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Vice-Executive Judge Divina Luz P. Aquino-Simbulan vs. Edgardo A. Zabat

Vice-Executive Judge DIVINA LUZ P. AQUINO-SIMBULAN, Complainant, versus EDGARDO A. ZABAT, Sheriff IV, Regional Trial Court, San Fernando, Pampanga, Respondent.

A.M. No. P-05-1993 (OCA I.P.I. No. 04-1971-P) | 2005-04-26

D E C I S I O N 


PANGANIBAN, J.: 

A public office is a public trust. Inherent in this mandate is the observance and the efficient use of every moment of the prescribed office hours to serve the public. Thus, officials and employees of the judiciary must observe official time to inspire public respect for the justice system.[1] 

The Case and the Facts 

This administrative case stems from an Affidavit-Complaint[2] filed by Vice-Executive Judge Divina Luz P. Aquino-Simbulan of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of San Fernando, Pampanga, against Sheriff Edgardo Zabat of the same court. The pertinent portions of the...