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Ligaya Gonzales-Austria etal vs Emmanuel Abaya etal

LIGAYA GONZALES-AUSTRIA, LEONILA FUERTES and EDGARDO SERVANDO, complainants, vs. JUDGE EMMANUEL M. ABAYA, RTC, Br. 51, Puerto Princesa City and ANNABELLE CARDENAS, respondents.

A.M. Nos. R-705-RTJ | 1989-08-23

D E C I S I O N


FERNAN, C.J.:

In a complaint under oath dated July 21, 1986, docketed as Adm. Matter No. R-705-RTJ, Atty. Ligaya Gonzales-Austria, then Branch Clerk of Court of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 52, Puerto Princesa City, 1 Mrs. Leonila Fuertes and Mr. Edgardo Servando charged Judge Emmanuel M. Abaya, then Presiding Judge of RTC, Branch 51, Puerto Princesa City 2 with:

"1. Estafa through falsification of public or official documents, by verifying official hours rendered by one employee in the person of Miss Anabelle Cardenas who never reported for duty from August 1983 to May 1984 by encashing and receiving salaries...