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2 Responses to “ The Psychic Judge Replies to Accusations of Mental Instability ”

1. 
   Judge Florentino V. Floro, Jr.. May 31st, 2006 at 1:35 am

   Thanks for your very kind understanding of my case. May I please mail to you my pleading for a better knowledge of the Decision:

   REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
   SUPREME COURT
   MANILA
   En Banc

   OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR,
   Complainant,
   - versus - A.M. NO. RTJ-99-1460
   (Formerly A.M. No. 99-7-261-RTC)

   Judge FLORENTINO V. FLORO, JR.,
   (Presiding Judge, Br. 73, RTC, Malabon, NCJR)
   Respondent.
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   May 30, 2006

   Acting Chief Justice Reynato Puno,
   Ponente, Madame Justice Minita Viray Chico-Nazario, and
   the MEMBERS, En Banc, SUPREME COURT, Manila

   Verified Second Supplement

   [To The April 21 (7 pages) & April 28 (81 pages), 2006 Motions For Partial Reconsideration Of par. 2), page 74, of the DECISION], &

   5th Letter to Chief Justice Artemio V. Panganiban,

   With Prayer for Leave of Court to Admit The 2 Motions, this Letter and Supplement

   Stare Decisis in Constitutional Law
   “Judges and justices are servants of the law, not the other way around. Judges are like umpires. Umpires don’t make the rules; they apply them. The role of an umpire and a judge is critical. They make sure everybody plays by the rules. But it is a limited role. Nobody ever went to a ball game to see the umpire. Judges have to have the humility to recognize that they operate within a system of precedent, shaped by other judges equally striving to live up to the judicial oath. And judges have to have the modesty to be open in the decisional process to the considered views of their colleagues on the bench.”
   - Chief Justice John Glover Roberts, Jr. -
   [Opening statement before the Senate Judiciary Committee, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions: September 12, 2005].

   Respondent Judge FLORENTINO V. FLORO, JR., [Presiding Judge, Br. 73, RTC, Malabon/Navotas, NCJR], unto this Honorable Court, by himself, and by the undersigned attorney (ad Hoc, in collaboration with his counsel of record, Atty. Gregorio M. Batiller, Jr.) under oath, hereby deposes and respectfully states, that:
   1. President Bush said before John Paul Stevens, the Acting Chief Justice, administered the oath of office: “The Senate has confirmed a man with an astute mind and kind heart. All Americans can be confident that the 17th chief justice of the United States will be prudent in exercising judicial power, firm in defending judicial independence and, above all, a faithful guardian of the Constitution.”(FOXNEWS.COM HOME, September 30, 2005).

   2. Respondent Judge Floro humbly begs this 21st Panganiban Court to compassionately REINSTATE him based on the same jurisprudence / STARE DECISIS that Your Honors’ predecessors’ — the 19th Narvasa and 20th Davide Courts — used in CAGIGAL & MURO and VILLEGAS, respectively; in these 2 and 1 REINSTATEMENTS of dismissed Judges, Judge Floro ardently believes that by FAITH (that does Justice), this 21st Court (that barely has TIME, for it will bow on December 9, 2006, or 215 days from this 5th First Friday) is PRE-DESTINED to REINSTATE at the very least, ONE Judge; we fervently appeal that the 21st Chief Justice, as a FINAL FEATHER on his cap, bestow upon the herein unfortunate respondent, the same extraordinary RESOLUTIONS that the NARVASA & DAVIDE Courts did benignly GRANT upon the 3 dismissed RTC Judges.

   3. We cite the 17th Chief Justice’s of the United States ponencia:
   Stare Decisis in Constitutional Law —
   “Adherence to precedent ordinarily limits and shapes the approach of courts to decision of a presented question. Stare decisis is usually the wise policy, because in most matters it is more important that the applicable rule of law be settled than that it be settled right. . . . This is commonly true even where the error is a matter of serious concern. Stare decisis is a principle of policy.”
   “The common denominator of all these maxims of prudence is the concept of judicial restraint, of judge’s restraint. ”We do not sit”, said Justice Frankfurter, ”like kadi under a tree, dispensing justice according to considerations of individual expediency”. “[A] jurist is not to innovate at pleasure,” wrote Justice Cardozo. ”He is not a knight-errant, roaming at will in pursuit of his own ideal of beauty or of goodness. He is to draw his inspiration from consecrated principles. He is not to yield to spasmodic sentiment, to vague and unregulated benevolence. He is to exercise a discretion informed by tradition, methodized by analogy, disciplined by system, and subordinated to the primordial necessity of order in the social life.”
   [RUMSFELD, et al., vs. FORUM FOR ACADEMIC AND INSTITUIONAL RIGHTS, INC., et al., et al., Argued December 6, 2005--Decided March 6, 2006 No. 04-1152 --- Citing --- Carter v. Carter Coal Co., 298 U.S. 238, 312 -316 (1936). See also, id., 321-324 (Chief Justice Hughes dissenting). Burnet v. Coronado Oil & Gas Co., 285 U.S. 393, 406 -408 (1932) (Justice Brandeis dissenting Helvering v. Hallock, 309 U.S. 106, 110 (1940) (Justice Frankfurter for Court). See also Coleman v. Alabama, 399 U.S. 1, 22 (1970) (Chief Justice Burger dissenting)].
   [Terminiello v. City of Chicago, 337 U.S. 1, 11 (1949) (dissenting). B. Cardozo, The Nature of the Judicial Process (New Haven: 1921), 141. Compare Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479, 482 (1965) (Justice Douglas), with id., 507 (Justice Black)].
   4. In the light of the cited secondary authority, respondent Judge Floro hereby anchors his hypothesis on the very same jurisprudence and ground rules Your Honors have cited. With due respect, please allow the herein respondent to make the following observations:
   Nature of Proceedings for Removal of Judicial Officers

   a) As early as 1893, it was ruled that:
   “an impeachment proceeding for removal of judges is of judicial and criminal in nature and is governed by the rules applicable to criminal cases. The charge must, therefore, be proved beyond reasonable doubt.”

   [48 C.J.S. 27, p. 975; citing Ala.- State v. Hasty, 63 So. 559m 184 Ala. 121; State v. Hastings, 37 Neb., 96).

   b) The States Supreme Courts promulgated the case law, that:
   “The removal of a judicial officer is a matter usually regulated by the constitution or statutes, and removal proceedings must be in strict accordance with such provisions.”
   [Mont. – State ex rel. Ryan v. Norby, 165 P.2d 302; Ind. – State v. Dearth, 165 N.E. 489, 201 Ind. 1; Okl. – State v. Rowe, 300 P. 727, 149 Okl. 240].
   c) In this jurisdiction, as early as 1922, Justice Malcom, in the case of In Re Horilleno (43 Phil. 212) declared that: “The grounds for removal of a judge of first instance under Philippine law xxx xxx the quantum of proof to establish the cause of removal must be proof beyond reasonable doubt.”

   d) In the recent case of Lachica (February 28,2006), Madame Justice Ynares-Santiago cogently stressed — it is now settled that before a judge is removed from office, the charges must be proved beyond reasonable doubt:
   “In its attempt to cleanse the Aegean stables, so to speak, this Court must tread on with utmost circumspection and prudence to make sure that only the guilty is denounced and the innocent absolved. It must be stressed in this regard that xxx, the general rules as to admissibility of evidence in criminal trials apply and the culpability of the respondent should be established beyond reasonable doubt.

