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Portic vs Villalon-Pornillos

FERMA PORTIC, complainant, vs. JUDGE VICTORIA VILLALON-PORNILLOS, as Presiding Judge, Regional Trial Court, Branch 10, Malolos, Bulacan, respondent.

A.M. No. RTJ-02-1717 | 2004-05-28

D E C I S I O N

CARPIO, J.:

The Case

This is a complaint for Abuse of Authority and Neglect of Duty filed by complainant Ferma Portic ("complainant") against respondent Judge Victoria Villalon-Pornillos ("respondent Judge") of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 10, Malolos, Bulacan ("Branch 10").

The Facts

Complainant is the defendant in Criminal Case No. 05-M-97 ("Case No. 05-M-97") for estafa pending in respondent Judge's sala with one Anastacia Cristobal ("Cristobal") as private complainant. During the trial, the National Bureau of Investigation ("NBI") examined a petty cash voucher[1] bearing Cristobal's signature to determine its...