Reyes v Reyes

5 admin cases against Judge Reyes and 1 admin case filed by her
against Clerk Migrio were consolidated and referred to justice
Quimbo, the consultant of the OCA
The court has earlier preventively suspended Reyes now her
whereabouts have remained unknown due to her absence, the
court declared judge reyes has having waived her right to answer or
comment on the allegations against her and to adduce evidence

Romana Reyes v Judge Reyes

Charged judge reyes with grave abuse of authority and/or grave
misconduct
o Judge ordered Romana to conduct an inquest on Migrino for
malversion but Romana said that this would not be possible
since it is already late (6:00 pm) and this cannot be done unless
authorized by city prosecutor + Migrino has 10 days to prepare
an intelligent answer/counter-affidavit
o she was fuming mad and directed me to conduct the
preliminary investigation right then and there she insisted
Migrino be detained on the weekend
o Another instance: Romana wasnt able to appear in a hearing
due to headache but she called the judges staff to let her know
When she appeared at her sala, she asked for her med
cert she then suddenly brought up the incident before
she cant conduct inquest unless shes authorized by city
prosecutor or chief-inquest
She issued in open court an order requiring Romana to
explain in writing within 24 hours why she should not be
cited for contempt
o She actually held her in contempt!! + bail
o 4 officers actually served a warrant of arrest on her issued by
Judge Reyes but no such pending case as verified by the
MTC this happened while she was applying for her TRO
 o December 7, 2004 after the hearing of criminal cases, police
men came to take Romana to the headquarters but her atty.
Promptly came to the scene with the order by Judge Lavina
stating that all warrants issued by Judge Reyes will not be
enforced by any police agencies
o December 9 outside the building Judge shouted Arrest her!

Migrino v Reyes
Not long after her appointment, Judge Reyes began to exhibit
unexplained prejudice and hostility towards migrino
o Barred migrino from entering court premises and staff room
o Among others, Migrino was arrested without warrant upon
orders of judege reyes as they were caught in flagrante delicto
playing tong-its brought to Pasig City Police station released
by judge morallos
Reyes sue them for malversation of public funds,
infildelity in the custody of document, and violation of the
anti-graft and corrupt practices act (on an offense
allegedly committed 2 years ago)
o Migrinos lawyer and Romana cant be arrested still spent
time in jail tho due to contempnt powers of Judge Reyes
She was clearly using her contempt powers as a bludgeon to clobber
her perceived enemies tried to convict migrino of 2,330 acts of
indirect contempt tyranny and despotism of Judge Reyes is crystal
clear
Flordeliza, Villar, Lucero v Reyes
Reyes was charged with
o (1) residing in chambers with apparador!; (2) borrowing
money from staff asked staff to act as her co-maker in her loan
applications + borrowed money from 500-20,000 pesos; (3)
instructing the stenographer to collect a minimum amount for
ex-parte cases; (4) frequently bringing some of her staff to her
nighttime gimmick; (5) unethical conduct; (6) conduct
 unbecoming a lady judge; (7) unfriendliness to litigants; (8) anti-
public service; (9) inability to control emotions during hearing;
(10) uttering invectives in front of staff and lawyers; (11)
conducting staff meeting in an unsightly attire; and (12) gross
inefficiency/laziness. complainants requested the conduct of
judicial audit to determine her work output
o Gimmicks with a Col. Miranda + invited staff (12 am -4 am)
hampered delivery of judicial services
o Unethical, conduct unbecoming (super alcoholic)
Lagdameo v Reyes
Physical injuries (police henchmen of Reyes got a hold of her + she
shouted ikulong nyo yan! she was arrested tho

Sebastian v Reyes
Charged reyes with grave misconduct, gross ignorance of the law,
incompetence and inefficnency (on criminal case 19110, for the
falisification of public document)
Policemen arrived in their house with warrants of arrest (him and his
wife) overnight in camp caringal warrants due to failrure to
appear in court pa la but wasnt received by them naman + the order
was unsigned
When the judegment was finally promulgated on oct 28, 2003, the
branch clerk of court read only the decretal portion of the decision
convicing the couple lawyer of couple requirested for a copy but
judge reyes replied the decision has not yet been printed but she
could give him a diskette but was refused by the atty later on,
Judge reyes repromulgated the judgment but was read from a
computer screen without giving the couple a written copy or
computer print-out
Couple raised an appeal that the trail court failed to comply with rule
120 of the ruoles of court and sec 14 art 8 of the consti requiring that
 the decision must be written and signed by the judge with a clear
statement of the facsts and the law on which the decision is based