   Thus, as in criminal cases where the dictates of due process is observed with utmost stringence, the respondent judge in this administrative complaint should likewise be given full opportunity upon reasonable notice to defend herself and to adduce evidence in support thereof for the Court will not allow itself to be an instrument that would destroy the reputation of any member of the bench by pronouncing guilt on the basis of incomplete evidence or mere speculation.”

   [Cea v. Paguio, 445 Phil. 533, 537 (2003).; Araos v. Luna-Pison, supra at 296; See Bustamante-Alejandro v. Alejandro, A.C. No. 4256, February 13, 2004, 422 SCRA 527, 533. Ong v. Rosete, A.M. No. MTJ-04-1538, October 22, 2004, 441 SCRA 150, 161].

   [A.M. No. MTJ-05-1609, LACHICA vs. JUDGE R. M. TORMIS, February 28, 2006].

   5. THE CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISSION OF 1986’s Mr. Concepcion and Fr. Bernas (with 29 others) defeated the proposal of Mr. De Castro to insert a comma (,) and the amendment regarding the procedure to determine incapacity of judges; Mr. De Castro desperately fought for the insertion of the words “AS DETERMINED BY THE GOVERNMENT PHYSICIAN CHOSEN BY THE SUPREME COURT”; but he only got 1 other vote: 2 vs. 31 (against his proposed amendment).
   6. Verily, as stressed by Mr. Concepcion, upon interpellation by Fr. Bernas, a) an enabling law may be passed, or b) the JBC may be consulted by the High Tribunal; but in any case, Mr. Concepcion WON: the judge’s medical incapacity is “determined by a c) COMMITTEE OF DOCTORS created by the Supreme Court. xxx. The court has deemed it best to choose in every case the DOCTORS who shall probably determine the INCAPACITY of a member or judge to d) INSURE IMPARTIALITY” (1 Rec. 495-6). Applying the foregoing clear INTENT of the 1987 CONSTITUTION’S FRAMERS, respondent Judge Floro begs this Court to set aside, due to clear impression of NULLITY, the said March 7, 2001 findings of the mental health professionals who interviewed/analyzed him: Dr. Rosa Mendoza is a general physician; Dr Celeste Vista, although a psychiatrist, is a government physician who is not an IMPARTIAL DOCTOR (part of the PANEL OF DOCTORS, that must be created by the High Tribunal); Ms. Sanchez & Ms. Cruz are mere psychologists.
   Mr. Concepcion made a very important remark and answer upon interpellation by Fr. Bernas: that the JBC may be consulted on the matter of incapacity of incumbent judges, since: a) the Constitution places it under title VIII (Judicial Department), b) the Supreme Court has supervision over it, and c) it conducts mental tests upon applicants to judicial posts before nomination.

   7. As primary source of authority to interpret the cited constitutional provisions on the power, procedure and correct proceeding to determine the incapacity of a judge, we REPRODUCE NEXT PAGES the pertinent parts of the Record and the Journal.
   8. II. Judge Manuel T. Muro, December 11, 2006 REINSTATEMENT

   9. Like Judge Muro (who was reinstated on 11 December, 1995, 251 Scra 111), Judge Floro hereby renews his pledge and sincerely attests to his unsullied name and service records as lawyer and judge prior to this administrative case; with all sincerity Judge Floro hereunder writes a humble and contrite gesture by making a — Solemn Commitment —
   a) that he will avoid creating a situation that spawns suspicion of arbitrary and improper conduct; that he would adopt usual and expected method of doing justice and not seek to be extreme or peculiar in his judgment or spectacular or sensational in the conduct of the court; and
   b) that he would avoid all appearances of impropriety, specially those that create suspicion of partiality, bias or improper motive; and more specifically, he would avoid any public expression of his religious beliefs in St. Paul’s teachings of GIFTS of the Holy Spirit, that is, prophecy and spiritual healing, he would avoid any expression of his belief in the paranormal, psychic phenomena, angel of death, punishment due to karma, curse, inflicting of illnesses, predictions and prophesy of downfall of Erap or of any other political or judicial event; (Canon of Judicial Ethics, par. 17, 19, and 3, Canon 2).
   10. In this regard also, Judge Floro takes refuge in the 21st Chief Justice’s immortal words regarding the subject freedom in the Bill of Rights:
   “xxx perseverance of this Court in safeguarding the people’s constitutionally enshrined liberty. Worse, our people will surely condemn the misuse of legal hocus pocus to justify this trifling with constitutional sanctities.”

   [EN BANC, G.R. No. 171396 – DAVID et al. v. ARROYO, etc., et al. and related cases (G.R. Nos. 171409, 171483, 171485, 171400, 171424 and 171489), May 3, 2006, CONCURRING OPINION, PANGANIBAN, CJ].
   11. In line with the pronouncement of the 18th FERNAN Court in the “In re: Petition for Dismissal from Service of Judge Baltazar R. DIZON” case, and borrowing the words therein, the Decision to dismiss herein respondent took effect on March 31, 2006 and released on April 6, 2006.
   III. Judge FRANKLYN A. VILLEGAS, November 18, 2004 REINSTATEMENT
   12. Like Judge Villegas, respondent Judge Floro borrows his words, as herein respondent humbly begs this 21st Court “to reconsider the decision in the spirit of the doctrine of STARE DECISIS … thus:
   Respondent anchors his hypothesis on the very same jurisprudence Your Honors’ have cited. With due respect, please allow the herein respondent to make the following observations:
   (a) In Davila vs. Generoso, [336 SCRA 576, 580 (200), citing Longboan vs. Polig, 186 SCRA 557, 561, (1990), the respondent Judge therein was required to comply the directives of the Honorable Court’s directives, particularly in the cited Resolutions therein, more specifically, Resolution dated January 21, 1998, requiring him to show cause why he should not be dealt with disciplinarily or held in contempt for failure to comment on subject complaint of complainant Davila and to comply with the resolution of August 13, 1997, within ten (10) days from notice. The same was followed with a Resolution dated October 5, 1998, wherein the respondent judge was required to comply with the resolution of January 21, 1998, within ten (10) days from notice, under pain of appropriate disciplinary action, yet, he was still afforded one last chance and finally in a Resolution dated March 17, 1999, the respondent was required to show cause why he should not be dealt with more severely for failure to comply with the Resolution, dated December 11, 1995, and to file the required comment within ten (10) days from notice.
   It is most respectfully noted that there were at least three (3) warnings given the respondent before he was finally handed the verdict of dismissal from service.
   (b) In Parane vs. Relosa, [238 SCRA 1, (1994)], the respondent likewise failed to heed the Honorable Court’s directives and in the Resolution of August 4, 1994, the Court, wishing to afford respondent Judge another opportunity to explain himself, resolve thusly:
   “WHEREFORE, finding respondent Judge guilty of gross misconduct and insubordination in his continued failure to comply with the lawful orders of this Court, the Court hereby IMPOSES on the respondent Judge a FINE of Five Thousand Pesos (P5,000,00). Said respondent is still required to COMPLY with the resolution of 22 July 1993 within ten (10) days from receipt hereof, with a STERN WARNING that non-compliance therewith will be dealt with most severely as so herein above expressed. x x x”
   With respondent’s continued defiance of the last Court directive, he was ultimately dismissed from the service on November 7, 1994. It is further noted that the respondent was afforded his final chance before the extreme penalty of dismissal from the service was handed down.
   (c) In the case of Guerrero vs. Deray [A.M. No. MTJ-02-1466, 10 Dec. 2002, citing Joseph vs. Abarquez, 261 SCRA 629 (1996), the respondent was found guilty of gross incompetence and inefficiency, gross misconduct and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service.
   The Honorable Court has meted upon the respondent the extreme penalty of dismissal because it was warranted by the circumstances, when it said: “In other words, indifference or defiance to the Court’s orders or Resolutions may be punished with dismissal, suspension or fine as warranted by the circumstances.”
   (d) In the case of Erlinda Alonto-Frayna vs. Judge Abdulmajid J. Astih [300 SCRA 199 (1998)], The Honorable Court found the respondent guilty of gross inefficiency and neglect of duty exacerbated by his audacious stance in defying the Court’s orders.”

