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    Cavite Crusade For Good Government vs. Cajigal

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    The document discusses a complaint filed against Judge Novato T. Cajigal for failing to submit his Statement of Assets and Liabilities on time and for some years not submitting them at all, in violation of Section 7 of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act and Section 8 of the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees. It was found that the judge did not submit the required statements for 1984, 1986 and 1988 and filed statements for 1985, 1987 and 1989 to 1996 long after they were due. The Supreme Court ruled that the late filing of statements did not extinguish the judge's criminal and administrative liabilities and suspended him from office for 6 months without pay and ordered him

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    The document discusses a complaint filed against Judge Novato T. Cajigal for failing to submit his Statement of Assets and Liabilities on time and for some years not submitting them at all, in violation of Section 7 of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act and Section 8 of the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees. It was found that the judge did not submit the required statements for 1984, 1986 and 1988 and filed statements for 1985, 1987 and 1989 to 1996 long after they were due. The Supreme Court ruled that the late filing of statements did not extinguish the judge's criminal and administrative liabilities and suspended him from office for 6 months without pay and ordered him

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    The document discusses a complaint filed against Judge Novato T. Cajigal for failing to submit his Statement of Assets and Liabilities on time and for some years not submitting them at all, in violation of Section 7 of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act and Section 8 of the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees. It was found that the judge did not submit the required statements for 1984, 1986 and 1988 and filed statements for 1985, 1987 and 1989 to 1996 long after they were due. The Supreme Court ruled that the late filing of statements did not extinguish the judge's criminal and administrative liabilities and suspended him from office for 6 months without pay and ordered him

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    Cavite Crusade For Good Government vs. Cajigal

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    The document discusses a complaint filed against Judge Novato T. Cajigal for failing to submit his Statement of Assets and Liabilities on time and for some years not submitting them at all, in violation of Section 7 of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act and Section 8 of the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees. It was found that the judge did not submit the required statements for 1984, 1986 and 1988 and filed statements for 1985, 1987 and 1989 to 1996 long after they were due. The Supreme Court ruled that the late filing of statements did not extinguish the judge's criminal and administrative liabilities and suspended him from office for 6 months without pay and ordered him

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    c But during the investigation the respondent

    c presented and marked in evidence copies of


    cc his Statement of Assets and Liabilities for
    The Cavite Crusade for Good Government 1985, 1987, and 1989 to 1996. All of them
    (CCGG), filed a letter informing the Court of were received in the Office of the Court
    alleged illegal and grossly immoral activities Administrator on the same day, October 2,
    of Judge Novato T. Cajigal, Regional Trial 1997. Actually, therefore, the respondent
    Court, Branch 19, Bacoor, Cavite. Judge did not file any Statement of Assets
    and Liabilities for 1984, 1986 and 1988, and
    However, the Office of the Court filed the required statements for the years
    Administrator found respondent judge guilty 1985, 1987 and 1989 to 1996 long after
    of failure to decide a case within the each of them was due.
    prescribed period. The Court dismissed
    respondent judge from the service for gross  WON the late filing of Statement of
    inefficiency and grave and serious Assets and Liabilities extinguished the
    misconduct in the discharge of his functions. criminal and administrative liabilities of the
    However, a few months later, the Court respondent Judge.
    reconsidered its Resolution and instead cc
    resolved to suspend him from the service 
    c
    for a period of six (6) months and to pay a Nothing can be clearer than that the Anti-
    fine of ten thousand pesos (P 10,000.00). Graft and Corrupt Practices Act,[11] like the
    earlier statute, was precisely aimed at
    Upon verification, it was found that curtailing and minimizing the opportunities
    respondent had not been submitting his for official corruption and maintaining a
    Statement of Assets and Liabilities as standard of honesty in the public service. In
    required in Section 8, Republic Act No. Morfe v. Mutuc, we said that the law
    6713, otherwise known as the Code of intended to promote morality in public
    Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public administration. A public office must be a
    Officials and Employees, and Section 7, public trust.
    Republic Act No. 3019, otherwise known as c
    the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act. The law is comprehensive in character,
    sufficiently detailed and explicit to make
    CCGG filed a separate complaint against clear as to what practices were prohibited
    respondent judge with the Ombudsman but and penalized. More than that, an effort was
    the Office of the Deputy Ombudsman made, so evident from even a cursory
    issued a resolution that the respondent perusal thereof, to avoid evasions and
    judge¶s case is beyond the ambit of their loopholes. Thereby, it becomes much more
    jurisdiction, the proper forum therefor is the difficult for those who are disposed to take
    Supreme Court. advantage of their positions to commit acts
    of graft and corruption. In case of violation,
    On the other hand, after Investigation, the the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act is
    Office of the Court Administrator reported also clear in terms of its punitive thrust.
    that the respondent judge did not submit on IN VIEW WHEREOF, we find respondent
    time and not all in some years, his Sworn Judge Novato T. Cajigal guilty of violation of
    Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Section 7, R. A. No. 3019, and Section 8, R.
    However, the rest of the imputations of A. No. 6713 and considering his record in
    illegal and immoral activities in the the judiciary and the fact that the
    anonymous complaint were either not Statements of Assets and Liabilities were
    proven or satisfactorily explained by the later filed, we hereby SUSPEND him from
    respondent. office for a period of six (6) months, without
    pay, effective upon his receipt of this
    Resolution and order him to pay a fine in the
    amount of Twenty Thousand Pesos
    (P20,000.00), with a STERN WARNING
    that a repetition of the same or similar acts
    will be dealt with more severely.

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