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Santiago vs. Fernando

JUDGE JAIME B. SANTIAGO, COMPLAINANT, VS. ROMELITO G. FERNANDO, UTILITY WORKER I, BRANCH 18, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, [RTC], TAGAYTAY CITY, CAVITE, RESPONDENT.

A.M. No. P-22-053 (formerly OCA IPI No. 15-4466-P) | 2023-01-17

R E S O L U T I O N
 
ROSARIO, J.:
 
This administrative matter arose from two Complaints initiated by Acting Presiding Judge Jaime B. Santiago (complainant judge) against Romelito G. Fernando (respondent) indorsed to the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) for appropriate action.
 
The Antecedent Facts

Respondent was a Utility Worker I of Branch 18, Regional Trial Court of Tagaytay City, Cavite before being appointed by complainant judge as Clerk III in charge of civil cases in December 2014.[1]

In a Complaint[2] dated August 11, 2015, complainant judge charged respondent with Insubordination, Irregularity in the...