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[2/2] EJ David Naval & Sec De Leon vs. Judges Panday, Encinas & Lacson

[2/2] Exec. Judge DAVID C. NAVAL, Naga City and DSWD Secretary CORAZON ALMA DE LEON, complainants, vs. JUDGE JOSE R. PANDAY, RTC, Branch 27, Naga City, JUDGE SIMON D. ENCINAS, RTC, Branch 51, Sorsogon and JUDGE RICA H. LACSON, MTC, Sorsogon, Sorsogon, respondents.

A.M. No. RTJ-95-1283 | 1997-07-21

JUSTICE CALLEJO:


So there were customers who would like their identities to be unknown, not to be recorded and sometimes you acceded to the request, is that correct?

WITNESS:

Yes, your Honor." 35

Hence, the fact that Judge Panday's name was not recorded in the logbook kept by the Tigaon pension house does not prove that he was not there on 24 July 1994. As it was, the logbook failed to negate Cecile's testimony that she was there with Judge Panday and that they had sexual intercourse in Room 6 thereof in the afternoon of 24 July 1994.

Judge Panday cannot also rely on the testimony of Dr. Josephine Decena that Cecile allegedly told...