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Rivera vs. Geroche

CLERK OF COURT YVONNE Q. RIVERA, COMPLAINANT, VS. REX J. GEROCHE, CASH CLERK III, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES, KABANKALAN CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, RESPONDENT.

A.M. No. P-12-3091 [Formerly OCA IPI No. 10-3426-P] | 2022-01-04

EN BANC
 
DECISION
 
PER CURIAM:
 
Court personnel who fail to safeguard court funds and collections, either through their willful conduct or negligence, shall be held accountable.

The Constitution mandates that a public office is a public trust and that all public officers must be accountable to the people and must serve them with responsibility, integrity, loyalty, and efficiency. The demand for moral uprightness is more pronounced for members and personnel of the Judiciary who are involved in the dispensation of justice. As frontliners in the administration of justice, court personnel should live up to the strictest standards of...