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OCA vs. Cobarrubias

OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, V. MR. ALDEN P. COBARRUBIAS,[*] CLERK III; AND MR. VLADIMIR[**] A. BRAVO, COURT INTERPRETER II, BOTH OF METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT [METC], BRANCH 24, MANILA, RESPONDENTS.

A.M. No. P-15-3379 (Formerly A.M. No. 15-07-77-MeTC) | 2017-11-22

D E C I S I O N
 
CAGUIOA, J:
 
An undated anonymous letter-complaint[1] was sent to the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) against the following personnel of the Metropolitan Trial Court (MeTC), Branch 24, Manila: Alden Cobarrubias (Clerk III), Vladimir Bravo (Court Interpreter II), Teodora Balboa (Clerk of Court III), and Antonio Abad, Jr. (Clerk III).[2] Abad, Cobarrubias, and Bravo allegedly falsified their respective daily time record (DTR), while Balboa tolerated the same.[3] In an Indorsement[4] dated September 21, 2011, the OCA referred the said complaint to then Executive Judge Mario A. Magdoza-Malagar of MeTC-Manila...