IN Re: Manzano, A.M. No. 8871861RTC October 5, 1988
Facts: Judge Rodolfo Manzano sent a letter to the Supreme Court requesting to allow him to accept appointment as a member of the Ilocos Norte Provincial Committe on Justice create pursuant to Presidential Executive Order No. 856 as amended by EO No. 326. Issue: Whether or not Judge Manzano can accept appointment as a member of INPCJ. Held: No. The committee was created by the executive branch of the government where its members discharge administrative functions. Though it may be quasi-judicial, it is still administrative in nature. Judge Manzano is not a subordinate of an executive or legislative official, however eminent. His integrity in the adjudication of cases contribute to the solidity of such structure. RTC Judges may only render assistance to the aforesaid committees when such assistance are reasonably incidental to the fulfillment of their judicial functions.