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AM No. 2007-17-SC

2009-07-07

RE: UNAUTHORIZED DISPOSAL OF UNNECESSARY

The Court has repeatedly emphasized that everyone in the judiciary, from the presiding judge to the clerk, must always be beyond reproach and must be circumscribed with the heavy burden of responsibility as to let them free of any suspicion that may taint the judiciary.[19] Any impression of impropriety, misdeed or negligence in the performance of official functions must be avoided.[20] As the administration of justice is a sacred task, the persons involved in it ought to live up to the strictest standard of honesty and integrity.[21] Their conduct, at all times, must not only be characterized by propriety and decorum but, above all else, must be above suspicion. Thus, every employee of the judiciary should be an example of integrity, uprightness and honesty.[22]

AM No. P-07-2400

2009-06-23

JUDGE ISIDRA A. ARGANOSA-MANIEGO v. ROGELIO T. SALINAS

CHICO-NAZARIO, J.

Court personnel, from the presiding judge to the lowliest clerk, must adhere to the high ethical standards of public service in order to preserve the Court's good name and standing.[26] Time and again, this Court has exhorted that any act that falls short of the existing standards for public service, especially on the part of those expected to preserve the image of the judiciary, shall not be countenanced. As the administration of justice is a sacred task, the persons involved in it ought to live up to the strictest standard of honesty and integrity.[27] Their conduct, at all times, must not only be characterized by propriety and decorum but, above all else, must be above suspicion. Thus, every employee of the judiciary should be an example of integrity, uprightness and honesty.[28]

AM No. P-08-2494

2008-11-27

RE: REPORT ON IRREGULARITY IN USE OF BUNDY CLOCK BY ALBERTO SALAMAT

CHICO-NAZARIO, J.

The Court has repeatedly emphasized that everyone in the judiciary, from the presiding judge to the clerk, must always be beyond reproach and must be circumscribed with the heavy burden of responsibility as to let them free of any suspicion that may taint the judiciary.[25] Public service requires utmost integrity and discipline. A public servant must exhibit at all times the highest sense of honesty and integrity, for no less than the Constitution mandates the principle that "a public office is a public trust and all public officers and employees must at all times be accountable to the people, serve them with utmost responsibility, integrity, loyalty and efficiency."[26] As the administration of justice is a sacred task, the persons involved in it ought to live up to the strictest standard of honesty and integrity.[27] Their conduct, at all times, must not only be characterized by propriety and decorum but, above all else, must be above suspicion. Thus, every employee of the judiciary should be an example of integrity, uprightness and honesty.[28]

AM NO. P-06-2216

2007-04-20

SAMMY RODRIGUEZ v. JAIME C. EUGENIO

PER CURIAM

As the administration of justice is a sacred task, the persons involved in it ought to live up to the strictest standard of honesty and integrity.[23] Their conduct, at all times, must not only be characterized by propriety and decorum but, above all else, must be above suspicion. Every employee of the judiciary should be an example of integrity, uprightness and honesty.[24]

AM NO. P-06-2204

2006-11-30

NYDIA S. SERVINO v. MA. MAWILYNN CONCEPCION B. ADOLFO

CHICO-NAZARIO, J.

Public service requires utmost integrity and discipline. A public servant must exhibit at all times the highest sense of honesty and integrity for no less than the Constitution mandates the principle that "a public office is a public trust and all public officers and employees must at all times be accountable to the people, serve them with utmost responsibility, integrity, loyalty and efficiency."[12] As the administration of justice is a sacred task, the persons involved in it ought to live up to the strictest standard of honesty and integrity.[13] Their conduct, at all times, must not only be characterized by propriety and decorum but, above all else, must be above suspicion. Thus, every employee of the judiciary should be an example of integrity, uprightness and honesty.[14]

AM NO. 2005-26-SC

2006-11-22

RE: DROPPING FROM ROLLS OF MS. ESTHER T. ANDRES.

PER CURIAM

Public service requires utmost integrity and discipline. A public servant must exhibit at all times the highest sense of honesty and integrity for no less than the Constitution mandates the principle that "a public office is a public trust and all public officers and employees must at all times be accountable to the people, serve them with utmost responsibility, integrity, loyalty and efficiency."[35] As the administration of justice is a sacred task, the persons involved in it ought to live up to the strictest standard of honesty and integrity.[36] Their conduct, at all times, must not only be characterized by propriety and decorum but, above all else, must be above suspicion. Thus, every employee of the judiciary should be an example of integrity, uprightness and honesty.[37]

AM NO. P-06-2243

2006-09-26

IN RE: IRREGULARITIES IN USE OF LOGBOOK

CHICO-NAZARIO, J.

