Administrative Order No. 175, December 27, 1965

MODIFYING ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 132-A DATED AUGUST 27, 1965, CONCERNING MUNICIPAL JUDGE RODOLFO S. AZANZA OF MANDAON, MASBATE

Under Administrative Order No. 132-A dated August 27, 1965, Mr. Rodolfo S. Azanza was considered resigned and separated from office as municipal judge of Mandaon, Masbate, for gross negligence and inefficiency in the disposition and trial of cases in his court.

Respondent filed a request for reconsideration on the ground that the penalty meted out to him was too severe for the offenses committed. Acting on the petition, the Acting Undersecretary of Justice recommends modification of the decision to suspension for six (6) months without pay, considering that none of the charges for which he was found guilty involves dishonesty; that from the time of the institution of this administrative case in 1959 until it was decided, respondent had never been complained against, which indicates that he is not beyond reform; and that he has more than 30 years of government service.

Wherefore, and as recommended, Administrative Case No. 132-A dated August 27, 1965, is hereby modified in the sense that Mr. Azanza is merely suspended for six (6) months without pay, effective on November 29, 1965, the date he received a copy of Administrative Order No. 132-A.

Done in the City of Manila, this 27th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and sixty-five.

(Sgd.) DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL

President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) RAMON A. DIAZ

Executive Secretary