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Ma. Liza M. Jorda, City Prosecutor's Office, Tacloban City Vs. Judge Crisologo S. Bitas, RTC, Branch 7, Tacloban City; Prosecutor Leo C. Tabao Vs. Judge Crisologo S. Bitas, RTC, Branch 7, Tacloban City

MA. LIZA M. JORDA, City Prosecutor's Office, Tacloban City, Complainant, vs. JUDGE CRISOLOGO S. BITAS, Regional Trial Court, Branch 7, Tacloban City, Respondent. A.M. No. RTJ-14-2376 _____________________________ PROSECUTOR LEO C. TABAO, Complainant, vs. JUDGE CRISOLOGO S. BITAS, Regional Trial Court, Branch 7, Tacloban City Respondent. A.M. No. RTJ-14-2377

A.M. No. RTJ-14-2376/A.M. No. RTJ-14-2377 | 2014-03-05

THIRD DIVISION

DECISION

PERALTA, J.:

Before this Court are Consolidated Complaints dated March 29 2011 1 2 ' and March 25, 2011 filed by Prosecutor Leo C. Tabao, Office of the City Prosecutor, Tacloban City and Ma. Liza M. Jorda, Associate City Prosecutor, Tacloban City, respectively, against respondent Judge Crisologo S. Bitas (respondent judge), Presiding Judge, Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 7, Tacloban City, for Grave Abuse of Authority, Irregularity in the  Performance of Official Duties, Bias and Partiality, relative to Criminal Case Nos. 2009-11-537,3 2009-11-538, 2009-11-539 entitled People v. Danilo Miralles, et al.

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