   13. Because of Stare Decisis, and more importantly, since the 20th Davide Court wanted to be the same as its predecessor, the 19th Narvasa Reinstatement Court, C.J. Davide, with COMPASSION that does JUSTICE, tersely WROTE the destiny of Judge VILLEGAS, citing precedents of clemency, mercy and compassion upon Judges:
   In administrative cases involving discipline of judges and court personnel, we have allowed second or even third motions for reconsideration
   “In our En Banc decision of 03 February 2004 in A.M. No. 03-1515-MTJ (Dolores Imbang vs. Judge Deogracias del Rosario, MCTC Patnongon, Bugasong, Valderama, Antique), we meted the penalty of fine of P10,000 on respondent Judge for his failure to comply with many directives of the Office of the Court Administrator requiring him to file a comment on the Complaint and for failure to immediately resolve pending motions and to decide a case within the 90-day period, which constituted gross inefficiency. In that case the complaint was filed on 31 July 1998 yet. Judge Del Rosario was required to comment thereon by the OCA in its 1st Indorsement of 9 February 1999, but Judge Del Rosario did not comply with it despite several subsequent letters from the OCA, forcing the OCA to report the matter to the Court and to recommend that Judge Del Rosario be fined in the amount of P5,000 “for his obdurate defiance of the several directives of the Office of the Court Administrator”; considered to have waived his right to defend himself in said case; and be fined P2,000 for delaying the administration of justice by failing to decide Civil Case No. 318 entitled Dolores Imbang vs. Alice Guerra.
   In the del Rosario case, despite our conclusion that Judge Del Rosario’s “failure to comply with the Court’s directive to file his comment to the letter complaint against him constitutes a blatant display of his indifference to the lawful directives of the Court” and “gross misconduct and insubordination;” and his prior convictions in two administrative cases, we merely imposed upon him a fine of P10,000. He was further directed to show cause within 10 days from notice why he should not be dismissed from the service for his refusal to file his Comment as directed by the Court.
   While indeed a second motion for reconsideration is a prohibited pleading under the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, we have allowed it in certain cases. Besides, in administrative cases involving discipline of judges and court personnel, we have allowed second or even third motions for reconsideration whenever justified by the circumstances. In the instant case, and taking the foregoing observations, we have resolved to give due course to the second motion for reconsideration and to partly grant the relief prayed for. The penalty of dismissal from the service which we have imposed on respondent may seem, indeed, to be harsh. There were administrative cases of more serious nature where we have been less harsh. (Zarate vs. Judge Balderian, (A.M. No. MTJ-00-1261, 3 April 2000; 386 Phil. 1); Guintu vs. Judge Lucero, (A.M. MTJ-93-794, 23 August 1996, 329 Phil. 704). Only last 10 September 2004, in Tamondong vs. Judge Marino de la Cruz, (A.M. No. 00-1-10-RTC) we merely imposed a fine of P40,000, despite the finding of “repeatedly failing to heed the Court’s show cause orders, as well as the lawful directives of the OCA.”
   WHEREFORE, in light of the foregoing, the Second Motion for Reconsideration of respondent is hereby given due course, and is partly granted. The penalty of dismissal from the service imposed on respondent is hereby REDUCED to suspension for a period reckoned from the time respondent received a copy of the decision of 19 November 2003 until he shall re-assume office by virtue of this Resolution, which he must do within ten (10) days from notice of this Resolution. Respondent is further directed to pay, within thirty (30) days from notice of this Resolution, a fine of P50,000.
   SO ORDERED. xxx.”
   [EN BANC, A.M. No. RTJ-03-1812. November 18, 2004, PABLITO R. SORIA, ET AL., complainants, vs. JUDGE FRANKLYN A. VILLEGAS, Regional Trial Court of Pagadian City, Branch 19, respondent, R E S O L U T I O N, DAVIDE, JR., C.J.]
   III.a. Judge Philbert I. Iturralde, August 31, 2000 Lifting of Preventive Suspension and November 21, 2000 Full REINSTATEMENT
   14. Respondent Judge Floro also cites, with due respect:
   “Respondent Judge Iturralde
   What complainant Federico Calilung said in his sworn statement (Exhibit A) that respondent Judge Suriaga assured him (Calilung) there would be no problem in the case on appeal because Judge Iturralde himself assured him (Suriaga) of a favorable decision in consideration of the amount of P250,000.00, to which he (Iturralde) agreed, is “totally hearsay and not true”. Federico Calilung’s testimony that although he was not able to talk to Judge Iturralde himself, it was his lawyer, Atty. Marlon Lauder, who did regarding the case on appeal and Judge Iturralde said he should talk to Judge Suriaga instead because they had already come to an agreement regarding the matter, is again “totally hearsay and not true.” What the Calilungs swore in their affidavit dated April 20, 1999, that Judge Suriaga instructed them to prepare the money and told them there was no problem in the appeal as Judge Iturralde has assured them of a favorable decision and about the scheduled pay-off on April 19, 1999 at his rented house where Judge Iturralde would receive the money, is likewise “totally hearsay and not true. So is the alleged telephone call by Judge Suriaga insinuating that he (respondent Judge Iturralde) was at the other end of the line, is “totally hearsay and not true.” At 1:35 in the afternoon of April 19, he was in his sala conducting a hearing as scheduled in the calendar for that day starting from about 1:30 o’clock in afternoon and ending at about 4:00 o’clock p.m. [152] He was supposed to hear twelve cases for that day starting from 1:30 o’clock. He arrived at his sala about 12:30 o’clock noon, took his lunch and went over the record of the cases involved. He received no telephone call from anybody that afternoon of April 12, 1999 while in Court in Angeles City. He inquired from the members of his staff if they received any for him and they told him there was none. The joint affidavit of his staff members to that effect is marked Exhibit 6. The calendar of cases set for hearing on April 19, 1999 is marked Exhibits 7, 7-A and 7-B. He then left to fetch his wife at the Veterans Memorial Hospital near Shoemart at EDSA in Quezon City. He reported for work next day, April 20, and until Friday of that week. He went on leave of absence beginning April 27, 1999, the application therefor he filed on March 25, duplicate copy of which is marked Exhibit 8. He tried once at the driving range but his back ached. He has a set of golf clubs which he bought “hulugan.” The medical certificate attesting to his health is marked Exhibit 10. It is not true he was supposed to go to Judge Suriaga’s house in Angeles City on April 19, 1999. That is totally hearsay and not true.
   On the basis of the foregoing evidence, the Investigator, (Ret.) Justice Pedro A. Ramirez recommended the dismissal of both respondents with the forfeiture of benefits except accrued leaves.
   As regards the case against Judge Iturralde, complainants capitalized on a telephone conversation that allegedly transpired in the house of Judge Suriaga on April 19, 1999, the date the latter was entrapped and arrested. There being no sufficient showing at this time to establish the culpability of Judge Iturralde, the case against him should be referred back to the Office of the Court Administrator for further investigation as to his participation in the anomalous transactions complained of. In the meantime, in order to enable Judge Iturralde to perform his functions, this Court lifts his suspension pending the proceedings against him.
   WHEREFORE, in view of all the foregoing, judgment is hereby rendered:
   1.] Respondent Wilfredo S. Suriaga is DISMISSED from the xxxz 2.] The administrative complaint against respondent Philbert I. Iturralde is REFERRED back to the Office of the Court Administrator for further investigation. In the meantime, his preventive suspension is hereby LIFTED.
   SO ORDERED.”
   [EN BANC, A.M. No. RTJ-99-1437. August 31, 2000, FEDERICO S. CALILUNG, complainant, vs. JUDGE PHILBERT I. ITURRALDE, RTC, Branch 58, Angeles City, respondent, PER CURIAM]
   15. Judge Iturralde was exonerated and fully reinstated, thus:
   “Concededly, administrative proceedings are not strictly bound by formal rules on evidence. However, the liberality of procedure in administrative actions is still subject to limitations imposed by the fundamental requirements of due process. Thus, the old but still very much applicable and oft-quoted case of Ang Tibay v. CIR 69 Phil. 635 [1940].states that “{t}his assurance of a desirable flexibility in administrative procedure does not go so far as to justify orders without a basis in evidence having rational probative force.” In short, mere uncorroborated hearsay or rumor does not constitute substantial evidence. GSIS v. CA, 296 SCRA 514 [1998], citing Ang Tibay v. CIR, supra., citing Consolidated Edison Co.v.National Labor Relations Board, 59 S. Ct. 206, 83 Law ed. No. 4, Adv. Opp., p. .Indeed —
   The Rules, even in an administrative case, demand that, if the respondent judge should be disciplined for grave misconduct or any graver offense, the evidence against him should be competent and should be derived from direct knowledge. 36 Raquiza v. Castaneda, Jr. 81 SCRA 235 [1978].The Judiciary to which the respondent belongs demands no less. Before any of its members could be faulted, it should only be after due investigation and after the presentation of competent evidence, especially since the charge is penal in character. OCA v. Judge Filomeno Pascual, 259 SCRA 604 [1996], citing Raquiza v. Castaneda, supra.
   Misconduct is defined as any unlawful conduct on the part of a person concerned in the administration of justice prejudicial to the rights of parties or to the right determination of the cause. Canson v. Garchitorena, SB-99-9-J, 28 July 1999, 311 SCRA 268, citing Black’s Law Dictionary, Fourth ed., p. 1150.It generally means wrongful, improper or unlawful conduct motivated by a premeditated, obstinate or intentional purpose. Ibid., p. 285, citing Words and Phrases, Vol. 27, p. 466, citing Sewell v. Sharp, La App., 102 So 2d 259,261.The definition, however, can hardly apply to respondent Iturralde since the record is bereft of any persuasive showing of a wrongful, improper or unlawful conduct on his part. What, in fact, appears on record is at most an indictment for an alleged illegal act yet to be performed and to be confirmed during the April 19, 1999 entrapment operation which never materialized.
   In this regard the Court finds it useful to reiterate the ruling in Raquiza v. Castaneda, Jr., See note 196.which held that -
   The ground for the removal of a judicial officer should be established beyond reasonable doubt. Such is the rule where the charges on which the removal is sought is misconduct in office, willful neglect, corruption, incompetency, etc. The general rules in regard to admissibility in evidence in criminal trials apply.
   Succinctly stated, this Court can not give credence to charges based on mere suspicion and speculation. Lambino V. De Vera, 275 SCRA 60 [1997].Apropos in closing is the pointed observation of Mr. Justice Josue N. Bellosillo in his dissenting opinion in State Prosecutors v. Muro 236 SCRA 505, 544 [1994]. that -
   …[w]hile this Court may slightly bend backwards if only to avoid the suspicion of partiality and cliquism to a brother in the profession, it must also step forward and take the lead to defend him against unsubstantiated tirades which put to shame and disgrace not only the magistrate on trial but the entire judicial system as well. As champion - at other times tormentor - of trial and appellate judges, this Court must be unrelenting in weeding the judiciary of unscrupulous judges, but it must also be quick in dismissing administrative complaints which serve no other purpose than to harass them. In dismissing judges from the service, the Court must be circumspect and deliberate, lest it penalizes them for exercising their independent judgments handed down in good faith.
   WHEREFORE, in view of all the foregoing, judgment is hereby rendered:
   1.] DENYING the motion for reconsideration of respondent Wilfredo S. Suriaga; and 2.] DISMISSING the administrative complaint against respondent Philbert I. Iturralde for insufficiency of evidence.
   Concomitantly, respondent Judge Iturralde is entitled to backwages and other benefits which accrued during his preventive suspension, and the same are hereby ordered released to him.”
   [A.M. No. MTJ-99-1191. November 21, 2000, FEDERICO S. CALILUNG vs. JUDGE WILFREDO S. SURIAGA, EN BANC]
   THE DECISION / JUDGE FLORO: TRULY UNPRECEDENTED INTERNATIONAL MEDIA (WEBSITES, INTERNET) REPORTS, WORLDWIDE OUTPOURING OF SYMPATHY; TRANSCENDENTAL IMPORTANCE, SIGNIFICANCE, RECOGNITION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE DECISION / JUDGE FLORO, IN THE GLOBAL DEPARTMENTS OF a) LAW, b) JUDICIARY, c) HEADLINE NEWS-REPORTS (BLOGS, WEBSITES) AND d) PARAPSYCHOLOGY, P S I (PSYCHIC PHENOMENA) — REUTERS, AFP, ASSOCIATED PRESS, FOREIGN / LOCAL PRESS, & BROADCAST / PRINT MEDIA.
   16. Judge Floro again BORROWS the words of Judge Muro: the 20th Davide Court, Per Curiam, succinctly stated, that — “xxx certain matters and TURN OF EVENTS since the filing of respondent’s motion for reconsideration STIR THE COURT to UNDERTAKE a RE-EXAMINATION of the PENALTY of DISMISSAL (in the case at bar, a non-penalty of SEPARATION FROM SERVICE) originally imposed upon him. xxx. These indeed are FAVORABLE considerations warranting the commutation of respondent’s penalty of dismissal, if only to GIVE him the CHANCE to REDEEM himself from an error of this magnitude which he committed only for the first time. AFTER ALL, this Court is NOT BEREFT of COMPASSION and MERCY.”