Public service requires utmost integrity and discipline. A public servant must exhibit at all times the highest sense of honesty and integrity for no less than the Constitution mandates the principle that "a public office is a public trust and all public officers and employees must at all times be accountable to the people, serve them with utmost responsibility, integrity, loyalty and efficiency."[17] As the administration of justice is a sacred task, the persons involved in it ought to live up to the strictest standard of honesty and integrity.[18] Their conduct, at all times, must not only be characterized by propriety and decorum but, above all else, must be above suspicion. Thus, every employee of the judiciary should be an example of integrity, uprightness and honesty.[19]

AM NO. MTJ-02-1399

2006-08-10

ALBERTO GUINTO v. JUDGE RODRIGO R. FLORES

CORONA, J.

It is the sacred duty of everyone charged with the dispensation of justice, from the judge to the lowliest clerk, to maintain the court's good name and standing as true temples of justice. Circumscribed with the heavy burden of responsibility, their conduct must not only be characterized with propriety and decorum but, above all else, beyond suspicion.[16]

AM No. P-01-1453

2004-05-27

EXECUTIVE JUDGE BENJAMIN M. AQUINO v. BETHSAIDA M. MIRANDA

PER CURIAM

Respondent should know that her actuations reflect adversely on the integrity and efficiency of the judiciary. The conduct of all those involved in the administration of justice from the judge to the lowliest clerk is circumscribed with the heavy burden of responsibility, accountability, integrity, uprightness and honesty.[11] Because of the nature of their office, the officials and employees of the judiciary should serve as role models in the faithful observance of the constitutional canon that public office is a public trust. Respondent failed to live up to this standard.

AM No. P-03-1697

2003-10-01

JOCELYN S. PAISTE v. APRONIANO V. MAMENTA

PER CURIAM

High strung and belligerent behavior has no place in government, especially in the judiciary, where the personnel are enjoined to act with self-restraint and civility at all times, even when confronted with rudeness and insolence.[42] They are expected to extend prompt, courteous and adequate service to the people.[43] Such conduct is exacted from them so that they will earn and keep society's high regard for and confidence in the judicial service.[44] Conduct violative of this standard quickly and surely corrodes respect for the courts. It is the imperative and sacred duty of everyone charged with the dispensation of justice, from the judge to the lowliest clerk, to uphold the court's good name and standing as true temples of justice.[45]

