Published January 28, 2021, 12:50 PM
One of the seven trial court judges who were linked by President Duterte to illegal drugs in 2016 has been found guilty of gross ignorance of the law, gross misconduct, and violations of the New Code of Conduct for the Philippine Judiciary.
Supreme Court (SC)
(MANILA BULLETIN)
But the SC could no longer order the dismissal of Baguio City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Judge Antonio C. Reyes, who handled mostly illegal drugs cases, because he had mandatorily retired from the Judiciary on Nov. 20, 2017 during the pendency of his administrative case.
Nevertheless, the SC – in a resolution released last Jan. 26 – ordered the forfeiture of Reyes’ retirement benefits, except accrued leave credits, and barred his re-employment in any public office.