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Joseph Angeles vs Remedios Base

JOSEPH ANGELES, complainant, vs. REMEDIOS C. BASE, Clerk of Court II, MTC, Brooke's Point, Palawan, respondent.

A.M. P-03-1670 | 2003-01-22

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

A public office is a public trust. The law requires all public officials, especially those involved in the administration of justice, to embody at all times the values of integrity and discipline.

The Case and the Facts

This administrative case stems from a sworn Letter-Complaint[1] filed by Joseph Angeles, charging Remedios C. Base, clerk of court II of the Municipal Trial Court (MTC) of Brooke's Point, Palawan, with gross misconduct.

The material averments of the Complaint are summarized by the Office of the Court of Administrator (OCA) in this wise:

"Complainant is the plaintiff (complaining...