QC judge inhibits from port case

The Regional Trial Court judge handling the legal battle over control of Harbour Centre Port Holdings Inc. (HCPHI) has inhibited himself from the case to avoid creating an impression of partiality in the proceedings.

In a two-page order, Judge Bernelito Fernandez of the Quezon City RTC Branch 97 granted the motion for inhibition filed by businessman Michael Romero and his company HCPHI “in order to erase any such doubt and with the utmost intention to uphold the integrity of the judiciary as an institution worthy of public trust and confidence.”