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Republic vs. Caguioa

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE RAMON S. CAGUIOA, PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF OLONGAPO CITY, BRANCH 74, RESPONDENT. [A.M. No. RTJ-07-2064 (FORMERLY OCA IPI No. 07-2608-RTJ)] COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE RAMON S. CAGUIOA, PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF OLONGAPO CITY, BRANCH 74, RESPONDENT. [A.M. No. RTJ-07-2066 (FORMERLY OCA IPI No. 07-2628-RTJ)] CHARLES T. BURNS, JR.,* COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE RAMON S. CAGUIOA, PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF OLONGAPO CITY, BRANCH 74, AND CHRISTOPHER T. PEREZ, SHERIFF IV, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF OLONGAPO CITY, BRANCH 74, RESPONDENTS.

A.M. No. RTJ-07-2063 (FORMERLY OCA IPI No. 07-2588-RTJ) | 2022-08-23

RESOLUTION
 
PER CURIAM:
 
Before this Court is a Petition for Judicial Clemency[1] filed by former Judge Ramon S. Caguioa (respondent), praying that he be reinstated as a Regional Trial Court (RTC) Judge; that the whole period of his dismissal be considered and treated as suspension without pay; and that his retirement and other relevant benefits as a Judge be fully restored.[2]
 
The Antecedents

Three administrative cases were filed against respondent, docketed as A.M. Nos. RTJ-07-2063, RTJ-07-2064, and RTC-07-2066, which the Court consolidated.[3]

A.M. No. RTJ-07-2063 pertained to the administrative...