   17. Accordingly, and at this juncture, Judge Floro cites 2 jurisprudence on JUDICIAL NOTICE of COLLECTIVE Newspaper Reports that may trigger administrative cases, and logically, with due respect, the MAGNITUDE thereof, is submitted to affect therefore, the Court’s kind understanding in the application of STARE DECISIS:
   “Such is this administrative charge triggered by newspaper accounts which appeared on the 21 July 2000 issues of The Manila Standard, The Manila Times, Malaya, The Philippine Daily Inquirer and Today. The national dailies collectively reported that Court of Appeals Associate Justice Demetrio G. Demetria tried to intercede on behalf of suspected Chinese drug queen Yu Yuk Lai, alias Sze Yuk Lai, who went in and out of prison to play in a Manila casino.”
   [EN BANC, A.M. No. 00-7-09-CA. March 27, 2001, In Re: Derogatory news Items Charging Court of Appeals Associate Justice Demetrio Demetria with Interference on Behalf of a Suspected Drug Queen: Court of Appeals Associate Justice Demetrio G. Demetria,, PER CURIAM].
   “Judicial notice is the cognizance of certain facts which judges may properly take and act on without proof because they already know them. Under the Rules of Court, judicial notice may either be mandatory or discretionary. Section 2 of Rule 129 enumerates the instances when courts may take discretionary judicial notice of facts -
   SEC. 2. Judicial notice, when discretionary. - A court may take judicial notice of matters which are of public knowledge, or are capable of unquestionable demonstration or ought to be known to judges because of their judicial functions.”
   [G.R. Nos. 135695-96. October 12, 2000, PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. TOMAS TUNDAG, accused-appellant, QUISUMBING, J.].
   18. Fr. Joaquin G. Bernas, S.J., (in his AUTHOR’S FOREWORD, February 24, 1974, to his “The 1973 Philippine CONSTITUTION”) opined that the hardest case in P.I. History is the 338 pages JAVELLANA vs. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, 50 Scra 30 (1973) because of the highly divided vote and the fact that it is the longest Decision ever penned. He might be correct, if the twin ingredients would be the basis. However, if the MAGNITUDE of acknowledgment by the global community would be, then, the instant case penned by Madame Justice MINITA VIRAY CHICO-NAZARIO would never be duplicated, much less surpassed by JAVELLANA: without FEAR, we humbly submit, that in P.I. judicial History, the instant case is not only the HARDEST, but the most sensational, most reported internationally simultaneously, not once, but daily, and twice —- circa April 7 and circa May 4, 2006.

