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RE: Procedure adopted by Judge Liangco

RE: PROCEDURE ADOPTED BY JUDGE DANIEL LIANGCO, EXECUTIVE JUDGE, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT (MTC) OF SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA, RE RAFFLE OF CASES UNDER P.D. 1602.

A.M. No. 99-11-158-MTC | 2000-08-01

D E C I S I O N

DE LEON, JR., J.:

Officers of the court have the duty to see to it that justice is dispensed with evenly and fairly. Not only must they be honest and impartial, but they must also appear to be honest and impartial in the dispensation of justice. Judges should make sure that their acts are circumspect and do not arouse suspicion in the minds of the public. When they fail to do so, such acts may cast doubt upon their integrity and ultimately on the judiciary in general.

The present administrative case has its origin from the Memorandum[1] dated August 17, 1999 issued by Executive Judge Pedro M. Sunga, Regional Trial Court...