gonzales v gatcheco

8/19/2019 Gonzales v Gatcheco

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FIRST DIVISION

LETICIA GONZALES, A.M. No. P-04-1879

Complainant,

P!"!nt#

$a%i&!, '., C. J.,

- %!"(" - )(i"(m*in+,

na!"-Santia+o,

Capio, an&

A(na, JJ.

ROMEO S. GATCHECO, JR.,

S/!i III, an/ 1, M(niipal Tial

Co(t in Citi!", an& MA. ANITA


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GLORIA G. GATCHECO,

Int!p!t!, an/ 2, M(niipal Pom(l+at!

Tial Co(t in Citi!", Santia+o Cit3,

!"pon&!nt". A(+("t 9, 2005

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DECISION

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J:

A omplaint61 a" l!& *3 L!tiia Gonal!" it/ t/! O:! o; t/!Co(t A&mini"tato


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S/!i Gat/!o# May ginawa ang aking abogado si Atty. Cabucana

upang papirmahan sa iyo ang papel na ito.

M". Gonal!"# Ano yan?

(t/ Gat/!o# Sinabi ko rito na inaayos ko naman ang

pagpapatupad ng Execution sa kaso mo. At

ipaparating ko sa Supreme Court na ikaw ay

pinapirma na lamang ni Judge Plata hindi ba?

M". Gonal!"# !utch" #aya kita isinumbong sa Supreme Court dahil

hindi mo ginagawa ang trabaho mo. $indi tama na pinagbintangan mo ako na pinapirma lamang ako

ni Judge Plata.

(t/ Gat/!o# %i ayaw mong pirmahan? !ahala ka" &ari ka sa akin

aalis kami ngayong gabi punta kami sa Supreme

Court mayroon akong counter sa iyo" Maghanda

ka" #ung si 'e(ie Pascua napapirma ko )#A* PA

#A&A"

M". Gonal!"# Sige hintayin ko at ako naman ay handa"

M". Anni! Gat/!o# &abang ang babaing yan" Akala mo sino"

S+uatter lang naman.62

Complainant laim!& t/at !"pon&!nt" tan"+!""!& t/! "antit3o; /! a*o&! an& mani;!"t!& on&(t (n*!omin+ o; +o%!nm!nt!mplo3!!". In "(ppot o; /! all!+ation", omplainant p!"!nt!&t/! oint a:&a%it6? o; N!l"on onano an& Ma3ann Gonal!"-onano.

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In /i" Co(nt!-A:&a%it,64 !"pon&!nt om!o S. Gat/!o, '.a&mitt!& +oin+ to omplainant" /o("! on S!pt!m*! 11, 200? to!B(!"t /! to !!(t! an a:&a%it o; &!"i"tan! !+a&in+ /!a&mini"tati%! omplaint a+ain"t /im. D! all!+!& t/at (pon

!a/in+ t/! /o("!, /! all!& tao po an& a"!& t/! +il /oan"!!& /im andyan ba ang mama mo? S/! !pli!& andito po, t/!n all!& /! mot/! lo(&l3 /o a" in"i&! t/! oom. F/!nomplainant !nt o(t o; t/! oom, /! into&(!& /im"!l; an&+!!t!& /! good e(ening po si Sheri, -atcheco po ito. S/!!pli!& ikaw pala tuloy ka maupo ka pasensya ka na sa bahay naming magulo, t/!n o!!& /im a "!at. D! a"!& omplainant to!!(t! an a:&a%it o; &!"i"tan! *(t "/! !pli!& tanungin komuna kay Judge Plata. >pon /!ain+ /! !pl3, /! a"!&, bakit pa

po nyo itatanong e kayo naman po ang complainant hindi naman

sya? S/! !pli!& baka magalit sa akin si Judge Plata/. D! tol&omplainant in a pl!a&in+ ton!, kasama ko nga po ang misis ko at mga anak nandoon sila sa tricycle tulog kasi yung bunso kokalong ni misis at saka umuulan pa. Still, omplainant !;("!& to!!(t! an a:&a%it o; &!"i"tan! "o /! tol& /! alam kong alamniyo na hindi totoo yung bintang nyo bahala lang po kayo . T/!n/! l!;t t/! /o("!.

In /! Co(nt!-A:&a%it,65 !"pon&!nt Int!p!t! Ma. AnitaGloia C. Gat/!o ont!n&!& t/at t/! all!+ation" in t/!omplaint a! all li!" an& ;a*iat!&. S/! laim!& t/at onS!pt!m*! 11, 200? at a*o(t 5#00 in t/! a;t!noon, /! /("*an&an& t/!i to


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T/! matt! a" !;!!& to '(&+! ! Al*ano Ma&i&,E!(ti%! '(&+! o; t/! !+ional Tial Co(t o; Santia+o Cit3,an/ 21, ;o in%!"ti+ation, !pot an& !omm!n&ation.67

In /! !pot68 '(&+! Ma&i& "tat!& t/at "/! "/!&(l!& t/!!


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Tim! an& a+ain, t/! Co(t /a" "t!""!& t/at p!"on"in%ol%!& in t/! a&mini"tation o; ("ti! o(+/t to li%! (p to t/!"tit!"t "tan&a& o; /on!"t3 an& int!+it3 in t/! p(*li "!%i!.

