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P/SR. INSP. TEDDY M. ROSQUETA, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE JONATHAN A. ASUNCION, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES, BRANCH 2, LAOAG CITY, RESPONDENT.

P/SR. INSP. TEDDY M. ROSQUETA, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE JONATHAN A. ASUNCION, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES, BRANCH 2, LAOAG CITY, RESPONDENT.

A.M. No. MTJ-13-1823 | 2014-03-19

FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
BERSAMIN, J.:
 
The members of the Bench are one of the pillars of our justice system. They must strive to observe the highest standards of integrity and probity in their professional and personal lives. The public has the right to expect an unimpeachable bearing from them. This expectation is not limited to their judgments, but extends to their public demeanor, and should stand to the closest of scrutiny. They deserve to be condignly sanctioned otherwise.
 
Antecedents

On July 2, 2008, complainant Police Sr. Insp. Teddy M. Rosqueta, then Deputy Chief of Police of Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, filed...