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Mañalac vs. Bidan

CARLOS GAUDENCIO MAÑALAC, Complainant, vs. HERNAN E. BIDAN, Sheriff IV, Regional Trial Court, Branch 53, Bacolod City, Respondent. Present: LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, C.J., BERSAMIN, DEL CASTILLO, JARDELEZA, and TIJAM,JJ

A.M. No. P-18-3875 (formerly OCA IPI No. 16-4577-P) | 2018-10-03

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
FIRST DIVISION

DECISION

DEL CASTILLO, J.:

The present administrative case arose from the notarized ComplaintAffidavit1 filed with the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) by Carlos Gaudencio M. Mañalac (Mañalac ), for and on behalf of Philippine One Investment (SPY-AMC), Inc. (hereinafter PI One), against Hernan E. Bidan, Sheriff IV, Branch 53, Regional Trial Court (RTC), Bacolod City, Negros Occidental (respondent sheriff).

Complainant accused respondent sheriff with gross misconduct, grave abuse of authority, and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service...