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OCA vs. Judge Aquino

OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE LYLIHA AQUINO, REGIONAL COURT OF MANILA, BRANCH 24, RESPONDENT. A.M. NO. RTJ-15-2414 OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE RALPH LEE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF QUEZON CITY, BRANCH 83, RESPONDENT. A.M. NO. RTJ-15-2415 OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE ROMMEL BAYBAY, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MAKATI CITY, BRANCH 132, RESPONDENT. A.M. NO. RTJ-15-2416 OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE MARINO RUBIA, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF OF BIÑAN, LAGUNA,BRANCH 24, RESPONDENT.

A.M. NO. RTJ-15-2413 | 2018-09-25

DECISION
 
PER CURIAM:
 
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FACTUAL ANTECEDENTS

These cases arose from several news reports concerning a fixer in the Judiciary by the name of "Arlene" and an alleged controversy in the 2013 Philippine Judges Association (PJA) elections.

For his regular column Blurbal Thrusts in the Daily Tribune, Louie Logarta wrote an article for September 12, 2013 entitled, "CJ Sereno Should Probe High-Flying Court Fixer," in which he reported that a certain person named Arlene was a well-known fixer among judges of the Regional Trial Courts (RTCs) and Justices of the Court of...