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de la Cruz vs. Arenal

JUAN DE LA CRUZ, complainant, vs. JUDGE GLICERIO ARENAL, Municipal Judge of Quezon, Quezon, respondent.

A.C. No. 783-MJ | 1974-10-08

R E S O L U T I O N


FERNANDEZ, J:

In an undated and unverified letter-complaint addressed to the President of the Philippines, a certain JUAN DE LA CRUZ charged Glicerio Arenal, then Municipal Judge of Quezon, Quezon, with: Extortion, Grave Misconduct, Habitual Drunkenness, Neglect of Duty and Oppression. 1 This letter-complaint was, on November 16, 1972, 2 referred by the Assistant Judicial Superintendent to the respondent municipal judge for his comment within 72 hours from receipt thereof. On November 27, 1972, the respondent answered the above charges, in a letter to the Secretary of Justice, 3 denying all the accusations as false,...