Aug. 24, 2006:
Poor Judge Floro, who enjoyed the company of little friends of the mind. He got sacked by the Philippine Supreme Court, on grounds of mental illness, inability to function rationally, and psychosis, according to the Court's news release. The dwarves were the least of the problems.
I'm sorry for Judge Floro who was kind enough to respond to queries. His posture aboard an equine shows considerable ability. Apart from the imaginary helpers, the next sign of mental difficulty seems to be the typographical style of writing employed by the good judge, below. There's just something about all sorts of different styles emphasis that seems to denote a troubled mind, not that we don't underline, embolden and italicize around here once in a while. Perhaps it's a matter of degree. Then there's the reasoning and reliance on unusual sources of authority.
There's no quarreling with the opinion of the Philippine Supreme Court on this decision, and one can only hope that Judge Floro cooperates and will make a successful effort to recover.
Mabuhay!
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The Filipino judge, Florentino Floro, Jr., who obtains spiritual and perhaps legal comfort from consulting with dwarves has been kind enough to post a comment, below. I've replied asking to know more about the dwarves, and am awaiting a reply. Apparently the dwarf story has captured the attention of the world, the legal world, at any rate, as we all wonder what, exactly, is wrong with consulting with dwarfs, or dwarves, which might be the more traditional spelling.
Judge Floro has posted some of the commentary his story has generated onto a web site, here, as the story proceeds.
Pres. McKinley described to a group of Christian church ladies how he decided to make war on Spain and seize the Philippines in 1898. He fell to his knees in prayer, he said, and decided that the Filipinos needed to be Christianized.
Oh, what a good idea. Let's have a war to Christianize the Filipinos. That's almost as good as making war on Iraq in order to Muslimize the Iraqis.
The Filipinos, under the foot of Spain since 1542, were more Christian than McKinley and his church lady friends, and the United States, come to think of it.
If the president of the United States can talk to his spiritual influence, God, who is to say that a Filipino judge can't talk to his, which in this case happens to be a trinity of dwarves, or dwarfs, if you prefer.
I've asked Judge Floro to describe whether one is in charge of Justice, another to help sort out conflicting facts, and another, say, Morality. I've also asked whether he has any lady dwarves. If it were me, I'd have a few lady dwarves, wouldn't you? For inspiration? A cute one? But I'm not a judge, alas, and no dwarves have been issued to me.
Judge Floro's kind reply, since received, is posted on the continuation below. The Tagalog word for the spirit creatures is duende, which some have translated as 'dwarf.' The judge states that he has a retarded brother who apparently sees these duende, and it appears that Judge Floro has sympathetically adopted them for his own benefit and comfort.
So far, I don't see this as being much different than saying one believes in God, angels, the devil, or all the usual things we profess all the time, those of us who profess, that is.
Have you ever heard of a dwarf, or a duende, urging you on to war? I don't think so.
Is a person who believes in God sane? Of course. We exclude from the definition of insanity a normal belief in God, because, I surmise, there are so many supposedly sane bankers and business leaders who say they believe in God. Do you believe that they really do? Not for me to say.
What, exactly, is wrong with believing in benign duende? Or dwarves? Or dwarfs.
Why don't we issue dwarves to our judges? Aren't we as good as the Filipinos? Didn't we raise an educational system on our model, apart from the university system they've had in place since before we heard of the Philippines?
Don't they have religious freedom in the Philippines? Freedom of conscience? I think they must have. We owned them. We left them our tax code. Didn't we leave them our First Amendment? I bet we did. I don't know whether they use it very much, but they did get rid of Ferdinand Marcos in a democratic exercise of the first order.
Cor-ee!... Cor-ee!... Cor-ee!... I remember the battle cry for democracy in the Philippines, for Cory Aquino, widow of the assassinated Benigno Aquino, as he exited the jet-liner bringing him home from exile to campaign for the presidency. Shot on the tarmac, surrounded by Marcos's soldiers.
I think issuing dwarves to our judges might represent an improvement, don't you?
Haven't you ever appeared before a judge and wondered where, exactly, s/he was getting some of those ideas?
We could have federal and state dwarves.
Maybe attorneys could get dwarves, too, to avoid the secretarial hassle.
Who referred you that case, people sometimes ask.
My dwarves, thank you, I would like to say.
