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Ziga VS Arejola
Ziga VS Arejola
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A.M. No. MTJ-99-1203. June 10, 2003.
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AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.:
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5 Rollo, p. 10.
6 Rollo, p. 9.
7 Rollo, pp. 6-7.
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Also, under Sec. 3, Rule 140 of the Rules of Court, violations of the
Code of Judicial Conduct are serious offenses which, under
Section 10 of the said Rule, are punishable by, among others,
suspension for three (3) to six (6) months without salary and
benefits.
PREMISES CONSIDERED, the undersigned most respectfully
recommends that Judge Ramon A. Arejola, MTC, Daet,
Camarines Norte, be FOUND GUILTY of violating the Code of
Judicial Conduct and accordingly SUSPENDED for a period of
three (3) months without pay.
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31 Rollo, p. 252.
32 Office of the Court Administrator vs. Ladaga, 350 SCRA 326, 331
(2001), citing People vs. Villanueva, 121 Phil. 894; 14 SCRA 109 (1965).
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(a) . . . .
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(2) Engage in the private practice of their profession unless authorized
by the Constitution or by law, Provided, that such practice will not
conflict or tend to conflict with their official functions; . . .
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The integrity of the Judiciary rests not only upon the fact that it
is able to administer justice but also upon the perception and
confidence of the community that the people who run the system
have done justice. At times, the strict manner by which we apply
the law may, in fact, do justice but may not necessarily create
confidence among the people that justice, indeed, is served.
Hence, in order to create such confidence, the people who run the
judiciary, particularly judges and justices, must not only be profi-
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36 By Judge Ernesto Miguel on October 31, 1997, Rollo, p. 10; By Judge Corazon
Tordilla on May 20, 1999 (Rollo, p. 214).
37 Rollo, p. 57.
38 Rollo, p. 58.
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39 Sadik vs. Casar, 266 SCRA 1, 14-15 (1997), citing Talens-Dabon vs.
Arceo, 259 SCRA 354 (1996).
40 The case filed against him in A.M. No. IPI-99-677-MTJ for gross
misconduct and dishonesty was dismissed on October 24, 2001.
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from the dignity of the court. (Galang vs. Santos, 307 SCRA
582 [1999])
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