!uni!3 o( being he rd !hereon, b3 pe!i!ion or o!her,ise, i( !he3 sh ll so desire. 1 8! is !he submission o( !he pe!i!ioners !h ! *ec!ion 35 o( R.A. No. 735+ ,hich ,i!hdre, !he (r n-ing privilege (rom !he Judici r3 is no! e5pressed in !he !i!le o( !he l ,, nor does i! re(lec! i!s purposes.

6; No, 8! p ssed !he re=uired re dings. Do!h !he enrolled bill nd !he legisl !ive 2ourn ls cer!i(ied !h ! !he
me sure , s dul3 en c!ed< hence !he 2udici r3 is bound b3 such o((ici l ssur nces (rom coordin !e dep r!men! o( !he governmen!, !o ,hich !he3 o,e, ! !he ver3 le s!, becoming cour!es3. :p. 139 boo-; An enrolled bill is conclusive upon !he Judici r3. 'he cour! !here(ore declined !o loo- in!o !he pe!i!ioners.
3; Ees, ,e (ind i!s repe ling cl use !o be discrimin !or3 provision !h ! denies !he Judici r3 !he e=u l pro!ec!ion o( !he l ,s gu r n!eed (or ll persons or !hings simil rl3 si!u !ed. 'he dis!inc!ion m de b3 !he l , is super(ici l. 8! is no! b sed on subs! n!i l dis!inc!ions !h ! m -e re l di((erences be!,een !he Judici r3 nd !he gr n!ees o( !he (r n-ing privilege. 'his is no! =ues!ion o( ,isdom or po,er in!o ,hich !he Judici r3 m 3 no! in!rude. 8! is m !!er o( rbi!r riness !h ! !his "our! h s !he du!3 nd po,er !o correc!.