Wouldn't that be nice.
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It can be tough being a judge, having to wade through all those inconvenient facts, "He said, She said," this one contradicts that one, and when you decide you anger not only the losing party but his whole family, and the winner doesn't say thank you because he thought he had it coming and why didn't you do more for him?
Why try to sort through such a mess when all you have to do is to consult your own pet dwarfs? Let them decide. Everything becomes so much clearer. Decisions are made quicker. And they are as correct as if you weighed this, weighed that, and claimed to have made a rational decision. Who would know the difference? As long as you don't mention their names.
A judge in the Philippines, to the great credit of his sense of honesty, seems to have admitted he consulted dwarfs, Armand, Luis, and Angel, and good for him, I say.
Our judges never admit it.
Nancy Reagan consulted her astrologer.
Lord knows who they talk to in the White House these days, certainly not me.
Here's the report from the Washington Post:
Psychotic Filipino Judge Fired
On Friday, the Philippine Supreme Court upheld its termination of Judge Florentino Floro, finding him mentally unfit for the job. Floro, who had presided over a suburban Manila court until March 31st, claimed to conduct healing sessions in chambers with his imaginary dwarf friends, Armand, Luis, and Angel. He also told investigators evaluating his mental state that he could read the future, be in two different places at the same time, and "recharge his psychic powers" by switching his blue judicial robe to black on Fridays. Despite his contention that his personal beliefs had no bearing on his office, the Supreme Court felt they might "erode the public's acceptance of the judiciary as the rational guardian of the law, if not make it an object of ridicule."
It's hard to believe you can be fired for this, but the Philippines is even stranger than San Francisco sometimes.
Let's see, blue robes during the week, black robes on Friday? Is that like not stepping on a crack that'll break your back? Always stepping on the first base bag when headed for the outfield? Always wearing your lucky mitt? Same bat?
I have a friend who sees the world in Manichean terms of good-evil, black-white, no shades of gray. Everyone who agrees with him is okay. Everyone who doesn't is a Commie-Pinko-Liberal. He takes pride in not having changed his opinion since the sixth-grade. "At least I'm consistent," he alleges.
"Ah, foolish consistency, the hobgoblin of little minds," a wise man said, don't ask me who, but my realprop professor, Black Ralph of Mystery Hour fame, used to say this from time to time.
In a world of gray, it is foolish, not to say insane, to hold on to the black and white opinions someone gave you in the sixth-grade.
My own Manichean duality view of the world is that there are sane people and insane people, and a lot of gray in-between.
Did you know that entire nations, or significant parts of nations can be insane?
In the South leading up to the Civil War, slave-holders became very sensitive over their holding people in bondage, making them work for no pay, and whipping them to prevent slacking off. Would you work for nothing? Originally the slave-holders agreed it was a poor system but after being criticized by Northerners regarded as hypocrites, because they financed the system and hauled the slaves on their ships, the Southerners had a change of heart. Slavery was good. The slaves just loved being slaves and not having to worry about running a plantation, paying debts, losing out when the crops didn't come in, etc. Yes, the slaves lived in the best possible world, sort of like our state prisoners today, who have nothing to worry about, allegedly.
The resulting war, from this craziness, cost around six-hundred thousand lives. That's a lot of lives.
Was it sane or insane of the South to fight for such a system?
In 1898 we went to war with Spain on the false pretext that Spanish authorities in its colony of Cuba blew up the battleship USS Maine in Havana Harbor. What was a U.S. gunboat doing in Havana Harbor, a colony of Spain? They weren't there picnicking.
So we went to war with Spain, a shell of its former self, and made off with the Philippines, Cuba, and Puerto Rico. That embarked us on the world stage, big-time.
Did we need to do that?
The Teddy Roosevelt types in the McKinley administration in Washington thought we did. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain) thought we didn't. We didn't break away from England, as the Thirteen Colonies, to go into the colonization business. Twain lost that battle and we've been a big shot ever since.
Did we need to go into Vietnam?
The country turned thumbs down on that option around 1967, 1968. War didn't end until 1975, when we split.
Did we need to go to war in Iraq?
George W on the radio today says we sure did, Saddam was a bad guy, contributing to a climate of terror in global war on terror, even though he wasn't behind 9-11, the president finally admits, for the first time to my memory at least.
