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Magdalena Huggland vs Judge Jose Lantin

MAGDALENA M. HUGGLAND,* [Also spelled as Hugglan.] complainant, vs. JUDGE JOSE C. LANTIN, respondent.

A.M. No. MTJ-98-1153 | 2000-02-29

R E S O L U T I O N

PER CURIAM:

On 14 November 1997, the Court Administrator recommended for inclusion in the agenda of the Court en banc the matter of the news item which appeared in the 14 November 1997 issue of the Manila Bulletin concerning the arrest by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) of Judge Jose Lantin, Presiding Judge of the Municipal Trial Court of San Felipe, Zambales, for allegedly having received marked money amounting to P5,000 from one Magdalena Huggland who was implicated in a criminal case. The P5,000 was allegedly part of the P25,000 being asked by Judge Lantin for the cancellation of the hold...