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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.
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