SC suspends judge, clerk over bribery allegations

The Supreme Court (SC) has initiated administrative proceedings against Judge Albert Cansino and Officer-in-Charge/Acting Branch Clerk Mariejoy Lagman from Pasay Regional Trial Court for alleged bribery.

Both individuals were ordered by the SC en banc to undergo preventive suspension for 90 days following their arrest by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Tuesday, May 28.

An anonymous complaint prompted an NBI entrapment operation that led to the seizure of P6 million in bribe money and a court order bearing Judge Cansino's signature.

Court Administrator Raul Villanueva submitted a report on the incident after Lagman was arrested during the operation.

Judge Cansino and OIC-BCC Lagman are now under criminal investigation by the Department of Justice for their alleged involvement in accepting bribes from a litigant.