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Ferdinand S. Bascos Vs. Atty. Raymundo A. Ramirez etc.

ELLEN BELARMINO LOPENA, Complainant, versus FERDINAND S. BASCOS, Complainant, versus ATTY. RAYMUNDO A. RAMIREZ, Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court of Ilagan, Isabela, Respondent.

A.M. No. P-08-2418 (Formerly AM No. OCA IPI No. 06-2457-P) | 2008-01-31

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO MORALES, J.:

By a sworn letter-complaint dated November 25, 2004[1] filed with the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA), Ferdinand S. Bascos (complainant) charges Atty. Raymundo A. Ramirez (respondent), Clerk of Court and Ex-officio Provincial Sheriff, Regional Trial Court (RTC), Ilagan, Isabela, with neglect of duty, arrogance and willful and deliberate violation of circulars of this Court in relation to Presidential Decree (P.D.) No. 1079,[2] and for several attempts at extortion.

Complainant, manager of the local community newspaper The Valley Times, reported, by letter of January 31, 2003,[3] to the then...