The Society for Judicial Excellence, Supreme Court of the Philippines, Manila has recently awarded the Supreme Court Awards for Judicial Excellence to Executive Judge Sisinio C. Virtudazo of the Municipal Trial Court In Cities (MTCC) Tagbilaran City and concurrently the presiding judge of MTCC-1 , as 2009 Outstanding Municipal Trial Court in Cities Judge (First Level Court Category) during the formal awarding ceremonies held last September 18, 2009, at the Session Hall, Supreme Court, Padre Faura, Manila.
Judge Virtudazo is a graduate of Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Bachelor of Laws in the University of Bohol. He finished his primary and elementary grades in Can-uba Elementary School and graduated high school from Faraon Barangay High School ,Garcia Hernandez, Bohol . He continued his studies in college as a striver of the school. Presently, he is a part time instructor of the UB College of Business and Accountancy. Judge Virtudazo is married to Alice Regonas-Virtudazo an employee of the university and blessed with three children namely, Khristian Ray, Justil Val and Alyssa Shiena.
The criteria for judging include the following: unassailable integrity, proven competence and efficiency, selfless public service, speedy disposition of cases, judicial decorum towards lawyers, litigants, and the public, knowledge of the law , and contributions to law and jurisprudence. (L.A. Boncales/Mitch Wong Guillena)
