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HELD:
Contempt of court is disobedience to the court by acting in
opposition to its authority, justice and dignity. It signifies not only a
willful disregard or defiance of the court's orders but also such conduct
as tends to bring the authority of the court arid the administration of law
into disrepute or in some manner to impede the due administration of
justice. Under the Rules of Court, contempt is classified into either direct
or indirect contempt. Direct contempt is committed in the presence of or
so near a court or judge. It can be punished summarily without hearing.If
the pleading containing derogatory, offensive or malicious statements is
submitted in the same court where the proceedings are pending, it is
direct contempt. It is equivalent to a misbehavior committed in the
presence of or so near a judge. Contemptuous statements made in the
pleadings filed with the court constitute direct contempt. Similarly, false
or misleading allegations in a pleading or other document filed with the
court having cognizance of the case tending to frustrate the due
dispensation of justice constitute direct contempt. Candidness to the
court is essential for the expeditious administration of justice.
Here, Mayor Yaranon misled this Court into believing that he had already
obeyed the directive contained in the writ. The very caption of his paper
itself manifested his intention to make believe that the writ had been
fully complied with. It attempted to create the impression that the