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Office of the Court Administrator vs. Ma. Irissa G. Musngi, Court Legal Researcher II

OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, Complainant, vs. MA. IRISSA G. MUSNGI, Court Legal researcher II, Regional Trial Court, Judicial Region III, Branch 36, Gapan City, Nueva Ecija, Respondent.

A.M. No. P-11-3024 | 2012-07-17

EN BANC
 
D E C I S I O N
 
 
PER CURIAM:
 
          In January 2011, Judge Cielitolindo A. Luyun (Judge Luyun) assumed office as Presiding Judge of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Judicial Region III, Branch 36, Gapan City, Nueva Ecija. Upon assumption of office, he conducted an inventory of pending cases and evidence submitted to the trial court. During the inventory, he found a handwritten receipt1 for P45,000. The amount, which was missing, was part of the evidence in Criminal Case Nos. 8674, 9096, 9151 and 9152. The recipient of the amount was Ma. Irissa G. Musngi (Musngi), Court Legal Researcher...