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Report on the financial audit conducted in the MTCC, Tagum City, Davao del Norte/Office of the Court Administrator Vs. Judge Ismael L. Salubre, et al.

REPORT ON THE FINANCIAL AUDIT CONDUCTED IN THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES, TAGUM CITY, DAVAO DEL NORTE. A.M. OCA IPI No. 09-3138-P _______________________ OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, Complainant, vs. JUDGE ISMAEL L. SALUBRE, MR. NERIO L. EDIG and MS. BELLA LUNA C. ABELLA, MS. DELIA R. P ALERO and MR. MACARIO HERMOGILDO S. A VENTURADO, all of MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES, TAGUM CITY, DA V AO DEL NORTE, Respondents. A.M. No. MTJ-05-1618

A.M. OCA IPI No. 09-3138-P/A.M. No. MTJ-05-1618 | 2013-10-22

EN BANC

DECISION

PER CURIAM:

These consolidated administrative matters resulted from the two financial audits conducted on the books of accounts of the Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCC) of Tagum City, Davao del Norte.

The first financial audit conducted in said court in 2005 covered the period January 1, 1993 to January 31, 2005. The court was then presided by Judge Ismael L. Salubre. The audit was prompted by a report of the Commission on Audit (COA) regarding the violation of Nerio L. Edig, Clerk of Court IV, of Section 21 of the New Manual on the New Government Accounting System, which requires all collecting officers to deposit...