of Dindo V. Sevilla, Team Leader of the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) Financial Audit Team (Team) to then Court Administrator (now a member of this Court) Presbitero J. Velasco, Jr. dated February 3, 2006 charging Aurelia C. Lugue () of gross negligence in the performance of duty and gross

Ruling

WHEREFORE , the Court finds respondent Aurelia C. Lugue, Cashier I, OCC, MTCC, Angeles City guilty of gross dishonesty and imposes on her the penalty of DISMISSAL from the service. Except for leave credirs already earned, her retirement benefits are forfeited, with prejudice to re-employment in any government agency, including government-owned and controlled corporation. The Civil Service Commission is ordered to cancel her civil service eligibility, if any, in accordance with Section 9, Rule XIV of the Omnibus Rules Implementing Book V of Executive Order No. 292. [26] The Legal Office of the Office of the Court Administrator is DIRECTED to file criminal charges against respondent Aurelia C. Lugue before the appropriate court. Further, the Court DIRECTS Clerk of Court Marlon Roque, MTCC, Branch 3, as former OIC, MTCC; and Clerk of Court Anita G. Nunag, OCC, MTCC, Angeles City to explain in writing, within 10 days from receipt of herein resolution, why they should not be disciplinarily dealt with for failure to: exercise close supervision over the financial transactions of the court; monitor the activities of Cashier I, Aurelia C. Lugue, relative to the proper handling of collections of legal fees; and monitor the proper remittance of collections on time which resulted to many instances of delayed remittances. Let this administrative matter against Clerks of Court Roque and Nunag be given a separate docket number and re-raffled. SO ORDERED.