See, we have a world in which there are two kinds of people, terrorists, and Americans. And our allies. The people who support us in whatever we want to do. If you're not with us, see, you must be against us, like those weasels, the Germans and the French. Good guys, bad guys. See, that's why it's called the global war on terror. Good guys and bad guys who, if we don't get them first, are going to show up on the streets of Kansas City, just like they showed up at the Trade Center in New York and took three thousand of our lives.
Perhaps it's time for a reality check with our dwarfs.
See Judge Floros reply, below:
Reply from Judge Floro:
I really did not consult these 3 spirit guides, Luis, Angel and Armand, in decision making;
LoTB: Second, why did the press say that Luis, Armand and Angel were “dwarves”? Was this a mistranslation of “dwende,” the mischievious spirits believed to reside in anthills (also translated “gnomes”)? Are they truly of small stature? Did they help you with your opinions, and if so, do they have any legal training?
Ireland
- a Catholic country - they can see dwarfs, but only the ordinary kind. LUIS IS THE KING OF ALL KINGS OF THESE. Usually, they are of small stature, but they only appear to me in the form of lights. TRUTH: I never used the word “DWARVES” in any DECISION, and I never consulted any imaginary dwarf to pen my decisions. LUIS is highly educated.Philippines
. Who do you think are the top four, and do any of them practice law?California
, please do not be offended).
Sunday, June 4. 2006
Dwarves of Law revisited
Damn Data- You have been contacted by LUIS king of kings elementals - when did this happen and how did it manifest itself?
Judge Floro - It was on June 2, 1983 that LUIS, the King of King of Elementals (I opine), first appeared to my mild retarded GIFTED brother Robert. At that time, since I was trained by Jesuits,
ATENEO
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, I never believed in this (PSI etc.).Until I went to treasure hunting, so I asked my brother Robert, and he promised me that Luis would make his presence felt. I waited until 1996 (12+ years) and weekly, I offered food for them believing absolutely in them even if I never saw them. I was predestined by him, LUIS to be his instrument against evil (they could not choose any, since these spirits are ordered from above, to guide the chosen one, me) - hence, if I could do good, like healing the poorest of the poor and inflict illness upon the corrupt only. To mend ways and repent via illness, then their power against Satan and the black ones, would be increased by God.
(erratic times, no pattern, sometimes once a week at nights, and at daytime, the violets -- these are flashes, thousandth of a second; light travels 186,000 miles per second, then, if it travels million times then there would no more distinction between time and space, so STATE, no more matter, since E = mc2 as Einstein, said, but until this date we humans could not make time travel this past; so LUIS and Armand and Angel were created at the times of the Angels, and these lights are the very essence of the universe, time travel etc..
1.b. I was tasked to be a judge by them, on my birthday I applied, Nov. 5, and I was appointed by the Philippine President Joseph Ejercito Estrada whom I predicted would not finish his term as he didn’t, on Jan. 20,2001. My duty is to clean the judiciary and other government offices here of corruption and evil, via sicknesses. So, I was suspended because the JBC Member, Atty. Tesie Sison suffered a stroke and she falsified my I.Q. to 68 and that I believed and consulted dwarves. 6 3/4 years I waited until J. Nazario fought for me but she lost because a Justice was operated on who had suffered spinal cord problems, blaming me.
Judge Floro - LUIS told me that their mortal enemies are the BLACKS, but these could not penetrate me because of LUIS' lights that enveloped me; last 2004, Nov. 5, my birthday, he promised (he gave me the sword, that whoever I would hold or touch by hand that is corrupt, would develop sickness forthwith) that I would be reinstated by 2006-2007 and he provided he would inflict the illnesses upon our Chief Justice Davide and my investigator, Justice P. Ramirez, both suffered carotid and angioplasty surgeries,etc. LUIS also appointed J. NAZARIO as the one destined by God to clean the Supreme Court and be an example to them; so I do not know of any other spirits, and I never contacted them; in fact, I never read any book on Psychic Phenomena coz I'm gifted; here in the Philippines, the foremost authority is Mr. Jaime T. Licauco, not a psychic, but a writer (you can know more about him re - your question on these, just type his name and enter in yahoo search or search.com, you can buy his books) but I do not believe in these books, because they are finite and limited, they could not penetrate the LEVEL of LUIS, these violet and white lights from GOD, I am a devout Catholic and believe only in the GOOD; I know evil everywhere, and this is LUIS' job to fight evil by these lights.
