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2005-06-30 |
PER CURIAM |
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| Clearly, the resolution of the IBP Board of Governors is merely recommendatory. The "power to recommend" includes the power to give "advice, exhortation or indorsement, which is essentially persuasive in character, not binding upon the party to whom it is made."[18] Necessarily, the "final action" on the resolution of the IBP Board of Governors still lies with this Court. Obviously, respondent's argument that we affirmed such resolution when we "noted" it is certainly misplaced. In Re: Problem of Delays in Cases Before the Sandiganbayan,[19] we held that the term "noted" means that the Court has merely taken cognizance of the existence of an act or declaration, without exercising a judicious deliberation or rendering a decision on the matter. It does not imply agreement or approval. The power to disbar belongs to the Court alone. | |||||
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2003-08-12 |
PER CURIAM |
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| The requirement of the law that cases be decided within a specified period from their submission is designed to prevent delay in the administration of justice. It cannot be gainsaid that justice delayed is justice denied, and delay in the disposition of cases erodes the faith and confidence of the people in the judiciary, lowers its standard and brings it into disrepute.[25] Indeed, procrastination among members of the judiciary in rendering decisions and acting upon cases before them causes great injustice to the parties and invites suspicion of ulterior motives on the part of the judge.[26] | |||||
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2003-06-19 |
YNARES-SANTIAGO, J. |
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| Decision-making, among others, is the primordial and most important duty of every member of the bench.[7] Judges have the sworn duty to administer justice without undue delay, for justice delayed is justice denied. No less than our Constitution[8] requires that a trial court judge shall resolve or decide cases within three (3) months after they have been submitted for decision. In addition to this Constitutional mandate, the Code of Judicial Conduct[9] mandates that judges shall dispose of the court's business promptly and decide cases within the required period. A judge should not pay mere lip service to the 90-day reglementary period for deciding a case. | |||||