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SB of Taguig vs Judge Santiago Estrella

SANGGUNIANG BAYAN OF TAGUIG, M. Mla., complainant, vs. Judge SANTIAGO G. ESTRELLA. respondent.

A.M. No. 01-1608-RTJ | 2001-01-16

R E S O L U T I O N

MELO, J.:

At bar is a sworn letter-complaint dated October 20, 1997 filed by 10 members of the Sangguniang Bayan of Taguig, Metro Manila charging Judge Santiago G. Estrella of Branch 68 of the Regional Trial Court of the National Capital Judicial Region stationed in Pasig City with serious misconduct relative to Election Protest No. 144, entitled "Ricardo D. Papa, Jr. vs. Isidro B. Garcia".

The present controversy stems from an election protest filed by then mayoral candidate Ricardo D. Papa, Jr. against Isidro B. Garcia, the candidate proclaimed mayor of Taguig, Metro Manila in the May 8, 1995 elections. In his...