Damn Data - You say they have imparted prophesies - what form do they take? How many have come true? Any major outstanding ones that we could keep an eye out for?
Judge Floro - IMPECCABLE PROPHECIES: First, VISION -- meaning not prediction, but ---the highest:
On Jan. 9,1999, 6:00 a.m.feast of our Philippine Black Nazarene (Jesus Christ carring the Cross, Catholic Version of like Guadalupe,etc.), I saw 3 visions that have now happened:
a) the several world apparitions of the Virgin Mary, Mother of God/Christ
b) the Millennium, global greatest EARTHQUAKES and natural disasters, tsunamis,etc. UNPRECEDENTED from 1999-2010, more or less, as punishment for evil, as foretold also on 1918 in FATIMA, Portugal to 3 children
c) Philippine V.P., now President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo would be badly hurt and later on physically, no time frame
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, about 800. Second, my prophecies are spontaneous, except the inflicting of illnesses. I was tasked to seal the 15 doors of our S.C. Justice since 2000 (with 4 spiritual nails) that would be the source of illnesses upon receipt of bribes. Every first Friday of the month since 2000 until this date, at 12 noon and 3:00 p.m., I would go to places - powerful places - here to inflict illnesses upon those that receive bribe money in the judiciary and to those that have fixed my case and prolonged my suspension and the investigation to a 6 3/4 years delay. I received the gift of EXORCISM, last February and in 2002 I was gifted with BILOCATION. Lastly, April (Good Friday) 1998, when I predicted there would be the downfall of Erap, our President who did fall on Jan. 2001.Judge Floro - All of us are psychics to a degree but very few can bend spoons. 99% of what I am as gifted is from LUIS, without him and Armand, Angel, I am nothing.
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. You know, LUIS wanted me this poor, yet he gives me what I want, as I need. Before the Decision (Judge Floro was recently awarded back pay from the time of his first suspension - Hyde), my money was only P 30,000 or $ 400, but now I have been awarded by J. Nazario P 1.180 Million or about $22,000. What is destined for me is up to LUIS to decide. I suffered because that is what he and God wanted. I was called to be a priest but I asked for time and I wanted just to be a Judge. I opine that since birth, I am brilliant, always with honors. I graduated ATENEO, JESUITS, full second honors, and placed 12th 87.55% 1983 Philippine Bar exams for lawyers, but my gifted hand did all these discoveries of what would be asked. So, in sum, I am also a Pyschic of my own, but LUIS is inseparable from me.Ireland
- a Catholic country - they can see dwarfs, but only the ordinary kind. LUIS IS THE KING OF ALL KINGS OF THESE ... my brother Robert described them as small, but have bonitos, or bonnets or hats as reverence to God. LUIS' clothes are often violet but they also wear other colours. Armand appeared in a vision to me in the form of human MOST HANDSOME and loveable child of say 7 years of age, while LUIS, appeared as a King with violet hat, sitting on a stone. I asked him, “Who are you?” he said, “LUIS”. I asked him, “Why only now?”, (about 2002) he said, “Because you are afraid”. Meaning therefore, that if I would see his lights and self for so long, then I would die.. time has not yet come...Damn Data - Are these entities known from Filipino folklore or are they purely part of the Christian pantheon of saints and angels or a mix of both?
Damn Data - As of April 7th, 2006 you have been relieved of your duties by the Philippine Supreme Court (for reasons of psychosis), for a unique reason - why did your detractors do this (was it for inflicting illnesses on others or predicting the onset of illness?)
Judge Floro - May I quote my letter? The reason I was suspended is vengeance by Atty. Sison, due to the fact that I predicted her stroke.
