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Timestamp: 2019-04-25 01:47:01+00:00

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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, v. CLERK II BRYAN ANTONIO C. LEONIDO,, Respondent.
Before the Court is a Letter-Complaint1 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.
Meanwhile, in a Resolution8 dated September 7, 2011 in A.M. No. 11-7-79-MTC,9 the Court dropped Leonido from the rolls effective January 3, 2011 for his absences without official leave, without prejudice to the outcome of the instant case.
The essential issue in this case is whether or not Leonido should be held administratively liable for Dishonesty and Grave Misconduct.
The Court concurs with the OCA’s findings and recommendation.
WHEREFORE, respondent Clerk II Bryan Antonio C. Leonido of the Municipal Trial Court of Mahaplag, Leyte, is found GUILTY of Dishonesty and Grave Misconduct and would have been DISMISSED from service, had he not been earlier dropped from the rolls effective January 3, 2011. Accordingly, his retirement and other benefits, except accrued leave credits, are hereby FORFEITED and he is PERPETUALLY DISQUALIFIED from re-employment in any government agency or instrumentality, including any government-owned and controlled corporation or government financial institution.
Sereno, C.J., Carpio, Velasco, Jr., De Castro, Brion, Peralta, Bersamin, Del Castillo, Villarama, Jr., Perez, Mendoza, Reyes, and Leonen, JJ., concur.
4 Id. at 25 and 42.
9 Entitled: Re: Dropping from the Rolls of Mr. Bryan Antonio C. Leonido, Clerk II, Municipal Trial Court, Mahaplag, Leyte.
10Rollo, pp. 42-45. Signed by Court Administrator Jose Midas P. Marquez, Deputy Court Administrator Thelma C. Bahia, and OCA Chief of Office – Legal Office Wilhelmina D. Geronga.
13OCA v. Musngi, A.M. No. P-ll-3024, July 17, 2012, 676 SCRA 525, 530, citing Alenio v. Cunting, 555 Phil. 146, 155 (2007).
14 See OCA v. Acampado, A.M. Nos. P-13-3116 and P-13-3112, November 12, 2013.
15OCA v. Musngi, supra note 13.
16 See Echano, Jr. v. Toledo, G.R. No. 173930, September 15, 2010, 630 SCRA 532, 535.
17OCA v. Musngi, supra note 13, at 532, citing Judge San Jose, Jr. v. Camurongan, 522 Phil. 80 (2006).
a. The penalty of dismissal shall carry with it that of cancellation of eligibility, forfeiture of retirement benefits, and the perpetual disqualification for re-employment in the government service, unless otherwise provided in the decision.
20 See Llamasares v. Pablico, 607 Phil. 100, 103-104 (2009); and Baquerfo v. Sanchez, 495 Phil. 10, 20 (2005).
21 See OCA v. Acampado, supra note 14.

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