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    In Re Manzano Digest

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    The Supreme Court denied Judge Manzano's request to join the Ilocos Norte Provincial Committee on Justice. Under the Constitution, judges cannot perform quasi-judicial or administrative functions for other agencies. Joining the committee would violate the separation of powers and independence of the judiciary.

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    The Supreme Court denied Judge Manzano's request to join the Ilocos Norte Provincial Committee on Justice. Under the Constitution, judges cannot perform quasi-judicial or administrative functions for other agencies. Joining the committee would violate the separation of powers and independence of the judiciary.

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    The Supreme Court denied Judge Manzano's request to join the Ilocos Norte Provincial Committee on Justice. Under the Constitution, judges cannot perform quasi-judicial or administrative functions for other agencies. Joining the committee would violate the separation of powers and independence of the judiciary.

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    In Re Manzano Digest

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    The Supreme Court denied Judge Manzano's request to join the Ilocos Norte Provincial Committee on Justice. Under the Constitution, judges cannot perform quasi-judicial or administrative functions for other agencies. Joining the committee would violate the separation of powers and independence of the judiciary.

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    In Re Manzano application, it cannot justify a member of the

    judiciary being required to assume a position or


    Act: Judge Manzano was designated as a perform a duty non-judicial in character. That is
    member of the Ilocos Norte Provincial implicit in the principle. Otherwise there is a
    Committee on Justice by the governor of Ilocos plain departure from its command. The essence
    Norte, thus he requested the Supreme Court for of the trust reposed in him is to decide. Only a
    higher court, as was emphasized by Justice
    the following:
    Barredo, can pass on his actuation. He is not a
    subordinate of an executive or legislative
    (1) Authorization to accept the appointment and official, however eminent. It is indispensable
    to as assume and discharge the powers and that there be no exception to the rigidity of such
    duties attached to the said position; a norm if he is, as expected, to be confined to
    the task of adjudication. Fidelity to his sworn
    (2) Consideration of his membership in the responsibility no less than the maintenance of
    Committee as neither violative of the respect for the judiciary can be satisfied with
    Independence of the Judiciary nor a violation of nothing less.
    Section 12, Article VIII, or of the second
    paragraph of Section .7, Article IX (B), both of ACCORDINGLY, the aforesaid request of
    the Constitution, and will not in any way Judge Rodolfo U. Manzano is DENIED.
    amount to an abandonment of his present
    position as Executive Judge of Branch XIX,
    Regional Trial Court, First Judicial Region, and
    as a member of the Judiciary; and

    (3) Consideration of his membership in the said


    Committee as part of the primary functions of
    an Executive Judge.

    Ruling: Under the Constitution, the members of


    the Supreme Court and other courts established
    by law shall not be designated to any agency
    performing quasi- judicial or administrative
    functions (Section 12, Art. VIII, Constitution).

    Considering that membership of Judge Manzano


    in the Ilocos Norte Provincial Committee on
    Justice, which discharges a administrative
    functions, will be in violation of the
    Constitution, the Court is constrained to deny
    his request.

    Former Chief Justice Enrique M. Fernando in


    his concurring opinion in the case of Garcia vs.
    Macaraig (39 SCRA 106) ably sets forth:

    2. While the doctrine of separation of powers is


    a relative theory not to be enforced with
    pedantic rigor, the practical demands of
    government precluding its doctrinaire

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