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BANK OF PHILIPPINE ISLANDS v. LABOR ARBITER RODERICK JOSEPH CALANZA

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	GR No. 188913 2014-02-19	CITY GOVERNMENT OF BAGUIO v. ATTY. BRAIN S. MASWENG VILLARAMA, JR., J.
The power to punish for contempt is inherent in all courts and is essential to the preservation of order in judicial proceedings and to the enforcement of judgments, orders, and mandates of the court, and consequently, to the due administration of justice.[27] Only in cases of clear and contumacious refusal to obey should the power be exercised, however, such power, being drastic and extraordinary in its nature, should not be resorted to unless necessary in the interest of justice.[28] The court must exercise the power of contempt judiciously and sparingly, with utmost self-restraint, with the end in view of utilizing the same for correction and preservation of the dignity of the court, not for retaliation or vindication.[29]
	GR No. 180200 2013-11-25	DIGITAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS PHILIPPINES v. JESSIE E. CANTOS DEL CASTILLO, J.
Be that as it may, respondent is not guilty of indirect contempt. "Contempt of court is defined as a disobedience to the court by acting in opposition to its authority, justice, and dignity. It signifies not only a willful disregard or disobedience of the court's order, but such conduct which tends to bring the authority of the court and the administration of law into disrepute or, in some manner, to impede the due administration of justice. It is a defiance of the authority, justice, or dignity of the court which tends to bring the authority and administration of the law into disrespect or to interfere with or prejudice party-litigants or their witnesses during litigation."[43]
	GR Nos. 175279-80 2013-06-05	SUSAN LIM-LUA v. DANILO Y. LUA VILLARAMA, JR., J.
Contempt of court is defined as a disobedience to the court by acting in opposition to its authority, justice, and dignity. It signifies not only a willful disregard or disobedience of the court's order, but such conduct which tends to bring the authority of the court and the administration of law into disrepute or, in some manner, to impede the due administration of justice.[31] To constitute contempt, the act must be done willfully and for an illegitimate or improper purpose.[32] The good faith, or lack of it, of the alleged contemnor should be considered.[33]
	GR No. 197507 2013-01-14	RIVULET AGRO-INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION v. ANTHONY PARUÑGAO PERLAS-BERNABE, J.
Contempt of court is defined as a disobedience to the court by acting in opposition to its authority, justice, and dignity, and signifies not only a willful disregard of the court's order, but such conduct which tends to bring the authority of the court and the administration of law into disrepute or, in some manner, to impede the due administration of justice. To be considered contemptuous, an act must be clearly contrary to or prohibited by the order of the court. Thus, a person cannot be punished for contempt for disobedience of an order of the Court, unless the act which is forbidden or required to be done is clearly and exactly defined, so that there can be no reasonable doubt or uncertainty as to what specific act or thing is forbidden or required.[46]