CA scolds plaintiffs
THE COURT of Appeals (CA) has ordered two village officials and their lawyers to explain their failure to post a P500,000 bond or risk being cited in contempt for a temporary restraining order (TRO) against circulars of the National Liga ng mga Barangay that disqualified elected members who failed to pay their dues.
The appellate court’s Special Fourth Division earlier issued a 60-day TRO. But it said “the petitioners disregarded the order to post a bond and became nonchalant.”
The appellate court reminded the plaintiffs not to waste its time.
“The court reiterates that there should be a greater awareness on the part of litigants that the time of the Judiciary is too valuable to be wasted or frittered away,” according to a copy of the 11-page decision written by Associate Justice Perpetua Susana T. Atal-Paño released on July 15. — Chloe Mari A. Hufana