thus , adherence to the strict procedural standard was relaxed in tinio vs. mina ( 26 scra 512 [ 1968 ] ) ; edu vs. ericta ( 35 scra 481 [ 1970 ] ) ; and in gonzalez vs. comelec ( 27 scra 835 [ 1969 ] ) , the opinion in the tinio and gonzalez cases having been penned by our present chief justice .