   19. Fr. Bernas, the “guru of destabilization” (as he was baptized by media), added that “many could not and would not believe the news; some asked the Supreme Court to say that the 1973 Constitution was not in force and effect”. He cogently stressed, that at the bottom of all these, is the degree of one’s FAITH … thus, he dedicated his book for BELIEVERS and infidels alike … In like manner, Judge Floro humbly begs this 21st Court to “BENIGNLY RE-EXAMINE the Ponente’s Decision of Separation from Service” in view of the TRANSCENDENTAL IMPORTANCE of the RULING upon the DEPARTMENTS of LAW, CONSTITUTION, JUDGES, STARE DECISIS, PARAPSYCHOLOGY and PSI, inter alia.

   20. Judge Floro will never be forgotten in World Judicial (Constitution and RULE OF LAW) and Parapsychological (PSI) history. With due respect and HUMILITY, even if the local media LAMBASTED us, and even if all the tabloids cast aspersion upon herein unfortunate respondent, as PSYCHOTIC, the International Reports, inter alia, placed him in their chronicles. NEVER in World Judicial History had a DECISION / Judge been so REPORTED with MAGNITUDE, with SYMPATHY, with fair CRITICISM, and with peppered COMMENTS worldwide. NEVER was a JURIST written in almost all PAPERS/websites/BLOGS — REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS, AFP, etc.

   21. First, we cite the website and the REPORTS on the Decision and Judge Floro, INTERNATIONALLY:
   Supreme Court Of The Philippines :: BuzzSpree.com
   … said it sacked Judge Florentino Floro, who worked in the … had an oral argument in Baker v. State heard by … UP Department of Anthropology Herminio Beltran Jr., poet and cultural … buzzspree.com/blogs.html?q=+Supreme+Court+Of+The+Philippines - More from this site - Save
   Blogs: Supreme Court Of The Philippines
   • WEIRD, ODD AND QUIRKY STORIES
   2006-05-17 by Amazing Facts - A judge in the Philippines who claimed he could see into the future and admitted consulting imaginary mystic dwarfs has asked for his Supreme Court job back after being sacked. Spurned wife beheads husband …

   Judge relieved for psychosis
   6 Apr 2006 by clayton.stapleton
   Deciding en banc or in full court and with full judicial authority, the high court affirmed that Florentino V. Floro Jr. was guilty of seven administrative charges that the Office of the Court Administrator had filed against him, …
   WWT - News - http://www.whatwasthen.com/wordpress
   • More Idiocy From Around the World
   2006-05-16 by Today we’re going to talk about… - Instead, this week we’re going to laugh at the Philippines. Trial Court Judge Florentino Floro is up in arms for being dismissed for his beliefs … Strangely, it took the Supreme Court three years to decide to get rid of him after …
   • The Judge And His Three Mystic Dwalves
   2006-05-13 by Black, White & Bloody Grey - A Philippine judge who claimed he could see into the future and admitted consulting imaginary mystic dwarfs has asked for his job back after being fired by the country’s Supreme Court. “They should not have dismissed me for what I …
   • Where will the Poisoned Dwarf strike next?
   2006-05-13 by adscam/The Horror! - The Poisoned Dwarf’s relatives at Red Cell in the Philippines have been interfering … investigation which found he had “shown bias and criticized court procedure”. … Not surprisingly the Supreme Court’s clinic declared that he was …
   • Philippines jurist consulting 3 imaginary dwarfs about cases
   2006-05-12 by Peculiar Postings - MANILA, The Philippines - A Philippine judge who claimed he could see into the future and admitted consulting imaginary mystic dwarfs has asked for his job back after being sacked by the countrys Supreme Court. …
   • Philippine Judge Fired For Seeing Future
   2006-05-10 by Paranormal Magazine - A Philippine judge who claimed he was psychic and could see into the future and admitted consulting mystic dwarfs has asked for his job back after being fired by the country’s Supreme Court. “They should not have dismissed me for what I …
   • Any Openings On The Ninth Circus?
   2006-05-10 by Sweet Spirits of Ammonia - A judge in the Philippines who claimed he could see into the future and admitted consulting imaginary mystic dwarfs has asked for his Supreme Court job back after being sacked. This may be the kind of breakthrough in international law
   • STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE WEEKS
   2006-05-09 by Curious Times - A couple of weeks back we learned of a judge in the Philippines who was … Last week the judge went in front of Manila?s Supreme Court to plead his case. … So far, no word on whether the Supreme Court judges will re-instate him, …
   • Dwarves, Giants, Macaroni
   2006-05-09 by The Gathering Dark - More stupidity, only in the Philippines! A Philippine judge who claimed he could see into the future and admitted consulting imaginary mystic dwarfs has asked for his job back after being fired by the country?s Supreme Court. …
   • In the News: Judge asks magical dwarves for answers
   2006-05-09 by Princess Blogonoke - Manila, Wednesday May 3: Apparently, a Filipino judge was fired from the Philippines Supreme Court because he frequently consults with three imaginary, magic dwarves. Yes, the dwarves have names: Armand, Luis and Angel. …
   • Dismissed Philippine Judge consults with 3 mystical dwarves, asks …
   2006-05-09 by The Wayfarer - MANILA (Reuters) - A Philippine judge who claimed he could see into the future and admitted consulting imaginary mystic dwarfs has asked for his job back after being fired by the country’s Supreme Court. “They should not have dismissed …
   • Here Come De Judge, And His Three Invisible Magic Dwarves
   2006-05-08 by Warrenellis.com - A Philippine judge who claimed he could see into the future and admitted consulting imaginary mystic dwarfs has asked for his job back after being fired by the country?s Supreme Court. ?They should not have dismissed me for what I …
   • Mystic Dwarfs
   2006-05-07 by Alive On All Channels - MANILA, The Philippines (AP) ? A Philippine judge who claims to possess supernatural … The Supreme Court said it sacked Judge Florentino Floro, who worked in the … using his paranormal powers, the Supreme Court said in a statement. …
   • Mystic Dwarfs and Judicial Review
   2006-05-05 by South Dakota Politics - MANILA, The Philippines - A Philippine judge who claimed he could see into the future and admitted consulting imaginary mystic dwarfs has asked for his job back after being sacked by the country?s Supreme Court. …
   • Religious Tolerance
   2006-05-05 by My High Horse - has asked for his job back after being fired by the country’s Supreme Court. “They should not have dismissed me for what I believed,” Florentino Floro, a trial judge in the capital’s Malabon northern suburb, told reporters after filing …

