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Alleged loss of various boxes of copy paper during their transfer from the Property Division, Office of Administrative Services to the various rooms of Philja/Release of compulsory retirement benefits underR.A. 8291 of Mr. Isidro P. Austria etc.

ALLEGED LOSS OF VARIOUS BOXES OF COPY PAPER DURING THEIR TRANSFER FROM THE PROPERTY DIVISION, OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (OAS), TO THE VARIOUS ROOMS OF THE PHILIPPINE JUDICIAL ACADEMY. A.M. NO. 2008-23-SC _____________________________ RELEASE OF COMPULSORY RETIREMENT BENEFITS UNDER R.A. No. 8291 OF MR. ISIDRO P. AUSTRIA, FORMER SUPPLY OFFICER II, PHILIPPINE JUDICIAL ACADEMY, SUPREME COURT. A.M. No. 2014-025-Ret.

A.M. No. 2008-23-SC/A.M. No. 2014-025-Ret. | 2014-09-30

EN BANC
 
D E C I S I O N

BERSAMIN, J.:
 
Before us is the administrative matter inquiring into the loss of 140 reams of long copy paper, and 40 reams of short copy paper, valued at P27,000.00, delivered to the Philippine Judicial Academy (PHILJA). The loss was criminal theft by all means.

Also for our consideration now is the application for the release of his retirement benefits due to his intervening compulsory retirement from the service on his 65th birthday on August 17, 2012 of one of the employees under investigation.

Antecedents

On October 23, 2008, Boc’s Trading Co., Inc. delivered 1,300...