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Cirilo Mercado, et al vs Judge Hector Dysangco, et al

CIRILO I. MERCADO, ARSENIO L. CARPIO, PEDRO V. SORIANO and FLORDELIZA C. ALEJO, complainants, vs. JUDGE HECTOR F. DYSANGCO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS ACTING JUDGE OF 2nd MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURT, GEN. NATIVIDAD - LLANERA AND TERESITA S. ESTEBAN, CLERK OF COURT, respondents.

A.M. No. MTJ-00-1301 | 2002-07-30

D E C I S I O N

SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J.:

In an election, one vote can spell the difference between victory and defeat. Trial judges are, therefore, advised to exercise caution in granting petitions for inclusion of voters. Fealty to the procedures outlined in the Omnibus Election Code is imperative, lest not only the integrity of the judiciary but also that of the election process would be undermined.

In a sworn complaint[1] dated May 29, 1997, complainants Flordeliza C. Alejo, Arsenio L. Carpio, Cirilo I. Mercado, and Pedro V. Soriano charged Judge Hector F. Dysangco, Acting Presiding Judge of the 2nd Municipal Circuit Trial Court of...