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Office of the Court Administrator Vs. Cyril Jotic, etc. et al.

OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, Complainant, versus CYRIL JOTIC, Court Interpreter III, Regional Trial Court, Branch 64, Tarlac City; and JOSELITO R. ESPINOSA, Process Server, Office of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Tarlac City, Respondents.

A.M. No. P-08-2542 (Formerly A.M. No. 08-1-09-RTC) | 2008-11-28

DECISION


NACHURA, J.:

On September 5, 2007, the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) received an anonymous complaint[1] on the alleged anomalies in the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Tarlac City. According to the informant, certain employees were designated to punch in the Daily Time Records (DTRs) of the personnel of RTC, Tarlac City.

A team was dispatched to conduct a discreet investigation in order to validate the complaint.[2] The investigation was conducted on November 15 and 16, 2007.[3]

In a Memorandum[4] dated January 3, 2008 submitted to the Court, the OCA reported that on November 16, 2007, Court Interpreter Cyril Jotic,...