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Fontilla vs. Alcantara

JOSELITO S. FONTILLA, COMPLAINANT, VS. JAIME S. ALCANTARA, CLERK OF COURT, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT, MIDSAYAP, COTABATO, RESPONDENT.

A.M. No. P-19-4024 (Formerly OCA I.P.I. No. 09-3282-P) | 2019-12-03

DECISION
 
PER CURIAM:
 
Dishonesty as to educational attainment and falsification of a public document are serious offenses punishable by dismissal from the service.
 
The Facts

Complainant Joselito S. Fontilla (Fontilla) charges respondent Jaime S. Alcantara (Alcantara), newly appointed Clerk of Court of the Municipal Trial Court (MTC), Midsayap, Cotabato, of dishonesty and falsification of public document in connection with his appointment as Clerk of Court.[1]

In a May 2, 2006 letter-complaint, Fontilla narrated that he inquired from the Office of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), CARAGA Administrative Region (CARAGA...