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Office Of The Court Administrator, Petitioner, Vs. Judge Jaime F. Bautista, Regional Trial Court, Branch 75, Valenzuela, Metro Manila

OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, petitioner, vs. JUDGE JAIME F. BAUTISTA, Regional Trial Court, Branch 75, Valenzuela, Metro Manila, respondent.

A.M. NO. RTJ-01-1631 | 2003-08-14

D E C I S I O N

PER CURIAM:

On March 22, 2001, newspapers of general circulation reported that herein respondent Judge Jaime F. Bautista of the Regional Trial Court of Valenzuela City was allegedly caught receiving bribe money in an entrapment operation set up by the agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI),[1] for which he was arrested and charged with direct bribery before the Sandiganbayan.[2] These news reports prompted the investigation of the case, which led to the filing of the administrative complaint by the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) against the respondent judge. In a resolution dated March 27, 2001,...