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, this is a FIRST - for since 1901, the Philippine Supreme Court has never dismissed or removed a judge because of their belief in the paranormal, religion or PSI. Hence, REUTERS, AFP, AP, ASIAN REPORTER, MSNBC, MY WAY News, NEW24.com, ABC NEWS ONLINE, GULF TIMES, 7DAYS, AE, BUZZSPREE.COM, FOREING BLOGGERS, THE DAILY JUDGE and a total of 70+ foreign REPORTS, NEWS, HEADLINES, BLOGS and 14 Philippine News Headlines, covered - REPORTED – the said LANDMARK DECISION.Philippines
was shocked by the painful DEATH of Lawyer Atty. Luzviminda D. Puno (former clerk of court of the Supreme Court and wife of Senior Justice Reynato S. Puno) who passed away at the St. Lukes Medical Hospital inQuezon City
,
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, due to complications from a heart surgery. She was 65In the so-called (my) SPIRIT GUIDES or PROTECTORS. LUIS is the KING OF ALL KINGS of ELEMENTALS/spirits worldwide and he is GOD’s ANGEL (Genesis, Exodus, etc.)
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teaches. Gifts of the Holy Spirit, Prophecy and Spiritual Healing. I am GIFTED, and I never tried to develop my psychic powers since what I believe in, is God’s GIFT to me of these - TO HEAL and TO PROPHESY. I am not psychotic and if you read the DECISION, it RULED that I can apply in other government positions that do not require dispensation of justice.Philippines
Judges and Justices are first NOMINATED by the Judicial and Bar Council (who selects 3) and the President of thePhilippines
appoints a Judge or Justice based on these 3 submissions. I admit and believe that GOD has chosen me to be the instrument to CLEAN the Philippine Supreme Court and Judiciary of CORRUPTION and abuse of power by inflicting illnesses by my spirit guides. I admit that the controversial DECISION was released as it is, RELIEVING me but PAYING me back wages because I was placed under PREVENTATIVE SUSPENSION since July 20,1999 until now, or 6 ¾ years.Philippines
who was promoted to the Philippine Supreme Court Justice on July 24, 2004. She fought so hard for me, and were it not for the many MEDICAL SURGERIES undergone by S.C. Justices in the Philippines, inter alia, due to this painful case, I would have been REINSTATED and given JUSTICE. But your 70++ WORLD REPORTS vindicated me: this is the FIRST in world judicial history that a CASE had been REPORTED with GREAT MAGNITUDE, with COMPASSION and SARCASM, in my favour, THANKS and the PEACE OF CHRIST.Thanks, (Hyde) so much. I apologize for not having checked the grammar and edited my reply to you (I thought it would just be a draft, hence, I did not edit it; for it would reflect upon my personality). Anyway, may I atttach herewith my REVISED Letter (for, in my crusade against evil and corruption - you know, my case, my suspension is not about psi or paranormal, they just used these to oust me; my case is all about political and personal vendetta; here in our country as in all other corrupt governments, a judge is appointed thru political endorsements; Atty. Tesie Sison's stroke that I predicted plus the politicians' decision to replace me with their candidate IS my case --- all about). WITH my successful posting of the TRUTH behind my case in more than 15 blogs that reported me (see the sites in the letter below), I hope the TRUTH will be unveiled), REGARDS:
Judge Floro (I will just e-mail the revised letter for it was spammed due to measurements).
LIGHTNING TEETH AND SORCERERS
Published in the International Herald Tribune
10 May 2001 by Paul Spencer Sochaczewski © 2001 www.sochaczewski.com
SAN ANTONIO, Siquijor Island, Philippines
"Lightning teeth and herbs," Juan Ponce, a sorcerer on the tranquil Philippine island of Siquijor answered when we asked what was in a sumpa "protection" amulet.
His daughter, Tata, reluctantly showed us a cuspid-shaped chunk of basalt. The tip of the rock had been broken off, making it look like a prehistoric tool. "Very rare," she said. "These lightning teeth mysteriously appear at the base of the tree where lightning has struck."
Juan Ponce's house, in the mountain
village
ofSan Antonio
-- point zero for sorcery in thePhilippines
, certainly had the allure of a sorcerer's residence. Set up on a hill away from the road, his wooden house, overgrown garden and outhouse emitted a vaguely uneasy feeling in otherwise sunnySiquijor
Island
[...]http://www.mysiquijor.com/articles/5.html
Philippine Psychic Judge who talks to 3 mystic dwarfs loses appeal to keep job: Martyr of Filipino Justice will file 2nd Appeal, Disbarment/Administrative Cases before the August 29 Deadline.