T/! on&(t o; !%!3 p!"onn!l onn!t!& it/ t/! o(t""/o(l&, at all times, *! i(m"p!t to p!"!%! t/! int!+it3 an&&i+nit3 o; o( o(t" o; ("ti!.610

C!tainl3, !"pon&!nt" "/o(l& not ta! a&%anta+! o; t/!ip(*li o:! in o&! to opp!"" o a*("! ot/!". T/i" Co(t /a"ala3" !min&!& o(t p!"onn!l t/at t/!3 a! pat an& pa!l o; t/! a&mini"tation o; ("ti! an&, t/!!;o!, whether on or o,

duty t/!3 "/o(l& "!t t/! !ampl! ;o o*!&i!n! an& !"p!t ;ot/! la. T/!3 "/o(l& ala3" !m!m*! t/at *ooi"/ an&o%!*!ain+ *!/a%io an onl3 *in+ t/!i o:! to &i"!p(t! an&!o&! p(*li !"p!t ;o t/!m.611

om t/! "tan&point o; on&(t an& &!m!ano !p!t!& o; t/o"! /o *!lon+ to t/! (&iial ;amil3, !"ot to int!mp!at!lan+(a+! onl3 &!tat" ;om t/! !"p!t &(! t/o"! /o o in

t/! (&iia3 an& *!om!" "!l;-&!"t(ti%!.612

!"pon&!nt" n!!&to *! !min&!& t/at +o%!nm!nt "!%i! i" p!opl!-oi!nt!& /!!/i+/-"t(n+ *!/a%io an& *!lli+!!nt attit(&! annot *! allo!&.61? Pati!n! i" an !""!ntial pat o; &i"p!n"in+ ("ti! an& o(t!"3i" a ma o; (lt(! an& +oo& *!!&in+.614 !lli+!!nt *!/a%io/a" no pla! in +o%!nm!nt "!%i! /!! p!"onn!l a! !noin!&to at it/ "!l;-!"taint an& i%ilit3 at all tim!" !%!n /!non;ont!& it/ (&!n!"" an& in"ol!n!.615 Maintainin+ t/! &i+nit3o; o(t" an& !n;oin+ t/! &(t3 o; t/! iti!n" to !"p!t t/!ma! n!!""a3 a&(nt" to t/! a&mini"tation o; ("ti!. 61@

!"pon&!nt" &!pat!& ;om t/! (&iial &!o(m &!man&!&o; t/!m /!n t/!3 ("!& int!mp!at! an& in"(ltin+ lan+(a+!toa&" t/! omplainant. Fo"!, t/!3 "/o(l& no t/atp!""(in+ an3on! to it/&a a omplaint i" !tainl3 !p(l"i%!

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an& (n*!omin+. T/!3 "/o(l& *! "antion!& ;o "(/ &!ploa*l!*!/a%io.

An inB(i3 it/ t/! OCA &i"lo"!" t/at a"i&! ;om t/i" a"!,!"pon&!nt S/!i /a" *!!n a&mini"tati%!l3 /a+!& eight


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o!n"!, t/! p!"i*!& p!nalt3 o; "("p!n"ion "/o(l& *! impo"!&

in it" maim(m.

A" !+a&" !"pon&!nt Int!p!t! Ma. Anita Gloia G.

Gat/!o, ! a+!! it/ t/! OCA t/at t/! p!nalt3 o; !piman&

"/o(l& *! impo"!& on"i&!in+ t/at t/i" i" /! "t o!n"!.

WHEREFORE, ;o Con&(t >n*!omin+ t/!i po"ition" a"

!mplo3!!" o; t/! '(&iia3, !"pon&!nt S/!i III om!o S.

Gat/!o, '., MTCC-Santia+o Cit3, an/ 1,

i"SUSPENDED ;o t/it3


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WE CONCUR#

HILARIO G. DAVIDE, JR.

C/i!; '("ti!

LEONARDO A. QUISUMBING ANTONIO T. CARPIO

A""oiat! '("ti! A""oiat! '("ti!

ADOLFO S. AZCUNA

A""oiat! '("ti!


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[1] Rollo, pp. 1-4.

[2] Id . at 26-27.

[3] Id . at 5-6.

[4] Id . at 13-15.

[5] Id . at 16-18.

[6] Id . at 20.

[7] Id . at 30.

[8] Id . at 40-43.

[9] Id . at 38.

[10] Jerez v. Paninsro, 363 P!il. 522, 526-527 [1999].

[11] "ernan#ez v. $ri%a%o, $.&. 'o. P-00-1439, 5 (e)e*%er 2000, 347 +R$ 1, 4-5.

[12] eronia v. /onzales-(e)ano, 376 P!il. 9, 16 [1999].

[13] (e na v. $tt. Ri)on, 320 P!il. 46, 52 [1995].

[14] Pine#a .., eal an# J#i)ial t!i)s, pp. 354-355 [1995].

[15] iroz v. rila, 338 P!il. 828, 835 [1997].

[16] n Re P%lis!e# $llee# !reats $ainst &e*%ers o t!e ort in t!e Pln#er ase a

!rle# % $tt. eonar# (e :era, 434 P!il. 503, 508 [2002].

[17] 1] P 'o. 03-1579-P or 'elien)e an# /ross nei)ien);

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2] P 'o. 03-1634-P or 'ele)t o (t;

3] P 'o. 03-1689-P or ation, *alversation o p%li) n#s an# rave *is)on#)t

pre=#i)ial to t!e interest o t!e servi)e;

4] P 'o. 03-1810-P or "a%ital ar#iness in violation o + ir)lar 'o. 4 series o 1991;

5] P 'o. 03-1783-P or &aleasan)e an# oain #rin oi)e !ors, $%senteeis* an#

"a%ital ar#iness;

6] $.&. 'o. P-05-1942 or :iolation o R.$. 'o. 3019 an# on#)t

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