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Victoriano Fajota vs. Cesar Balonso

VICTORIANO FAJOTA, complainant, vs. HON. CESAR BALONSO, Acting Municipal Judge of Palauig, Zambales, respondent.

A.M. No. 1840-MJ. | 1981-06-11

R E S O L U T I O N


DE CASTRO, J.:

In a verified complaint dated February 21, 1978, complainant charges respondent Judge with gross ignorance of the law. It is alleged in said complaint that respondent, while acting as Municipal Judge of Palauig, Zambales, accepted a criminal complaint for libel filed by one Jose J. Gutierrez against herein complainant, who was deprived of his liberty for more than ten (10) hours when respondent ordered his arrest; that the libel suit was based on the letter of complainant in his capacity as "Kagawad ng Sanggunian Bayan," to the Board of Directors of Zambales Electric Cooperative, Inc. (ZAMECO)...