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EVELINA C. BANAAG, Complainant, vs. OLIVIA C. ESPELETA, Interpreter III, Branch 82, Regional Trial Court, Quezon City, Respondent.

Evelina C. Banaag vs. Olivia C. Espeleta, Interpreter III, Branch 82, RTC. Quezon City

A.M. No. P-11-3011 | 2011-12-16


Republic of the PhilippinesSUPREME COURTManila
EN BANC
A.M. No. P-11-3011        December 16, 2011(Formerly OCA IPI No. 09-3143-P)
EVELINA C. BANAAG, Complainant,
vs.
OLIVIA C. ESPELETA, Interpreter III, Branch 82, Regional Trial Court, Quezon City, Respondent.
D E C I S I O N
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
"Can a man scoop fire into his lap without his clothes being burned? Can a man walk on hot coals without his feet being scorched?" So goes an early admonition against immorality from the Holy Book that is as valuable today as it was thousands of years ago. In the judiciary, "moral integrity is more than a virtue; it is a...