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[A.M. No. MTJ-07-1691 : November 27, 2007] OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR VS. JUDGES ANATALIO S. NECESARIO, BR. 2; GIL R. ACOSTA, BR. 3; ROSABELLA M. TORMIS, BR. 4; AND EDGEMELO C. ROSALES, BR. 8, ALL-OF THE MTCC, CEBU CITY FORMERLY A.M. NO. 07-7-04-SC.- RE: JUDICIAL AUDIT ON THE SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES BY FOUR BRANCHES OF THE MTCC AND ONE BRANCH OF THE RTC OF CEBU CITY :
[A.M. No. MTJ-07-1691 : November 27, 2007]
OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR VS. JUDGES ANATALIO S. NECESARIO, BR. 2; GIL R. ACOSTA, BR. 3; ROSABELLA M. TORMIS, BR. 4; AND EDGEMELO C. ROSALES, BR. 8, ALL-OF THE MTCC, CEBU CITY FORMERLY A.M. NO. 07-7-04-SC.- RE: JUDICIAL AUDIT ON THE SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES BY FOUR BRANCHES OF THE MTCC AND ONE BRANCH OF THE RTC OF CEBU CITY
Sirs/Mesdames:
Quoted hereunder; for your information, is a resolution of the Court En Banc dated November 27, 2007
"A.M. No. MTJ-07-1691 (Office of the Court Administrator vs. Judges Anatalio S. Necesario, Br. 2; Gil R. Acosta, Br. 3; Rosabella M. Tormis, Br. 4; and Edgemelo C. Rosales, Br. 8, all-of the MTCC, Cebu City) formerly A.M. No. 07-7-04-SC- Re: Judicial Audit on the Solemnization of Marriages by Four Branches of the MTCC and One Branch of the RTC of Cebu City.- The Court Resolved, upon the recommendation of the Office of the Court Administrator, to
"A.M. No. MTJ-07-1691 (Office of the Court Administrator vs. Judges Anatalio S. Necesario, Br. 2; Gil R. Acosta, Br. 3; Rosabella M. Tormis, Br. 4; and Edgemelo C. Rosales, Br. 8, all-of the MTCC, Cebu City) formerly A.M. No. 07-7-04-SC- Re: Judicial Audit on the Solemnization of Marriages by Four Branches of the MTCC and One Branch of the RTC of Cebu City.- The Court Resolved, upon the recommendation of the Office of the Court Administrator, to
(a) REQUIRE Judges Anatalio S. Necesario, Gil R. Acosta, Rosabella M. Tormis and Edgemelo C. Rosales, all of the Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCC), Branches 2, 3, 4, and 8, respectively, Cebu City, to COMMENT on the findings stated in the Supplemental Report of the Office of the Court Administrator dated August 14, 2007, within fifteen (15) days from notice;
(b) DIRECT the Process Servicing Unit to FURNISH the aforementioned judges with a copy of the aforesaid Supplemental Report;
(c) REQUIRE the following court personnel to SHOW CAUSE, within fifteen (15) days from notice, why no disciplinary action should be taken against them for their participation in violating the law on marriage, which constitute grave misconduct and dishonesty, and IMPLEAD them in this administrative matter:(1) Celeste P. Retuya, Clerk III, MTCC, Br. 6, Cebu City;(d) REFER to the OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY OMBUDSMAN FOR THE VISAYAS, for appropriate action, the matter involving the violation of the law on marriage by Ms. Filomena C. Lopez, Local Civil Registrar of Barili, Cebu, and Ms. Veronica S. Longakit, former Local Civil Registrar of Liloan, Cebu;
(2) Corazon P. Retuya, Court Stenographer, MTCC, Br. 6, Cebu City;
(3) Rhona F. Rodriguez, Administrative Officer I, Office of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court (RTC), Cebu City;
(4) Emma D. Valencia, Court Stenographer III, RTC, Br. 18, Cebu City;
(5) Marilou Cabanez, Court Stenographer, MTCC, Br. 4, Cebu City;
(6) Desiderio S. Aranas, Process Server, MTCC, Br. 3, Cebu City;
(7) Rebecca Alesna, Court Interpreter, MTCC, Br. 1, Cebu City; and
(8) Helen Mongagaya, Court Stenographer, MTCC, Br. 4, Cebu City.
(e) DIRECT the Process Servicing Unit to FURNISH the Office of the Deputy Ombudsman for the Visayas with a copy of the Supplemental Report of the Office of the Court Administrator dated August 14, 2007;
(f) REQUIRE Judge Geraldine Faith A. Econg, RTC, Br. 9, Cebu City, to COMMENT within fifteen (15) days from notice, on the statement of Antonio Flores, a member of her staff, that the court personnel of said court receive an amount in excess of the P300.00 solemnization fee paid for by couples whose marriages are solemnized by her, which amount goes to the court's "sinking fund";
(g) BAR INDEFINETELY Antonio "Boy" Borces from entering the premises of the Cebu City Palace of Justice, unless allowed in writing by the Executive Judge of the RTC, Cebu City; and
(h) DIRECT, under pain of contempt, the Chief Security Officer of the Cebu City Palace of Justice, to ensure strict compliance of the above directive." Puno, C.J., and Quisumbing, J., on official leave.
Very truly yours,
(Sgd.) MA. LUISA D. VILLARAMA
Clerk of Court
Clerk of Court