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Sarno-Davin vs. Quirante

HON. CARMELITA SARNO­-DAVIN, PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, DIGOS, DAVAO DEL SUR, BRANCH 19, COMPLAINANT, VS. ROSALITA L. QUIRANTE, CLERK III, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, DIGOS, DAVAO DEL SUR, BRANCH 19, RESPONDENT.

A.M. No. P-19-4021 [Formerly OCA IPI No. 15-4410-P] | 2020-01-15

EN BANC
 
DECISION
 
PER CURIAM:
 
This is a Complaint[1] filed by Presiding Judge Carmelita Sarno-Davin, (complainant), Regional Trial Court of Digos, Davao del Sur, Branch 19 (RTC) against Rosalita L. Quirante (respondent), Clerk III, of the same court before the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA), for Dishonesty, Misconduct, and Neglect of Duty.
 
Antecedents

Complainant alleged that sometime in the 3rd week of May 2014, Mercedita P. Dela Sierra (Dela Sierra), secretary of the defense counsel in Criminal Case Nos. 240(06) and 241(06), both entitled People of the Philippines v. Alviola, et al., approached...