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2012-06-13 |
MENDOZA, J. |
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| The Court notes the valid concerns of the other magistrates regarding the possible illicit motives of some individuals in their requests for access to such personal information and their publication. However, custodians of public documents must not concern themselves with the motives, reasons and objects of the persons seeking access to the records. The moral or material injury which their misuse might inflict on others is the requestor's responsibility and lookout. Any publication is made subject to the consequences of the law.[56] While public officers in the custody or control of public records have the discretion to regulate the manner in which records may be inspected, examined or copied by interested persons, such discretion does not carry with it the authority to prohibit access, inspection, examination, or copying of the records.[57] After all, public office is a public trust. Public officers and employees must, at all times, be accountable to the people, serve them with utmost responsibility, integrity, loyalty, and efficiency, act with patriotism and justice, and lead modest lives.[58] | |||||
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2006-08-16 |
QUISUMBING, J. |
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| In Bello III v. Diaz,[31] we reiterated that disciplinary proceedings against judges do not complement, supplement or substitute judicial remedies, whether ordinary or extraordinary. Administrative complaints against judges cannot be pursued simultaneously with the judicial remedies accorded to parties aggrieved by their erroneous orders or judgments.[32] An inquiry into their administrative liability arising from judicial acts may be made only after other available remedies have been settled with finality. | |||||