	AM No. 2007-17-SC 2009-07-07	RE: UNAUTHORIZED DISPOSAL OF UNNECESSARY
The Court has repeatedly emphasized that everyone in the judiciary, from the presiding judge to the clerk, must always be beyond reproach and must be circumscribed with the heavy burden of responsibility as to let them free of any suspicion that may taint the judiciary.[19] Any impression of impropriety, misdeed or negligence in the performance of official functions must be avoided.[20] As the administration of justice is a sacred task, the persons involved in it ought to live up to the strictest standard of honesty and integrity.[21] Their conduct, at all times, must not only be characterized by propriety and decorum but, above all else, must be above suspicion. Thus, every employee of the judiciary should be an example of integrity, uprightness and honesty.[22]
	AM No. P-07-2400 2009-06-23	JUDGE ISIDRA A. ARGANOSA-MANIEGO v. ROGELIO T. SALINAS CHICO-NAZARIO, J.
Court personnel, from the presiding judge to the lowliest clerk, must adhere to the high ethical standards of public service in order to preserve the Court's good name and standing.[26] Time and again, this Court has exhorted that any act that falls short of the existing standards for public service, especially on the part of those expected to preserve the image of the judiciary, shall not be countenanced. As the administration of justice is a sacred task, the persons involved in it ought to live up to the strictest standard of honesty and integrity.[27] Their conduct, at all times, must not only be characterized by propriety and decorum but, above all else, must be above suspicion. Thus, every employee of the judiciary should be an example of integrity, uprightness and honesty.[28]
	AM No. P-08-2494 2008-11-27	RE: REPORT ON IRREGULARITY IN USE OF BUNDY CLOCK BY ALBERTO SALAMAT CHICO-NAZARIO, J.
The Court has repeatedly emphasized that everyone in the judiciary, from the presiding judge to the clerk, must always be beyond reproach and must be circumscribed with the heavy burden of responsibility as to let them free of any suspicion that may taint the judiciary.[25] Public service requires utmost integrity and discipline. A public servant must exhibit at all times the highest sense of honesty and integrity, for no less than the Constitution mandates the principle that "a public office is a public trust and all public officers and employees must at all times be accountable to the people, serve them with utmost responsibility, integrity, loyalty and efficiency."[26] As the administration of justice is a sacred task, the persons involved in it ought to live up to the strictest standard of honesty and integrity.[27] Their conduct, at all times, must not only be characterized by propriety and decorum but, above all else, must be above suspicion. Thus, every employee of the judiciary should be an example of integrity, uprightness and honesty.[28]
	AM NO. P-06-2216 2007-04-20	SAMMY RODRIGUEZ v. JAIME C. EUGENIO PER CURIAM
As the administration of justice is a sacred task, the persons involved in it ought to live up to the strictest standard of honesty and integrity.[23] Their conduct, at all times, must not only be characterized by propriety and decorum but, above all else, must be above suspicion. Every employee of the judiciary should be an example of integrity, uprightness and honesty.[24]
	AM NO. P-06-2204 2006-11-30	NYDIA S. SERVINO v. MA. MAWILYNN CONCEPCION B. ADOLFO CHICO-NAZARIO, J.
Public service requires utmost integrity and discipline. A public servant must exhibit at all times the highest sense of honesty and integrity for no less than the Constitution mandates the principle that "a public office is a public trust and all public officers and employees must at all times be accountable to the people, serve them with utmost responsibility, integrity, loyalty and efficiency."[12] As the administration of justice is a sacred task, the persons involved in it ought to live up to the strictest standard of honesty and integrity.[13] Their conduct, at all times, must not only be characterized by propriety and decorum but, above all else, must be above suspicion. Thus, every employee of the judiciary should be an example of integrity, uprightness and honesty.[14]
	AM NO. 2005-26-SC 2006-11-22	RE: DROPPING FROM ROLLS OF MS. ESTHER T. ANDRES. PER CURIAM
Public service requires utmost integrity and discipline. A public servant must exhibit at all times the highest sense of honesty and integrity for no less than the Constitution mandates the principle that "a public office is a public trust and all public officers and employees must at all times be accountable to the people, serve them with utmost responsibility, integrity, loyalty and efficiency."[35] As the administration of justice is a sacred task, the persons involved in it ought to live up to the strictest standard of honesty and integrity.[36] Their conduct, at all times, must not only be characterized by propriety and decorum but, above all else, must be above suspicion. Thus, every employee of the judiciary should be an example of integrity, uprightness and honesty.[37]
	AM NO. P-06-2243 2006-09-26	IN RE: IRREGULARITIES IN USE OF LOGBOOK CHICO-NAZARIO, J.
Public service requires utmost integrity and discipline. A public servant must exhibit at all times the highest sense of honesty and integrity for no less than the Constitution mandates the principle that "a public office is a public trust and all public officers and employees must at all times be accountable to the people, serve them with utmost responsibility, integrity, loyalty and efficiency."[17] As the administration of justice is a sacred task, the persons involved in it ought to live up to the strictest standard of honesty and integrity.[18] Their conduct, at all times, must not only be characterized by propriety and decorum but, above all else, must be above suspicion. Thus, every employee of the judiciary should be an example of integrity, uprightness and honesty.[19]
	AM NO. MTJ-02-1399 2006-08-10	ALBERTO GUINTO v. JUDGE RODRIGO R. FLORES CORONA, J.
It is the sacred duty of everyone charged with the dispensation of justice, from the judge to the lowliest clerk, to maintain the court's good name and standing as true temples of justice. Circumscribed with the heavy burden of responsibility, their conduct must not only be characterized with propriety and decorum but, above all else, beyond suspicion.[16]
	AM No. P-01-1453 2004-05-27	EXECUTIVE JUDGE BENJAMIN M. AQUINO v. BETHSAIDA M. MIRANDA PER CURIAM
Respondent should know that her actuations reflect adversely on the integrity and efficiency of the judiciary. The conduct of all those involved in the administration of justice from the judge to the lowliest clerk is circumscribed with the heavy burden of responsibility, accountability, integrity, uprightness and honesty.[11] Because of the nature of their office, the officials and employees of the judiciary should serve as role models in the faithful observance of the constitutional canon that public office is a public trust. Respondent failed to live up to this standard.
	AM No. P-03-1697 2003-10-01	JOCELYN S. PAISTE v. APRONIANO V. MAMENTA PER CURIAM
High strung and belligerent behavior has no place in government, especially in the judiciary, where the personnel are enjoined to act with self-restraint and civility at all times, even when confronted with rudeness and insolence.[42] They are expected to extend prompt, courteous and adequate service to the people.[43] Such conduct is exacted from them so that they will earn and keep society's high regard for and confidence in the judicial service.[44] Conduct violative of this standard quickly and surely corrodes respect for the courts. It is the imperative and sacred duty of everyone charged with the dispensation of justice, from the judge to the lowliest clerk, to uphold the court's good name and standing as true temples of justice.[45]

VICTOR BASCO v. ATTY. DAMASO GREGORIO