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Judge lluminada P. Cabato Vs. Felix S. Centino etc.

JUDGE ILUMINADA P. CABATO, Complainant, versus FELIX S. CENTINO, Process Server, Regional Trial Court, Branch 59, Baguio City, Respondent.

A.M. No. P-08-2572 (Formerly OCA I.P.I. No. 08-2950-P) | 2008-11-19

RESOLUTION


QUISUMBING, J.:

Before the Court is the complaint[1] of Judge Iluminada P. Cabato of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 59, Baguio City, charging Felix S. Centino, Process Server detailed at Branch 59, with gross misconduct and serious misbehavior.

It appears that Centino was absent for 10.5 days in May 2006, 6 days in April 2006, 8.5 days in March 2006, 8.5 days in February 2006, and 31.5 days in 2005. On June 9, 2006, Judge Cabato issued a memorandum requiring Centino to explain his 65 absences without approved leave and failure to submit his Daily Time Records (DTR) within 72 hours from receipt of the memorandum.[2]...