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OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, PETITIONER, VS. JUDGE EDWIN C. LARIDA, JR., RTC, BRANCH 18, TAGAYTAY CITY, RESPONDENT.

OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, PETITIONER, VS. JUDGE EDWIN C. LARIDA, JR., RTC, BRANCH 18, TAGAYTAY CITY, RESPONDENT.

A.M. No. RTJ-08-2151 | 2014-03-11

EN BANC
 
D E C I S I O N
 
BERSAMIN, J.:
 
A mysterious early Sunday morning fire in the records room of a courthouse set off a series of red flags pointing to anomalous acts allegedly committed by its inhabitants. It led to the resignation of a clerk of court after he had formally denounced the Presiding Judge for committing various anomalies and irregularities that are now the subjects of this administrative case against the Presiding Judge.
 
Antecedents

At around 7:50 a.m. on October 12, 2008, a Sunday, a fire occurred at the records room of Branch 18 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) in Tagaytay City. The fire, although...