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P/Supt. Manuel P. Barcena vs. Judge Henrick F. Gingoyon

P/Supt. MANUEL P. BARCENA, Complainant, versus Judge HENRICK F. GINGOYON, Respondent.

A.M. No. RTJ-03-1794 [Formerly OCA IPI No. 00-941-RTJ] | 2005-10-25

R E S O L U T I O N 


QUISUMBING, J.: 

On April 27, 2000, complainant P/Supt. Manuel P. Barcena filed with the Office of the Chief Justice, a verified letter-complaint[1] charging respondent Judge Henrick F. Gingoyon, presiding judge of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 117 in Pasay City, with gross ignorance of the law, grave abuse of authority, and bias and partiality. 

Complainant alleges that he was formerly the Chief of the Regional Drug Enforcement Office of the PNP-NCRPO. On August 25, 1998, complainant and his men conducted a buy-bust operation in 2817 P. Zamora St., Pasay City. They arrested and charged two persons,...