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OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, VS. MRS. AURORA T. ZUÑIGA, CLERK OF COURT II, MRS. MINDA H. CERVANTES, STENOGRAPHER 1, BOTH OF MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT (MTC) VIRAC, CATANDUANES, AND MR. PEPITO F. LUCERO, INTERPRETER III, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BR. 43, VIRAC, CATANDUANES, RESPONDENTS.

OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, VS. MRS. AURORA T. ZUÑIGA, CLERK OF COURT II, MRS. MINDA H. CERVANTES, STENOGRAPHER 1, BOTH OF MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT (MTC) VIRAC, CATANDUANES, AND MR. PEPITO F. LUCERO, INTERPRETER III, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BR. 43, VIRAC, CATANDUANES, RESPONDENTS.

A.M. No. P-10-2800 [Formerly A.M. No. 10-5-66-MTC] | 2014-11-18

EN BANC
 
DECISION

PER CURIAM:

For review before the Court is this administrative matter which originated from the financial audit conducted by the Fiscal Monitoring Division (FMD) of the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) on the books of account of the Municipal Trial Court, Virac, Catanduanes (MTC). The financial review was brought about by the fund shortages discovered by state auditor Madeleine S. Rivera of the Commission on Audit (COA) for the period from August 21, 2003 to June 19, 2007 in the amount of P294,797.75.[1]
 
Specifically, the financial audit team examined the books of account of the MTC covering the period from...