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PRESIDING JUDGE JOSE B. LAGADO AND CLERK OF COURT II JOSEFINA C. EMPUESTO, BOTH OF THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT, MAHAPLAG, LEYTE, COMPLAINANTS, VS. CLERK II BRYAN ANTONIO C. LEONIDO, RESPONDENT.

PRESIDING JUDGE JOSE B. LAGADO AND CLERK OF COURT II JOSEFINA C. EMPUESTO, BOTH OF THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT, MAHAPLAG, LEYTE, COMPLAINANTS, VS. CLERK II BRYAN ANTONIO C. LEONIDO, RESPONDENT.

A.M. No. P-14-3222 (Formerly A.M. OCA IPI NO. 11-3609-P) | 2014-08-12

EN BANC
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
 
Before the Court is a Letter-Complaint[1] dated March 3, 2011 filed by complainants Presiding Judge Jose B. Lagado (Judge Lagado) and Clerk of Court II Josefina C. Empuesto (Empuesto), both of the Municipal Trial Court of Mahaplag, Leyte (MTC), charging respondent Clerk II Bryan Antonio C. Leonido (Leonido) of the same court with Dishonesty and Misconduct.
 
The Facts
 
In their Letter-Complaint, complainants alleged that on February 22, 2011, Leonido intercepted and withdrew checks representing their second quincena salary as well as their share in the Judiciary...