MANILA-- The Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed from the service the clerk of court of the Metropolitan Trial Court (MTC) of San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija for dishonesty, grave misconduct and contempt of court.
In a per curiam decision of the SC en banc, respondent Marcela V. Santos was also fined in the amount of P5,000, aside from forfeiture of retirement benefits.
Records of the case show that Santos could not explain where the amount of P326,000 in fiduciary fund, sheriff trust fund and process servers fee go.
Santos failed to submit the proper documents before the Fiscal Monitoring Division (FMD) of the Court Management Office (CMO) in connection with the loss of the said amount, as well as the loss of three booklets of official receipts (ORs).
The respondent also failed to submit monthly reports of collections and deposits as required by SC Circular No. 32-93.
The SC magistrates also ordered the Fiscal Management Office (FMO) to make a computation of the remaining accountabilities of the respondent and submit a report in 30 days.
Santos was also directed to return the said remaining amount.
The SC en banc also ordered Court Administrator Atty. Jose Midas Marquez to file criminal charges against Santos based on the findings of the Court. (PNA)
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