EVALUATION BY JUSTICE QUIMBO

The respondent Judgess orders to declare Romana and Lagdameo in
contempt and issuing warrants for their arrest betray an abysmal lack
of knowledge of the rules governing contempt. Her fixing an
atrociously excessive bail is a clear manifestation that respondent
Judge wanted to exhibit her authority and fixing such a ridiculous
amount of bail was designed to prevent the complainants from
obtaining temporary release.
o How did the JBC screen this shit?
o How was she able to elude the psychiatric and psychological
tests?
In two cases, the acts of respondent Judge reveal a flaw in her
psychological makeup that disqualifies her from holding the position
of Judge. She appears to be unaware of the jurisprudence that has
given meaning to the power of contempt.
Her order against Romana Reyes betrays not only her gross ignorance
as regards the Rule on Contempt of Court, but it also shows her
capricious arrogance and despotic nature, the antithesis of an ideal
arbiter. It betrays a flaw in her psychological makeup that disqualifies
her from presiding a court and dispensing justice
o The prosecution of Prosecutor Reyes was not based on any law
or rule but was purely the whim and caprice of the respondent.
o On issuing a fake warrant falsification of documents kasi she
used actual docket numbers!
Lagdameo Assuming that she had uttered the words I am going
because I may be declared in contempt, this could not be the basis
for declaring her in direct contempt because the court was no longer
in session and she ma[d]e the remark outside the courtroom. It was
not misbehavior in the presence of or so near a court as to obstruct
or interrupt the proceedings before the same
 o Respondents verbal order directed to members of the PNP to
arrest and jail Lagdameo who languished in said jail for a day is
clearly a violation of Article 124 of the Revised Penal Code and
respondent Judge is a principal by inducement.
One conclusion she is suffereing from some undiagnosed mental
aberration that makes her totally unfit to hold the position she
occupies
The harassment and ill treatment of Migino was clearly established
disregarding Migrino filing bail, she ordered migrino to not be
released pa rin!
o He was still gambling tho
Quimbo recommended Reyes be dismissed from the service with
forfeiture of all her retirement benefits except accrued leave credits,
if any, and with prejudice to re-employment in any branch or
instrumentality of the government, including government- owned or
controlled corporations and that Migrio be fined in an amount
equivalent to his one month salary.
THIS COURTS RULING
Reyes should indeed be dismissed from service
SC emphasized that the administration of justice is a lofty function
norm of conduct compatible with public faith and trust in their
impartiality, sense of responsibility, exercising the same devotion to
duty and unction done by a prient in the performance of the most
sacred ceremonies of a religious liturgy
members of the judiciary are expected to be fearless in their pursuit
to render justice, to be unafraid to displease any person, interest or
power, and to be equipped with moral fiber strong enough to resist
the temptations lurking in their office bad faith of reyes is apparent
Tiongco v. Salao: The carelessness and lack of circumspection on
respondent Judges part, to say the least, in peremptorily ordering the
arrest and detention of complainant, warrant the imposition of a
penalty on respondent Judge as a corrective measure judges are to
 exercise power of contempt sparingly an not for retaliation or
vindication
Shows here yung typical Filipina A lady judge at that
o Use of vulgar language hardly the kind a magistrate would use
decorum at all times!
New Code of Judicial conduct for the Philippine Judiciary sec. 6!! New
standard maintain orde and decorum in all proceedings before the
court
Her night gimmicks her presence in the above mentioned places
impairs the image of the judiciary! (new code shall avoid
impropriety)
Her borrowing money not wrong per se but she exerted moral
ascendancy over her staff (takot sila)
Respecting Judge Reyes failure to put into writing her judgment, she
having merely required the accused to read it from the computer
screen in camera without the presence of counsel, she violated the
Constitution.
o She could have simply printed and signed the decision.
o Offering to a partys counsel a diskette containing the decision
when such counsel demands a written copy thereof is unheard
of in the judiciary.
o A verbal judgment is, in contemplation of law, in esse,
ineffective.
o If Judge Reyes was not yet prepared to promulgate the decision
as it was not yet printed, she could have called the case later
and have it printed first. A party should not be left in the dark
on what issues to raise before the appellate court.
o Requirement of due process that the parties to a litgation be
informed of how it was decided, with an explanation of the
factual and legal reasons that led to the conclusions of the
court