Back

Pete M. Pico Vs. Alfonso V. Combong, Jr.

PETE M. PICO, complainant, vs. JUDGE ALFONSO V. COMBONG, JR., Regional Trial Court, Branch 63, La Carlota City, Negros Occidental, respondent.

A.M. No. RTJ-91-764 | 1992-11-06

R E S O L U T I O N


PER CURIAM:

Complainant Pete M. Pico is the brother of Father Narciso M. Pico, a minister of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente, who was brutally shot to death on 10 January 1991 in his Parish, Diocese of Negros Occidental at Pontevedra, Negros Occidental. According to a report of an investigation conducted by the Commission on Human Rights, rebel "returnees" or "surrenderees" identified with the "Brotherhood of Organized Returnees" in Negros Occidental were responsible for the slaying.

The Office of the Provincial Fiscal of Negros Occidental filed, on 3 July 1991, an information charging one Eddie Villegas with the...