   • Fortune telling judge couldn’t see the future; Reuters can’t spell …
   2006-05-04 by ++ relapsed catholic ++ religion politics culture blog - “A Philippine judge who claimed he could see into the future and admitted consulting imaginary mystic dwarfs [sic] has asked for his job back after being fired by the country’s Supreme Court.”
   • Dwarves of Law
   2006-05-04 by Damn Data - The Supreme Court said it was not within its expertise to conclude that Floro was insane, but agreed with the court clinic’s finding that he was suffering from psychosis. Source.
   • But What About Freedom of Religion?
   2006-05-04 by The Binary Circumstance - I know this took place in the Philippines but I just want to make a point. If our president and Supreme Court Justices can consult with and seek the advice of imaginary beings, why can?ta judge in the Philippines? …
   SourBad corporations, sensitive whores, and a crazy judge
   Vancouver Westender, Canada - 11 hours ago
   … WEEKS: A couple of weeks back we learned of a judge in the Philippines who was … Last week the judge went in front of Manila’s Supreme Court to plead his case. …Caught by tiny arm of the law
   7DAYS, United Arab Emirates - May 13, 2006
   A judge in the Philippines consulted “mystic dwarfs” to solve cases and claimed he … surfaced he was sacked from his post as the Supreme Court judge, after …

   Fortune-telling judge couldn’t see sacking coming
   ABC Online, Australia - May 3, 2006
   ODDA Philippines’ judge who claimed he could see into the future and admitted … has asked for his job back after being fired by the country’s Supreme Court. …
   Clairvoyant Judge Asks Job Back
   All Headline News - May 4, 2006
   Manila, Philippines (AHN) - A Philippine judge who claimed to see future and admitted … asked for his job back after being fired by the country’s Supreme Court. …
   Fortune-telling judge couldn’t see firing coming
   Newsweek - May 3, 2006
   MANILA, The Philippines - A Philippine judge who claimed he could see into the … has asked for his job back after being sacked by the country’s Supreme Court. …
   DATELINE MANILA
   Gulf Times, Qatar - May 9, 2006
   … will be blacklisted and banned from reentering the Philippines. A REGIONAL Trial Court (RTC) judge in Malabon who was relieved by the Supreme Court
   DATELINE MANILA
   Gulf Times, Qatar – April 8, 2006
   … will be blacklisted and banned from reentering the Philippines. A REGIONAL Trial Court (RTC) judge in Malabon who was relieved by the Supreme Court over his …
   Curious times
   Monday Magazine, Canada - May 17, 2006
   … A couple of weeks back we learned of a judge in the Philippines who was relieved … Last week the judge went in front of Manila’s Supreme Court to plead his case. …
   Judge says he consulted mystic dwarfs
   Houston Chronicle, United States - May 4, 2006
   MANILA, Philippines - A judge who claimed he could see into the future and … dwarfs has asked for his job back after being fired by the country’s Supreme Court. …
   Fortune-telling judge couldn’t see firing coming
   Standard-Speaker, PA - May 3, 2006
   MANILA, The Philippines - A Philippine judge who claimed he could see into the … has asked for his job back after being sacked by the country’s Supreme Court. …
   The Daily Judge
   …..The Daily Judge. April, the cruelest, coolest bittersweet month. “It is difficult to get the news from poems yet men die miserably every day for lack of what is found there.” … Judge with ’spirit pals’ is dismissed. “The Supreme Court has…
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   SUMMARY: Judge Floro was REPORTED in the 30 Web/News REPORTS, abroad/Internationally.
   Source: Google Blog Search: Supreme Court Of The Philippines

   22. Second, we cite the website and the REPORTS on the 75 pages Decision and Judge Floro, INTERNATIONALLY, via INTERNET Google /Yahoo & Search.com/BuzzSpree — Metasearch engines:
   KONTROBERSYAL

   WWT - News » Blog Archive » Judge relieved for psychosis
   …..News of the UnExplained. Manila Standard Today. Deciding en banc or in full court and with full judicial authority, the high court affirmed that Florentino V. Floro Jr. … Ontario still tops for UFO sightings ” Judge relieved for psychosis…
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   ……Philippine judge Florentino Floro has asked for his job back. Judge Floro lost his job … Unless you have something intelligent to add to the Evolution v. …
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   Archives | Psychic Advice Info
   … deals, nine gold bracelets and millions of dollars in winnings, Phil Hellmuth Jr. knew … In a ruling written by Associate Justice Minita Chico-Nazario, the Court said Judge Florentino V. Floro of …
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   ……Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back: Episode VI: Return of … should not have dismissed me for what I believed,” Florentino Floro, a trial judge in … Beane ordered two Whopper Jr.s and two Rodeo …
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   … Paranormal, MYSTIC, MANILA, judge, healing, HEAL, FLORO, FLORENTINO FLORO, FLORENTINO, DWARFS … of Whitman v. Department of Transportation (04-1131). (Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr …
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   God is for Suckers!
   …..Atheistic news, rants, and commentary. … letters) Walker (six letters) Bush Jr (six letters), the president whose name … GifS A.V. Club: Bullshit! Creationism … what I believed,” Florentino Floro, a trial judge in the capital’s …
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   South Dakota Politics: April 30, 2006 - May 6, 2006
   … should not have dismissed me for what I believed,” Florentino Floro, a trial judge … Now consider the following language from Griswold v. … Famed author and philosopher Vine Deloria Jr.’s greatest … See Poe v. Ullman, 367 U.S. 497, 516-522
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   Philippine Airline: philippine airline
   …..A Philippine Supreme Court judge, who was sacked after admitting he consulted imaginary dwarfs, wants his job back. Manila’s Florentino Floro, who also … of Metro Manila Jose “Lito” Atienza Jr. of …
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   Rhymes With Right
   … should not have dismissed me for what I believed,” Florentino Floro, a trial judge in … Roberts Jr. wrote for the court. “Law schools remain free … In the case, Rumsfeld v. Forum for Academic and …
   rhymeswithright.mu.nu/archives…courts.php -
   Plus + Ultra
   “They should not have dismissed me for what I believed,” Florentino Floro, a trial judge in the capital’s Malabon northern suburb, told reporters after …plusultrablog.com/blog/index.php…2 - More from plusultrablog.com - Similar pages
   Noumenal News Archives
   The Supreme Court said on Friday it sacked Judge Florentino Floro, who worked in the Manila suburb of Malabon, after psychiatric and psychological tests …
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   WICKED THOUGHTS: 04/01/2006 - 04/30/2006
   H. Lee Scott, Jr., the president and CEO of WalMart, urged Congress to raise the … Judge Florentino Floro, who presided in a suburban Manila court, …
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   Planet Anywhere
   …..”They should not have dismissed me for what I believed,” Florentino Floro, a trial judge in the capital’s Malabon northern suburb, told reporters after …
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   acknowledge and proceed
   …….Zemo himself posed as the new Citizen V in a mockingly ironic nod to … should not have dismissed me for what I believed,” Florentino Floro, a trial judge …
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   This That and Frog Hair: May 2006
   ……Judge Gordon Thompson, Jr., ordered the cross removed because, he said, … not have dismissed me for what I believed,” Florentino Floro, a trial judge in …
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   Warrenellis.com » researchmaterial
   … not have dismissed me for what I believed,” Florentino Floro, a trial judge … President Bush will select US Circuit Judge John Roberts Jr. to replace …
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   Judge Separated from Service Due to Psychosis
   The Court clarified, however, that the separation from service of RTC Judge Florentino V. Floro, Jr., of the Malabon City RTC Branch 73, is not a penalty. …
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   THE AUTONOMIST
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   51.
   52. Haunted Australia - Paranormal Investigation, understanding and Intrigue - articles, interviews, personal stories, …
   … the Court said Judge Florentino V. Floro of Branch 73 of the Malabon Regional Trial Court Jr. is unfit to … it did not find Floro guilty of gross misconduct or …
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   Judge’s psychic leanings too over the top
   Nothing to do with Arbroath …The Supreme Court said on Friday it sacked Judge Florentino Floro, who worked in the Manila suburb of Malabon, after psychiatric and psychological tests … Judge’s psychic leanings too over the top…. 5-15/2006
   http://arbroath blogspot.com/2006/04/judges-psychic-leanings-too-over-top.html
   Psychic friend of dwarves’ judge sacked
   The Supreme Court said on Friday it sacked Judge Florentino Floro, who worked in the Manila suburb of Malabon, after psychiatric and psychological tests … Judge’s psychic leanings too over the top…. 5-17/2006 …AFP…
   http://theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20876,18742846-29677,00.html
   Not guilty by reason of the judge’s insanity
   The Supreme Court said on Friday it sacked Judge Florentino Floro, who worked in the Manila suburb of Malabon, after psychiatric and psychological tests … Boise Weekly …. (Int.iol.co.za) 5-17/2006 …
   http://www.boiseweekly.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%A160986
   He did’nt the sack coming
   DOM’S WEIRD NEWS …The Supreme Court said on Friday it sacked Judge Florentino Floro, who worked in the Manila suburb of Malabon, after psychiatric and psychological tests … Judge’s psychic leanings too over the top…. 5-04/2006
   http://domsweirdnews.blogspot.com/2006/05/he -didnt-sack-coming.html
   Don’t count on imaginary dwarfs
   Fayrouz Break Room…The Supreme Court said on Friday it sacked Judge Florentino Floro, who worked in the Manila suburb of Malabon, after psychiatric and psychological tests … Judge’s psychic leanings too over the top…. 5-14/2006 …
   http://fayrouzbreakroom.blogspot.com/2006/05/dont-count-ib-imaginary dwarfs.html
   “Psychic” Judge sacked after psychiatric report finds him incapable
   Free New Mexican …by Associated Press….The Supreme Court said on Friday it sacked Judge Florentino Floro, who worked in the Manila suburb of Malabon, after psychiatric and psychological tests … Judge’s psychic leanings too over the top…. 5-/03/2006
   http://www.freenewmexican.com/news/2006/04/41993.html
   • Fortune telling judge couldn’t see the future; Reuters can’t spell …
   2006-05-14 by Free Republic, Reuters, 5-3-06, - “A Philippine judge who claimed he could see into the future and admitted consulting imaginary mystic dwarfs [sic] has asked for his job back after being fired by the country’s Supreme Court.”…
   http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1626419/posts

