Back

Prosecutor III Tabao vs. Sheriff IV Cabcabin etc.

PROSECUTOR III LEO C. TABAO, PETITIONER, VS. SHERIFF IV JOSE P. CABCABIN, OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, TACLOBAN CITY, RESPONDENT.

A.M. No. P-16-3437 |

DECISION
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
This administrative matter stems from the letter-complaint dated 11 April 2011 filed by Deputy Prosecutor Leo C. Tabao, accusing Sheriff IV Jose P. Cabcabin of the Office of the Clerk of Court of the Regional Trial Court of Tacloban City of Abuse of Authority and Gross Irregularity in the Performance of Duties relative to Criminal Case Nos. 2009-11-537 (Violation of Section 5[1], R.A. 7610[2]), 2009-11-538 (Violation of Sec. 6[3], R.A. 9208[4]) and 2009-11-539 (Violation of Sec. 4 (a)[5] and (e)[6], R.A. 9208), all entitled "People of the Philippines vs. Danilo Miralles y Aguirre, et al."

The...