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Marilou Punongbayan Visitacion vs Judge Maximino Magno Libre

MARILOU PUNONGBAYAN VISITACION, Complainant, versus JUDGE MAXIMINO MAGNO LIBRE, Respondent.

A.M. No. RTJ-05-1918 [Formerly OCA-IPI-03-1834-RTJ] | 2005-06-08

R E S O L U T I O N 


Tinga, J.: 

This is an administrative complaint dated 12 August 2003 filed by complainant Ms. Marilou P. Visitacion (Marilou) against Judge Maximino Magno-Libre (Judge Magno-Libre), Presiding Judge of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Lanao del Norte, Branch 5, Iligan City, for gross ignorance of the law, misrepresentation, grave/gross misconduct and violation of Canon 1, Rule 1.02 and Canon 2, Rule 2.01 of the Code of Judicial Ethics. 

Marilou reports that the offenses of Judge Magno-Libre were committed while he was handling Corporate Case No. 006 entitled "Sotero Punongbayan and St. Peter's College v....