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Re: lost checks issued to the late Roderick Roy P. Melliza, etc.

RE: (1) LOST CHECKS ISSUED TO THE LATE RODERICK ROY P. MELLIZA, FORMER CLERK II, MCTC, ZARAGGA, ILOILO; and (2) DROPPING FROM THE ROLLS OF MS. ESTHER T. ANDRES

A.M. No. 2005-26-SC | 2006-11-22

EN BANC
 
D E C I S I O N 
 
PER CURIAM: 
 
This case arose from the loss of checks issued in the name of the late Rodrigo Roy P. Melliza, former Clerk II, MCTC, Zaragga, Iloilo, and to respondent Esther T. Andres's Absence Without Official Leave (AWOL) from her job since 1 September 2005. 
 
The circumstances surrounding the anomalous encashment of the said checks can be gleaned from the report of Lilian Barribal-Co, OIC-Chief of Office, Financial Management Office, thus: 
 
Mr. Melliza died on July 28, 2004. When his surviving spouse processed his clearance for purposes of claiming the death...