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Awa-Ao vs. Sison, JR.

FRANCISCO AWA-AO, complainant, vs. JUDGE RAMON SISON, JR., Mercedes, Eastern Samar, respondent.

A.M. No. 28-MJ | 1979-10-30

D E C I S I O N

BARREDO, J:

Administrative complaint against Judge Ramon P. Sison, Jr. of Mercedes, Eastern Samar, involving his actuations as Acting Municipal Judge of Guiuan, Eastern Samar in Barrio Election Case No. 127 entitled Francisco Awa-ao et al. vs. Diego Yodico et al., for annulment of the election of barrio officials.

The thrust of the complaint is that respondent judge illegally and with ignorance of the law dismissed the complaint in the above-mentioned case and that the motion for reconsideration of said order of dismissal remained unacted upon beyond the ninety (90) day period prescribed by the Judiciary Act of 1948 as...