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Judge Plenio B. dela Pena etc. vs. Rogelio Sia etc

JUDGE PLENIO B. DELA PENA, Municipal Circuit Trial Court, Caibiran-Culaba, Biliran, Complainant, versus ROGELIO A. SIA, Clerk of Court, Municipal Circuit Trial Court, Caibiran-Culaba, Biliran, Respondent.

A.M. No. P-06-2167 (formerly OCA IPI No. 04-2079-P) | 2006-06-27

D E C I S I O N 
 
 
PER CURIAM: 
 
In a Letter-Complaint[1] dated November 30, 2004, Judge Plenio B. Dela Peña, Presiding Judge of the Municipal Circuit Trial Court (MCTC), Caibiran-Culaba, Biliran, charged Rogelio A. Sia with dishonesty and misconduct for incurring cash shortages in connection with the handling of court funds in his capacity as Clerk of Court of the same sala. 
 
The records show that the Provincial Auditor's Office of Naval, Biliran had issued a Memorandum[2] dated July 12, 2000 with the following findings: (a) respondent had incurred a cash shortage of P33,900.00 under the...