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OCA vs Clerk of Court Ermerlina Bernardino, et al

OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, Complainant, versus CLERK OF COURT ERMELINA C. BERNARDINO, Municipal Trial Court, Cardona, Rizal, CLERK OF COURT LIBERTAD SAN JUAN, Municipal Circuit Trial Court, Pililia-Jala-Jala, Rizal, CLERK OF COURT ATTY. MANUEL I. BANTING, Regional Trial Court, Binangonan, Rizal and MA. LUISA TUAZON, Cash Clerk, Office of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Binangonan Rizal, Respondents.

A.M. No. P-97-1258 (Formerly A.M. No. 96-10-380-RTC) | 2005-01-31



EN BANC
DECISION

PER CURIAM:

The administrative cases against Clerks of Court Ermelina C. Bernardino,[1] Libertad San Juan[2] and Atty. Manuel I. Banting,[3] and Clerk Ma. Luisa Tuazon[4] deal with collections and remittances of court funds.

The cases stemmed from the Reports dated 09 August 1996 and 14 August 1996 of Justice Felipe B. Kalalo (Ret.), Regional Coordinator, Judiciary Planning Development and Implementation Office, Supreme Court, on the audit conducted on the courts in Rizal[5] province from 01 to 06 August 1996.  In the 09 August 1996 Report, Justice Kalalo bared he discovered irregularities in the collection and...