Administrative Order No. 77, October 3, 1963

AMENDING ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 67, DATED JULY 1, 1963, CONCERNING JUSTICE OF THE PEACE RUFINO O. ABUDA.

Under Administrative Order No. 67, dated July 1, 1963, Mr. Rufino O. Abuda was removed from office as justice of the peace of Quinapundan, Samar.

The charges under which Mr. Abuda was found guilty arose from his actuations in the trial of a criminal case pertaining to the justice of the peace court of Quinapundan, Samar. When the case was filed, Quinapundan and MacArthur formed a circuit justice of the peace court with Mr. Abuda as the judge. The circuit court was split in the appropriation act for the fiscal year 1957-1958, and although Mr. Abuda elected to become the justice of the peace of MacArthur, he continued to act as justice of the peace of Quinapundan because the incumbent of the latter office qualified only sometime in June 1959. Since then Mr. Abuda has been and still is justice of the peace of MacArthur, Samar.

Accordingly, the following portions of Administrative Order No. 67, dated July 1, 1963, are hereby amended as follows:

1. The title, to read: “REMOVING MR. RUFINO O. ABUDA FROM OFFICE AS JUSTICE OF THE PEACE OF MACARTHUR, SAMAR.”

2. The first paragraph, to read: “This is an administrative case filed by Mrs. Irene V. Japson against Mr. Rufino O. Abuda, justice of the peace of MacArthur, Samar, for undue delay in disposing of Criminal Case No. 428, partiality, and acts unbecoming a public official during his incumbency as justice of the peace of Quinapundan.”

3. The penultimate paragraph, to read: “Wherefore, and upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Justice, Mr. Rufino O. Abuda is hereby removed from office as justice of the peace of MacArthur, Samar, effective upon receipt of a copy of this order.”

Done in the City of Manila, this 3rd day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and sixty-three.

(Sgd.) DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL

President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) RUFINO G. HECHANOVA

Executive Secretary