   What’s in a dwarf’s name ?
   Sundog’s Blog… The Supreme Court said on Friday it sacked Judge Florentino Floro, who worked in the Manila suburb of Malabon, after psychiatric and psychological tests … …. 5-17/2006 …Reuters
   http://houseoflabor.tpmcafe.com./node/29472
   Judge’s Mystic Dwarf Friends identified
   Lowering the Bar… The Supreme Court said on Friday it sacked Judge Florentino Floro, who worked in the Manila suburb of Malabon, after psychiatric and psychological tests .…. 5-15/2006 …Reuters.com
   http://loweringthebar.net/lowering_the_bench/index.html
   Fortune telling judge couldn’t see it coming; Reuters
   2006-05-03, 9:10 a.m., by MY WAY, Reuters, 5-3-06, - “A Philippine judge who claimed he could see into the future and admitted consulting imaginary mystic dwarfs [sic] has asked for his job back after being fired by the country’s Supreme Court.”…
   http://reuters.myway.com/article/20060503/2006-05-03T131002Z_01_MAN183690_RTRIDST_0_ODD-,,,5/17/2006
   The dwarves say you’re guilty’
   NEWS 24.com… The Supreme Court said on Friday it sacked Judge Florentino Floro, who worked in the Manila suburb of Malabon, after psychiatric and psychological tests … …. 5-03/2006 …Reuters
   http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_1926450,00.html
   Psychological and psychiatric tests concluded he was not fit for the job
   NPNowPublic… The Supreme Court said on Friday it sacked Judge Florentino Floro, who worked in the Manila suburb of Malabon, after psychiatric and psychological tests … …. 4-10/2006 …Reuters
   http://www.nowpublic.com/node/42182
   Judge with Spirit ‘Pals’ dismissed
   Paranormal and Psychic Investigations… Supreme Court has dismissed a judge in Malabon who claims to … the Court said Judge Florentino V. Floro of Branch 73 of the Malabon Regional Trial Court Jr. is unfit … http/www.paranormalinvestigations.net/forum/viewtopic.php? 5-03-06
   Judge claimed he could see into the future
   The SCOTSMAN… May 4, 2006 …The Supreme Court said on Friday it sacked Judge Florentino Floro, who worked in the Manila suburb of Malabon, after psychiatric and psychological tests
   http://lnews.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=664592006
   Needs Pygmies
   Pharyngula… May 4, 2006 …The Supreme Court said on Friday it sacked Judge Florentino Floro, who worked in the Manila suburb of Malabon, after psychiatric and psychological tests …
   http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2006/05/needs_pygmies.ph
   Fortune telling judge couldn’t see it coming; Reuters
   REUTERS KNOW.KNOW 2006-05-03, 9:10 a.m., by MY WAY, - “A Philippine judge who claimed he could see into the future and admitted consulting imaginary mystic dwarfs [sic] has asked for his job back after being fired by the country’s Supreme Court.”…
   http://go.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type= oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=120…

   SUMMARY II: Judge Floro was REPORTED in the 30 & 35 Web/News REPORTS, in the Supreme Court of the P.I. google & all others, respectively, abroad/Internationally:: equals a total of 65 REPORTS.

   23. In the local broadcast and print media, Judge Floro / the Decision were FRONTPAGED in all newspapers (including ON-LINES and websites) and TABLOIDS:
   The Manila Times Internet Edition | TOP STORIES > Judge with …
   April 7, 2006 by JOMAR CANLAS… Supreme Court has dismissed a judge in Malabon who claims to … the Court said Judge Florentino V. Floro of Branch 73 of the Malabon Regional Trial Court Jr. is unfit … http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2006…maintop.html - More from manilatimes.net - Similar pages
   Manila Standard Today — Judge relieved for psychosis – april 07_2006
   …News stories. Judge relieved for psychosis. By Rey E. Requejo. The Supreme Court has relieved a Malabon City judge after finding him mentally unfit for his duties. … authority, the high court affirmed that Florentino V. Floro Jr. was guilty…
   — “Paranormal’ Judge asks SC to reconsider his relief – May 8, 2006
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   ABS-CBN Interactive
   Ch. 2 News…Magandang Umaga Pilipinas & TV Patrol, April 7, 2006,
   and May 4/5, 2006, TV Patrol/Magandang Umaga Pilipinas, and KONTROBERSYAL, May 12, 2006… Supreme Court has dismissed a judge in Malabon who claims to … the court said Judge Florentino V. Floro of Branch 73 of the Malabon Regional Trial Court Jr. is unfit …
   http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storyPage.aspx?storyId=35136 - 38k - Cached - More from this site - Save
   SC relieves ‘psychotic’ judge - INQ7.net/P.I. DAILY INQUIRER
   April 6/7, 2006 by Armand Nocum……THE SUPREME Court has relieved a judge not because he was corrupt but because of his “medically disabling condition of the mind.” … page ruling, the high court said that Florentino V. Floro Jr. of Branch 73 of the Malabon regional … There…
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   Malabon judge sacked over mystical ‘dwarf friends’
   The Manila Bulletin Online, April 7, 2006 …..The Supreme Court has relieved a judge not because he was corrupt but because of his “medically disabling condition of the mind.” … page ruling, the high court said that Florentino V. Floro Jr. of Branch 73 of the Malabon regional … There…
   http/www.mb.com.ph/issues/2006/04/07/MAIN2006040760879.HTML
   MALAYA, April 7 & May 8, 2006 —
   Judge who says he has dwarves for pals sacked
   Delusional judge says being weird not a ground for dismissal
   By Evangeline de Vera….http/www.malaya.com.ph/may08/news4.htm
   Judge Separated From Service Due to Psychosis
   Court News Flash April 7, 2006 ….By Ivan M. Bandal, Supreme Court of the Philippines.

