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OFFICE
OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR,
G. R. No. 90388
June 19, 1990
-versus-
JUDGE
VIRGILIO S. LANSANG, MTC,
PER CURIAM:
An
administrative complaint dated February 26,
1990 was filed against Judge Virgilio S. Lansang, Metropolitan Trial
Court,
Clark Field, Angeles City, based on the following findings of the
Judiciary
Planning Development and Implementation Office and the Deputy Court
Administrator
Reynaldo L. Suarez in the course of an investigation conducted in his
court,
as follows:
Earlier
however, on January 26, 1990, in view of
the special visit of Court of Appeals Associate Justice Leonor Ines
Luciano
to the Metropolitan Trial Court, Clark Field, prompted by various
complaints
against Judge Lansang and the latter being aware of the seriousness of
the charges, respondent Judge submitted his irrevocable resignation to
take effect January 31, 1990. In his Comment dated April 4, 1990,
respondent
Judge summed up his reasons in this wise:
Considering all
the allegations, issues and arguments
raised in the complaint and in the Comment and the resignation letter
of
respondent Judge dated January 26, 1990, the Court finds Judge Virgilio
S. Lansang guilty of the charges complained of. His actuations,
practices
and conduct are unbecoming of a judicial officer; his acts of
commission
and omission having been committed through admitted negligence on his
part,
failure to report to the Supreme Court or to the Court Administrator,
his
grievances against his own Clerk of Court against whom he never filed
any
formal complaints regarding the latter's alleged irregularities; his
apparent
acceptance of the accuracy of the reports submitted by his Clerk of
Court;
and unmitigated failure to ask for administrative remedies from the
Supreme
Court and Court Administrator and the existence up to now of 182
pending
cases which according to the Court Administrator had been submitted for
decision, and not merely pending trial. The Court likewise resolved not
to accept such resignation [acceptance of resignations from the
judiciary
being a prerogative of the President of the Philippines], but instead
to
consider him retired, with all benefits and gratuities forfeited.
Narvasa,
Melencio-Herrera, Gutierrez, Jr., Cruz,
Feliciano, Gancayco, Padilla, Bidin, Sarmiento, Griño-Aquino,
Medialdea
and Regalado, JJ., concur.
Fernan, C.J., and Cortes, J., is on leave. |
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