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Re: Judicial Audit Conducted In The Regional Trial Court, Branch 20, Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental

RE: JUDICIAL AUDIT CONDUCTED IN THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 20, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, MISAMIS ORIENTAL

A.M. No. 14-11-350-RTC | 2017-12-05

D E C I S I O N
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
The present administrative matter arose from the judicial audit conducted on March 12 and 13, 2013, of Branch 20 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, then presided by Judge Bonifacio M. Macabaya (Judge Macabaya).
 
In a Memorandum[1] dated April 17, 2013, the audit team found that out of the 573 cases examined by it, (1) 69 cases were submitted for decision but have yet to be decided despite the lapse of the 90-day period [as mandated by par. 1, Section 15, Article VIII of the 1987 Constitution];[2] (2) 33 cases with pending incidents were not...