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Re: Allegations made under oath at the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing held on September 26, 2013 Against Associate Justice Gregory S. Ong, Sandiganbayan

RE: ALLEGATIONS MADE UNDER OATH AT THE SENATE BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE HEARING HELD ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2013 AGAINST ASSOCIATE JUSTICE GREGORY S. ONG, SANDIGANBAYAN

A.M. No. SB-14-21-J | 2014-09-23

EN BANC
 
DECISION

PERCURIAM:
 
The character of every act depends upon the circumstances in which it is done.

- Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes
 
This administrative complaint was filed by the Court En Banc after investigation into certain allegations that surfaced during the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee Hearing indicated prima facie violations of the Code of Judicial Conduct by an Associate Justice of the Sandiganbayan. The investigation was conducted motu proprio pursuant to the Court's power of  administrative supervision over members of the Judiciary.1
 
Factual Antecedents

In the middle of 2013,...