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Prosec. Jorge D. Baculi Vs. Judge Medel Arnaldo B. Belen, RTC Br. 36, Calamba City, Laguna/Prosec. Jorge D. Baculi Vs. Judge Medel Arnaldo B. Belen, RTC Br. 36, Calamba City, Laguna

PROSEC. JORGE D. BACULI, Complainant, versus JUDGE MEDEL ARNALDO B. BELEN, RTC, Br. 36, Calamba City, Laguna, Respondent. and PROSEC. JORGE D. BACULI, Complainant, versus JUDGE MEDEL ARNALDO B.. BELEN, Promulgated: RTC, Br. 36, Calamba City, Laguna, Respondent

A.M. No. RTJ-09-2179 and A.M. No. RTJ-10-2234 | 2012-09-24

THIRD DIVISION

D E C I S I O N


VELASCO, JR.J.:


These two cases stem from two separate administrative complaints filed by then State Prosecutor II (and currently Provincial Prosecutor of Zambales) Jorge D. Baculi (Baculi) against respondent Judge Medel Arnaldo B. Belen (Judge Belen) of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 36 in Calamba City, Laguna. In both administrative complaints, including the supplemental complaints he later filed, Baculi charged Judge Belen with gross ignorance of the law, gross misconduct, violation of Section 3(e) of Republic Act No. (RA) 3019, as amended, grave abuse of authority, violation of RA 6713, conduct...