JUSTICE MARTIN VILLARAMA, JR.: FORMS AND CONTENTS OF JUDGMENTS:

The Constitution commands that “[n]o decision shall be rendered by any court without expressing therein clearly and distinctly the facts and the law on which it is based.” (Art. VIII, Sec. 14, 1987 Constitution.) Judges are expected to make complete findings of fact in their decisions and scrutinize closely the legal aspects of the case in the light of the evidence presented. They should avoid the tendency to generalize and form conclusions without detailing the facts from which such conclusions are deduced. (LENIDO LUMANOG AND AUGUSTO SANTOS VS. PEOPLE, G.R. NO. 182555, SEPTEMBER 7, 2010, VILLARAMA, JR., J.).