   24. The local TABLOIDS front-paged Judge Floro, thus:
   JUDGE SINIBAK DAHIL SA DWENDE: May Sayad daw — HUKOM NA MAY CONSULTANT NA ‘DUWENDE’ SINIBAK
   Peoples TALIBA April 7, 2006
   By Arlene Posadas
   NAGPAYO SA DUWENDE, HUKOM SINIBAK
   TUMBOK April 7, 2006
   By Alex Balcoba
   ‘JUDGE TOPAK’ SINIBAK !
   Police Files ! TONITE April 7, 2006
   JUDGE NA WEIRDO SINIBAK — May Barkadang Duwende
   Bagong TIKTIK April 7, 2006
   SUMMARY III: Judge Floro was REPORTED in the 30 & 36 Web/News REPORTS, in the Supreme Court of the P.I. google & all others, respectively, abroad/Internationally:: equals a total of 66+++ REPORTS;
   Locally, Judge Floro was REPORTED in the 11 & 4 Web/News REPORTS, on Ch. 2, newspapers, on-line websites, in the Supreme Court Flash Report, and tabloids, of the P.I. google & all others, respectively :: equals a total of 15+++ REPORTS

   25. Because of the INTERNATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE and GLOBAL REPORTS (acknowledgment, human interest) that TRANSCEND the Decision itself and the person of Judge Floro (not only in the departments of news, law, politics, parapsychology/psy [psychic phenomena] — INTERNET bloggers, websites, on-line news, print and broadcast media), we beg leave that Judge Floro be permitted to quote and reproduce herein the most important/relevant REPORTS, thusly:
   I. REUTERS

   Fortune-telling judge couldn’t see it coming

   May 3, 9:10 AM (ET)
   MANILA (Reuters) - A Philippine judge who claimed he could see into the future and admitted consulting imaginary mystic dwarfs has asked for his job back after being fired by the country’s Supreme Court.
   “They should not have dismissed me for what I believed,” Florentino Floro, a trial judge in the capital’s Malabon northern suburb, told reporters after filing his appeal.
   Floro was sacked last month and fined 40,000 pesos ($780) after a three-year investigation found he was incompetent, had shown bias in a case he was trying and had criticized court procedure, a ruling showed.
   He told investigators that three mystic dwarfs — Armand, Luis and Angel — helped him carry out healing sessions during breaks in his chambers.
   The Supreme Court said it was not within its expertise to conclude that Floro was insane, but agreed with the court clinic’s finding that he was suffering from psychosis.
   *** REUTERS — KNOW.KNOW, MSNBC.msn.com, MY WAY News, NEWS24.com, & YAHOO! News, inter alia, published this REPORT.
   II. ASSOCIATED PRESS

   “Psychic” judge sacked after psychiatric report finds him incapable

   By ASSOCIATED PRESS
   April 7, 2006
   MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A Philippine judge who claims to possess supernatural powers, including the ability to see into the future, apparently hasn’t mastered those forces _ he failed to foresee his own dismissal.

   The Supreme Court said Friday it sacked Judge Florentino Floro, who worked in the Manila suburb of Malabon, after psychiatric and psychological tests concluded he was not fit for the job.

   Floro, who told a courtroom that he has psychic visions, also claimed he can appear in two places at once and is able to inflict pain on corrupt officials using his paranormal powers, the Supreme Court said in a statement.

   It said Floro admitted he believes in duwendes _ a Tagalog word that means mystic dwarfs _ and that he has a convenant with his “dwarf friends Luis, Armand and Angel.”

   He also held “healing sessions” in his chambers and claimed he was so powerful he could perform his duties, including writing, while in a trance.
   “His mental problems, for now, appear to render him unfit for the delicate task of dispensing justice, not because of any acts of corruption and debasement on his part, but clearly due to a medically disabling condition,” the Supreme Court said in its decision.

   Nonetheless, the psychological and psychiatric reports used to determine Floro’s mental impairment do not disqualify him from re-entering government service, although he is barred from dispensing justice, the court said.

   It said those reports found Floro to be equipped with analytical power and that his “character traits of suspiciousness, seclusiveness, preoccupation with paranormal and psychic phenomena … (are) not detrimental to his role as a lawyer.”

   The court began to investigate the judge in 1999 after an administrative court audit team recommended he be subjected to psychiatric examination, and after a complaint from the mother of a plaintiff in a frustrated homicide case that Floro dismissed.

   The court awarded him three years in back salary and allowances because “his separation from the service is not a penalty as we ordinarily understand the word to mean.”

   *** ASSOCIATED PRESS — FREE NEW MEXICAN, inter alia, published this REPORT.
   III. AFP

   ‘Psychic friend of dwarves’ judge sacked
   AFP
   07apr06

   MANILA: A Philippines judge who allegedly claimed to have psychic powers and said he had made a covenant with “dwarf friends” has been removed from his post.

   Judge Florentino Floro, who presided in a suburban Manila court, allegedly said he was empowered with supernatural abilities, could read the future and conducted “healing sessions” in his chambers.
   “His mental problems for now appear to render him unfit with the delicate task of dispensing justice,” the Supreme Court said in a ruling, stressing that Floro had not been found guilty of misconduct or corruption.
   Floro, who was said to start his court sessions with a reading from the bible’s Book of Revelation, was relieved of his post on administrative grounds but not disbarred or charged with any criminal offense.
   “Psychic phenomena, even assuming such exist, have no place in a judiciary duty-bound to apply only positive law,” the Supreme Court said.

   © The Australian

   *** AFP — The AUSTRALIAN NEWS.news.com, I0L (www.iol.co.za) inter alia, published this REPORT.
   III. A. ALL Headline News
   Clairvoyant Judge Asks Job Back

   May 4, 2006 6:37 p.m. EST
   Shaveta Bansal - All Headline News Contributor
   Manila, Philippines (AHN) - A Philippine judge who claimed to see future and admitted consulting imaginary mystic dwarfs has asked for his job back after being fired by the country’s Supreme Court.
   Florentino Floro, a trial judge in the capital’s Malabon northern suburb, was sacked last month and fined 40,000 pesos ($780) after a three-year investigation found he was incompetent, had shown bias in a case he was trying and had criticized court procedure, a ruling showed.
   He told investigators that three mystic dwarfs, Armand, Luis and Angel , helped him carry out healing sessions during breaks in his chambers.
   The Supreme Court said it was not within its expertise to conclude that Floro was insane, but agreed with the court clinic’s finding that he was suffering from psychosis.

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