A.M. No. MTJ-18-1914

Ruling

WHEREFORE, the Court hereby ORDERS the following: 1.) Respondent Judge Renante N. Bacolod be DISMISSED from the service for Dishonesty with FORFEITURE of retirement benefits except accrued leave credits, and perpetual disqualification for reemployment in any government agency or instrumentality, including any government-owned and controlled corporation or government financial institution, effective immediately; 2.) Respondent Judge Renante N. Bacolod is found GUILTY of Immorality. He is hereby ORDERED to pay a fine of Forty Thousand Pesos (P40,000.00), to be paid within thirty (30) days from Notice; 3.) Respondent Judge Renante N. Bacolod is found GUILTY of maintaining irregular calendar of court hearings (violation of Supreme Court rules, directives and circulars). He is hereby ORDERED to pay a fine of Twenty Thousand Pesos (P20,000.00), to be paid within thirty (30) days from Notice; 4.) The charges against Judge Renante N. Bacolod for (a) corrupt practices, (b) drug involvement, and (c) grave misconduct for solemnizing marriages outside his jurisdiction, be DISMISSED for lack of substantial evidence. SO ORDERED.