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Florentino A. Mercado, Jr. vs Noel T. Manalo, Sheriff III

FLORENTINO A. MERCADO, JR., complainant, vs. NOEL T. MANALO, Sheriff III, MeTc, Manila, Branch 5, respondent.

A.M. No. P-02-1541 | 2002-02-06

R E S O L U T I O N

PER CURIAM:

In this case, Florentino A. Mercado, Jr., Clerk of Court III, Metropolitan Trial court (MeTC), Manila, Branch 05 filed with the Office of the Court Administrator, Supreme Court, on December 09, 1999, an administrative complaint against Noel T. Manalo, Sheriff III, Metropolitan Trial Court, Manila, Branch 05, charging him with habitual absenteeism and inefficiency.[1]

Complainant Mercado alleged that respondent sheriff was absent without leave for ten (10) days in September, fourteen (14) days in October, seven (7) days in November, and sixteen (16) days in December, all in the year 1999. Several lawyers...