SPILL THE TEA! ALL (smiling and enthusiastic and energetic voice) BERNIE CARMI ANTON ALL ANTON CO-HOSTS ANTON HELLO TEA-TAS AND TEA-TOS!!! WE ARE YOUR TEA-LOVERS AT YOUR SERVICE! Welcome to the premiere episode of 'Spill the Tea!' I'm your host Tea-ta Bernie! And I am your Tea-ta Carmi bringing you a scorching show for you tonight, full of all the hottest news and buzz in the Judiciary! Co-hosts will side comment That's right, Tea-ta Carmi. By the way, I’m your Tea-to Anton! So, what are we waiting for? Let’s dive right in with our first Tea! HOT BREW! 1ST TEA: In re Complaint of Mrs Rotilla Marcos against Judge Marcos Did you know that there’s a complaint that has been filed against Judge Marcos? Side comment SPILL THE TEA! Discuss the facts of the case in a brief manner as well as engaging with the audience Yes, in 1996, the wife of Judge Ferdinand J. Marcos filed a complaint against the latter for his failure to sufficiently support his family and for having an illicit relationship with a law student. On August 14, 2000, Chief Justice Hilario Davide recommended for the suspension of respondent after a scandalous incident during an exclusive Fun Run sponsored by the Philippine Judges Association where respondent brought along a woman. When Chief Justice pulled respondent aside to validate the facts about judge Marcos illicit relationship with the woman, respondent admitted that he had been living with the woman named Mae Tacaldo, for three (3) years already. During investigation, respondent denied all the allegations. However, the evidences including a phone bill addressed to the respondent not to their conjugal dwelling but to the address of the alleged mistress, a birthday card which read “MT cares a lot, you know” and a vehicle and its insurance policy under the name of both the respondent and his alleged mistress, among others, proved respondent’s infidelity. The matter of the illicit relationship was even published in the newspapers. CARMI Ohhhh that’s juicy!!!! So, the issue is…..(Carmi stating the issue) Whether or not respondent violated the Code of Judicial Conduct ANTON Will agree with Carmi. BERNIE ANTON Yes! And you know what the court’s ruling? OMG! Judge Marcos is…..(discuss court’s ruling) Will agree with Bernie Will continue to discuss the ruling and how the court ruled about the issue until court’s judgment. YES. Canon 2 of the Code of Judicial Conduct mandates that the conduct of a judge must be free of a whiff of impropriety not only with respect to his performance of his judicial duties, but also to his behavior outside his sala and as a private individual. The Code dictates that a judge, in order to promote public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary, must behave with propriety at all times. Being the subject of constant public scrutiny, a judge should freely and willingly accept restrictions on conduct that might be viewed as burdensome by the ordinary citizen. The respondent Judge Ferdinand J. Marcos of RTC Branch 20 is DISMISSED from the service with prejudice to his reinstatement or appointment to any public office including government owned or controlled corporations, and FORFEITURE of his retirement benefits, if he is entitled to any. CO-HOSTS BERNIE Side comment to transition to next case That was a fantastic Tea-to Anton, but it's time to move on to our next exciting segment: REAL OR RUMOR! Drum roll please! (audience and Co-hosts will drum roll) Bernie will show a piece of paper (pretending it’s a Gilbert copy from Luis Biraogo) Do you know what is this? This is the “Gilbert Copy” that is the reason of the commotion that happened with the Justices! WHAAAAAT?? CO-HOSTS SPILL THE TEA! 2 TEA: In re Undated Letter of Mr Luis Biraogo Discuss the facts of the case in a brief manner as well as engaging with the audience nd BERNIE ANTON BERNIE CARMI Now tell me? Is this REAL OR RUMOR!!! Well I know that the issues here are… (Anton stating the issue) right? WON Justice Reyes grave misconduct regarding the leakage of the decision WON Atty. Evangelista and Atty. Del Rosario are liable on the leakage as well Will agree to Anton (side comment) CARMI BERNIE I heard that…(Discuss briefly the Canon Violating the Integrity briefly) Will continue to discuss the ruling until court’s judgment. Is that really harsh judgment? Will state why and how the court ruled about it. CO-HOSTS Now it is for our Tea-lovers to decide whether it is REAL OR RUMOR! Engage to Audience BERNIE CARMI CO-HOSTS (Simultaneously grabbing mug and sip tea) Grab your Tea-cups Tea-lovers!! Get ready for some Tea coming your way in just a moment. Co-hosts will side comment 3rd TEA: Tan vs Pacuribot Side comment CARMI SPILL THE TEA! It’s TEA-TIME!! I got this tea from one of our TeaLovers in Social Media Account! (Will read a Tweet from a Tea-Lover) –Gawa na lang tayo kunware BERNIE CARMI ANTON CARMI BERNIE I did some digging and this is what I got… Discuss the facts of the case in a brief manner as well as engaging with the audience (side comment) You mean that the issue there is… (Bernie stating the issue) right? Yes Tea-ta! That’s why the court ruled…(discuss court’s ruling and how it was ruled) Wait!!! (side comment) So it violated…(Discuss briefly the Canon Violating the Integrity briefly) That’s true Tea-to! Then the court…(discuss the judgment of the court) (side comment) Well, it's been a saucy session of Tea-time, Tea-ta Carmi! ANTON I think our Tea-lovers want more tea-spilling action, right Tea-to Anton? That’s correct Tea-ta Bernie! Good thing I have an insider and spilled the tea for us! BERNIE Ohh we don’t want to miss it!!! CO-HOSTS SPILL THE EXCLUSIVE TEA! 4th TEA: Guanzon vs Rufon VOICE RECORDING (kahit kaninong boses, Discuss the facts of the case briefly irecord natin then we will play it from our phone) ANTON You heard it right Tea-Lovers…expand to discuss the facts of the case CARMI (side comment) Segway to state the issue Then discuss the court’s ruling only. Then ask BERNIE Tea-ta Bernie what’s the court’s judgment on the case (side comment) Ofcourse! Grab your popcorn and get ready for the verdict! CO-HOSTS CARMI ANTON BERNIE ALL Then discuss the court’s judgment Side comment We've certainly spilled some piping hot tea today, and we hope you've enjoyed every drop. But it's that time of the show when we need to wrap it up. Sorry Tea-tos and Tea-tas, our TeaLovers! We've had a blast TEA-LOVERS! It's been a teariffic time, but all good things must come to an end. Don't fret, though; we're just brewing up more juicy content for our next episode! That's right, Tea-to Anton! Before we go, don't forget to stay connected with us on social media, so you never miss a drop of what's happening in the halls of Judiciary and beyond. Remember to spread the love by sharing 'Spill the Tea" with all your Tea-tos and Tea-tas! Good night, tea-lovers! Thanks for joining us. Until next time!
