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Melissa Domondon, Almira Basalo, And Cleo Villareiz vs Judge Percival Mandap Lopez

MELISSA DOMONDON, ALMIRA BASALO, and CLEO VILLAREIZ, complainants, vs. JUDGE PERCIVAL MANDAP LOPEZ, respondent.

A.M. No. RTJ-02-1696 | 2002-06-20

D E C I S I O N

MENDOZA, J.:

This is an administrative complaint against Judge Percival Mandap Lopez of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 78, Quezon City for undue delay and gross ignorance of the law in the resolution of a case filed by complainants.

Complainants were students of the AMA Computer College in Quezon City and members of the editorial board of the official school publication called Dataline. It appears that on December 7, 1996, complainants published a spoof edition of the Dataline, which they called Amable Tonite. After conducting an investigation, the student Disciplinary Tribunal of the college recommended the expulsion...