4 Cebu City judges to retire at yearend

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 12/21/2014

After serving the judiciary for 15 years, four trial court judges in Cebu City are hanging up their robes for good. Judges Simeon Dumdum, Silvestre Maamo, Enriquita Belarmino and Eric Menchavez chose to avail of optional retirement…

Nothing but

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 12/14/2014

As a judge, I have heard thousands of witnesses. Most of them would fall under the category, “heard one, heard them all.” After all, only one of two things happens – either the witness is telling the…

High court fines Mandaue judge for representing relative in land deal

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/14/2014

The Supreme Court (SC) slapped a P30,000 fine on a Mandaue City judge for acting as “attorney-in-fact” or a legal representative of a relative—a violation of the Code of Judicial Conduct. Judge Rogelio Lucmayon of the Municipal…

Supreme Court fines former judge P100K

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/22/2014

Here’s a lesson for trial court judges: The Supreme Court (SC) asked a retired judge to pay a fine of P100,000 for failing to resolve 191 cases before his term ended in 2011. Judge Benedicto Cobarde of…

More judges, courts needed to ease problem

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 08/31/2014

Additional judges and courts can help decongest the country’s jails which have been overcrowded since the 1980s, retired judge Meinrado Paredes said. “The Supreme Court has introduced  several  programs to speed up the resolution of cases but…

Judges, court employees protest tax increase on their allowances

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 07/14/2014

Judges and court employees in Cebu City and Cebu province wore black shirts today as they joined the nationwide silent protest against the government’s move to raise tax deductions on their allowances. Rank and file employees said…

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