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Onofre D. Manalad, et al. Vs. Jesus de Vega

ONOFRE D. MANALAD, REYNALDO M. LAIGO, CIRILO C. DULOG, petitioners, vs. THE HON. JESUS DE VEGA, Judge of the Court of First Instance, Branch XI, Malolos, Bulacan, respondent.

G.R. No. L-59866 | 1983-02-22

D E C I S I O N


ESCOLIN, J.:

Assailed in this petition, erroneously designated as one for Mandamus, is the order of respondent Judge Jesus de Vega, dated January 27, 1982, finding petitioners guilty of contempt as follows:

"In view of the foregoing, the Court hereby finds NBI Agents Onofre D. Manalad, Reynaldo M. Laigo and Cirilo Dulog, guilty of indirect contempt of court for having breached the trust and confidence reposed in them in the custody and care of the records of this case by making markings thereon without prior authority from the Court, and for directly degrading the administration of justice, and they are hereby sentenced...