Republic
of the
Philippines
SUPREME
COURT
Manila
EN
BANC
LEONILA A. VISTAN,
Complainant,
A. M. No. MTJ-87-79
December 2, 1991
-versus-
JUDGE
RUBEN T. NICOLAS,
Municipal Trial Court, Pandi, Bulacan,
Respondent.
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LEONILA
ANGELES VDA. DE VISTAN,
Complainant,
A. C. No. 3040
December 2, 1991
-versus-
ATTY.
RUBEN T. NICOLAS,
Respondent.
RESOLUTION
PER CURIAM:
Acting on
respondent Judge's Motion for Reconsideration
dated 1 October 1991, of the Decision of 13 September 1991, which
dismissed
him from the service with prejudice to re-employment in any branch,
agency
or instrumentality of the government including government-owned or
controlled
corporations and with forfeiture of all his accrued retirement benefits
and leave credits, if any, the Court resolved, out of humanitarian
consideration
for respondent Judge who is due for retirement on 17 December 1991, to
amend the dispositive portion of its Decision of 13 September 1991 to
read
as follows:
WHEREFORE, (1) in
A. C. No. 3040, the prayer for
disbarment is denied but respondent Municipal Trial Court Judge, Ruben
T. Nicolas, is severely censured for his gross misconduct in holding
himself
out as a candidate for an elective office while still a member of the
Bench;
(2) in A. M. No. MTJ-87-79, respondent Judge is hereby dismissed from
the
service, with prejudice to re-employment in any branch, agency or
instrumentality
of the government, including government-owned or controlled
corporations.
He may however, enjoy all vacation and sick leave benefits that he has
earned during the period of his government service. [Revision
italicized].
This resolution
is immediately executory.
SO ORDERED.
Narvasa,
Melencio-Herrera, Gutierrez, Jr., Cruz,
Paras, Feliciano, Padilla, Bidin, Griño-Aquino, Medialdea,
Regalado,
Davide, Jr. and Romero, JJ., concur.
Fernan, C.J., is on leave.
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