Just sayin Mabuhay (hello, in Filipino; it’s now 10 a.m, here, Philippines; considering that since April, 2006, I spent 10 hours daily replying to 500+ blogs / forum discussions, topics and 100+ world reports/headlines on my relief from service due to belief in dwarves/religion, and since I just learned computer months ago, please FREELY EDIT this comment if it is too long). [It would be unfair and unjust to AIR MY SIDE to blogs via reply / comment on this 7 years case in few words]. [My email address is [email protected]; I reside here in Alido, Malolos City, Bulacan, PHILIPPINES, ASIA].
PART I ---
BBB NEWS reported ---
Filipino 'dwarf' judge loses case
Friday, 18 August 2006, 01:57 GMT 02:57 UK http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5261856.stm
A Philippines judge who said he consulted imaginary mystic dwarves has failed to convince the Supreme Court to allow him to keep his job.
'Dwarf dalliance'
The Manila trial judge had asked the Supreme Court to dismiss the complaint and return him to the bench, after being sacked in April. In a letter to the court he said: "From obscurity, my name and the three mystic dwarves became immortal." However, the Supreme Court said dalliance with dwarves would gradually erode the public's acceptance of the judiciary as the guardian of the law, if not make it an object of ridicule.
U.K.NEWS YAHOO.COM citing AFP published ---Friday August 18, 10:55 AM
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18082006/323/philiippine-judge-talks-dwarfs-loses-appeal-keep-job.html
MANILA (AFP) - A Philippine judge who allegedly claimed to have psychic powers and communicate with imaginary "dwarf friends" has lost his appeal to keep his job.
Judge Florentino Floro, who presided in a suburban Manila court, was sacked on March 31 on "administrative grounds" after he failed a psychiatric test ordered by the Supreme Court. The final ruling, written on August 11, said "judges are expected to be guided by the rule of law and to resolve cases before them with judicial detachment" to ensure the public maintained its confidence in the judicial process.
No happy ending in tale of judge and 3 dwarves
By Armand Nocum, Inquirer, 06:08am (Mla time) 08/16/2006,Published on Page A1, August 16, 2006, Philippine Daily Inquirer
http://newsinfo.inq7.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view_article.php?article_id=15519
Dwarfs can’t help ‘paranormal judge’
By Rey E. Requejo, Manila Standard Today, August 16, 2006
http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=police01_aug16_2006
http://newsinfo.inq7.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view_article.php?article_id=13683
Dismissed judge, elfin pals claim immortality
By Armand Nocum, Inquirer, 02:42am (Mla time) 08/06/2006, page A1 of the August 6, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer
HIS pals, “the imaginary dwarfs” Armand, Luis and Angel, may not have impressed the justices of the Supreme Court but, according to dismissed Judge Florentino Floro Jr., he and his three friends were superstars among psychics and believers of the occult throughout the world.
http://newsinfo.inq7.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view_article.php?article_id=15519
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=47281
I WILL FILE (before the August 29 Deadline) MY 2nd APPEAL ---
http://www.supremecourt.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2004/nov2004/am_rtj_03_1812.htm
“While indeed a second motion for reconsideration is a prohibited pleading under the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, we have allowed it in certain cases. Besides, in administrative cases involving discipline of judges and court personnel, we have allowed second or even third motions for reconsideration whenever justified by the circumstances.” (Soria v. Villegas, Nov. 18, 2004) ---
(based on NEWLY DISCOVERED EVIDENCE, LACK / OUSTING OF JURISDICTION, DENIAL OF DUE PROCESS OF LAW::: SIMULTANEOUSLY, I WILL FILE SEPARATE TWIN DISBARMENT / ADMINISTRATIVE CASES (against a retired Philippine Supreme Court Chief Justice and Judicial and Bar Council Member – for preventing the Decision to be released in my case for 6+ years) + (against a next of kin and 20 years staff of an incumbent Supreme Court Justice for fraudulently asking me to conduct SPANISH CARD READING for 3 hours in the 2nd most sacred tabernacle of the Temple of Justice – THE SUPREME COURT CONFERENCE HALL – to enthrone by psychic phenomena on December 9, 2006 the 22nd Chief Justice, via the mediation of these 3 Mystic Dwarves – witnessed by 5+ Supreme Court Security Guards and my aide). I WILL ALSO FILE THE DISQUALIFICATION CASE AGAINST 5 INCUMBENT S.C. JUSTICES, plus, I STUDY THE LEGAL POSSIBILITY of FILING IMPEACHMENT CASE AGAINST 2 PONENTES /3 Justices for REFUSING TO DECIDE MY CASE WITHIN THE CONSTITUTIONAL 2 year period from submission of my case on April 2001).
