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The Office of the Court Administrator vs. Tengco

THE OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, V. ELIZABETH R. TENGCO, CLERK OF COURT II, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT, STA. CRUZ, LAGUNA, RESPONDENT. [A.M. No. P-07-2360 (Formerly OCA IPI No. 06-2427-P), July 12, 2017] JUDGE ELPIDIO R. CALIS, COMPLAINANT, V. ELIZABETH R. TENGCO, CLERK OF COURT II, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT, STA. CRUZ, LAGUNA, RESPONDENT. [A.M. No. P-13-3157 (Formerly A.M. No. 12-4-30-MTC), July 12, 2017 THE OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, V. ELIZABETH R. TENGCO, FORMER CLERK OF COURT II, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT, STA. CRUZ, RESPONDENT.

A.M. No. P-06-2253 (Formerly A.M. No. 06-9-297-MTC) | 2017-07-02

DECISION
 
LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:
 
These consolidated administrative matters arose from (i) the Memorandum dated March 30, 2006 of Judge Elpidio R. Calis (Judge Calis), Presiding Judge, Municipal Trial Court (MTC), Sta. Cruz, Laguna addressed to then Court Administrator, now Associate Justice of the Court, Honorable Presbitero J. Velasco, Jr., recommending that Ms. Elizabeth R. Tengco (Tengco), Clerk of Court II, MTC, Sta. Cruz, Laguna be suspended from work; that her salaries and other benefits be withheld; and that an immediate financial audit of her books of accounts be undertaken; and (ii) the Financial Audit conducted on the...