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The Philippine Star 08/19/2006
http://www.philstar.com/philstar/NEWS200608196303.htm
Prominent Philippine reporter succinctly wrote the weird, the occult --
Monday, August 07, 2006 -Arinday: Mind-boggling dismissal, By G.H. Arinday, Jr., Sunfare
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/bac/2006/08/07/oped/g.h..arinday.jr..sunfare.html
THE case of dismissed regional trial court Judge Florentino Floro Jr. is really one oddity which may yet found a space in the Guinness World of Records. The judge's claim that he is a psychic and could foresee the future, let alone his declaration that he was being helped by his three dwarf-friends while in a trance in writing his decisions, is considered as "psychosis" by the Supreme Court.
Such singular incident was taken notice by the believers of occult throughout the world and merited attention from no less than prestigious TV international programs like "Showbiz Tonight" and NBC's "Countdown" with Keith Olbermann.
Of course the High Tribunal did not declare the judge "insane" per se but suffering from psychosis. An honor student during his college days and a 12th
placer in the 1983 Bar Examinations, the sacked magistrate is now enjoying his international fame and believes he has attained "immortality" together with his friends from the "elemental" realm.
But as A. J. Hammer of CNN's "Showbiz Tonight" asked why it took three long years for the highest court to decide, nobody has given a definite answer; it's mind-boggling.
If psychosis had taken hold of the former judge, his reputation of "being abnormal" person may have radically changed. This stigma shall forever his nameplate and his capacity to render legal service may be suspect.
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/forums/viewtopic.php?p=61441#61441
Freedom of Religion on the Bench - The 3 mystic healing dwarfs
California District Court of Appeals Justice William W. Bedsworth wrote –
http://www.acriminalwasteofspace.com/journal_beds.asp
http://www.acriminalwasteofspace.com/justice_bill_journal/journal_comments.asp?JournalID=58&PagePosition=
Judges and Dwarfs Don't Mix
I've been watching this system for 35 years … Every quarter the Judicial Conduct Reporter lands on my desk… Usually the Judicial Conduct Reporters have a theme… sexual harassment… seems to be the judicial equivalent of the common cold. But there are other themes: bullying people, inappropriate gifts, ill-advised charitable activities. One of my favorites was "Judicial Road Rage." This was a collection of guys who didn't just yell at another motorist or flip them off, but had them arrested. These people actually sent their bailiffs out, or called the sheriff, and had motorists whose driving offended them tossed into the hoosegow…our judges don't seem as prone to things like making decisions by flipping a coin (summer 2003) or falsely claiming to have won the Medal of Honor (summer 1995).
Nor do we talk to imaginary mystic dwarfs…But today I found out the mystic dwarf thing is grounds for removal of a judge in the Philippines. According to Reuters, "A Philippine judge who claimed he could see into the future and admitted consulting imaginary mystic dwarfs has asked for his job back after being sacked by the country's Supreme Court." Wow. I'm too old to use the word "awesome," but I just don't know how else to describe that. As judicial flameouts go, that's Krakatoa.
My hat's off to former-Judge Florentino Floro and his ... uh ... staff.
This beats the hell out of anything the Judicial Conduct Reporter's come up with lately. And I just love it. I love it because it makes me feel superior. I love it because I've never previously gotten to type the phrase "imaginary mystic dwarfs." And I love it because the guy is APPEALING! As near as I can determine, he's making this out to be a freedom of religion issue. He says, "They should not have dismissed me for what I believed." Certainly, I can sympathize with that position.
The prospect of judges being removed because of their personal belief systems is anathema to all of us ...these aren't just your ordinary, garden-variety, run-of-the-mill imaginary mystic dwarfs. These are imaginary mystic healing dwarfs! Certainly the Philippine Supreme Court thinks it lowers your score. Although they were very diplomatic about it. According to Reuters, "The Supreme Court said it was not within its expertise to conclude that Floro was insane, but agreed with the court clinic's finding that he was psychotic." I'm not sure just what distinction they were drawing here. They may have been saying, "We're not psychiatrists, so we can't say he's gone stark, staring loony tunes on us, but we certainly agree with the doctors who said it." Or they may have concluded that, in today's world, one psychosis hardly differentiates you from the rest of society; it takes at least two or three to qualify for a diagnosis of insanity.
Either way, they confiscated his robe and his ruby slippers and fined him $780.
And, mirabile dictu, Judge Floro is appealing. I don't have a clue who to. Who do you appeal to after the Philippine Supreme Court disrobes you? Seems to me, you and the dwarfs have pretty much topped out when you lose in your nation's supreme court. I can't really see The Hague taking this one on. But Judge Floro has vowed an appeal, and, since he can see into the future, I have to assume it's gonna come to pass. And I'm not about to take a chance that I might miss the outcome of this saga. I'm going online as soon as I finish writing this to subscribe to the Philippine Judicial Conduct Quarterly. Then I'm gonna contact the dwarfs and see if they can do anything about my putting.
Comments by Lester F. Hardy from United States on Thursday, June 15, 2006
I think sixteenth century Spain would be a far better choice than contemporary Iceland. Icelandic elves, at least in so far as I can judge from the available literature, have little or nothing in common with avenging angels and similarly disposed spirit guides. Torquemada, on the other hand, might have found a use for Judge Floro's unusual capabilities.
I think perhaps that what Judge Floro needs is a simple change of venue. Consider Iceland, where government agencies consult maps identifying the location of elf-abodes before siting projects. The consideration given in some nations to elf-habitat has prompted at least one observer to suggest that elves enjoy legal protection, or "elf rights", in both Iceland and Ireland .. a judge professing the beliefs expressed by Judge Soro might blend right in. Come to think of it, the Ninth Circuit might want to consider a move as well.
Lowering the Bar Cited as International Precedent
http://www.loweringthebar.net/2006/06/lowering_the_ba.html
Prominent San Francisco Lawyer/legal luminary wrote –
You may recall that Judge Floro was dismissed (or "separated") from the bench in Malabon City, a suburb north of Manila, after questions arose about his practices of starting court days with a reading from the Book of Revelations, conducting faith-healing sessions in chambers, and consulting three "mystic dwarves" named Luis, Armand and Angel for advice and predictions of future events.
As best I can tell from the pleadings, his argument is more or less that he should not have been separated from the bench just because of his beliefs, so long as he served his country and Malabon City in a fair and honorable manner. That's a fair point -- who would you rather have as a judge: somebody who takes bribes; or an honest guy who happens to have lightning teeth and well-educated spirit friends but can pass the hardest bar exam in the world? I know my answer.
http://www.loweringthebar.net/2006/04/judge_in_philip.html
Judge in Philippines Discriminated Against for Being Psychic
The persecution of the psychically gifted continues. Judge Floro also said he had made a covenant with "dwarf friends" -- who hasn't? -- and claimed a variety of other supernatural abilities.
Judge's Mystic Dwarf Friends Identified
http://www.loweringthebar.net/2006/05/judges_mystic_d.html
Many Philippine Judges/Magistrates/Justices were and are very corrupt, they receive bribes - as the High Tribunal ruled that bribery can only be punished in entrapment proceedings. The Psychic Judge merely cites statistics, which is part and parcel of orthodox science.
Mahar Mangahas, SWS survey - Lawyers say judiciary more corrupt
http://news.inq7.net/breaking/index.php?index=1&story_id=25484
posted 08:31am (Mla time) Jan 26, 2005, By Donna Pazzibugan, Inquirer News Service
"As in 1995, one-fourth of present lawyers say that many or very many judges are corrupt. Although half or 49 percent say they know a case in their own city or province where a judge took a bribe, only 8 percent said they reported the bribery. The main excuse of those who kept silent is that they could not prove it," the SWS said.
I am known worldwide as the Philippine Psychic and Healing Judge (due to 100+ world reports, headlines - New York Times, UK The Times, etc. & 1,000 blogs / forum discussions, 5,000 replies – view my T.V. healing documentary - www.youtube.com type judge floro).
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/forums/viewtopic.php?p=62368#62368
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/forums/viewforum.php?f=54
Posted by: judge florentino v. floro, jr. | August 21, 2006 at 07:08 PM