JUDGE LUIS ENRIQUEZ REYES, COMPLAINANT, VS. ERLINDA U. CABRERA, CLERK OF COURT OF MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT OF GUIGUINTO, BULACAN

Ruling

WHEREFORE , the Court hereby declares the following: the complaint against respondent Edwin C. Santos is hereby DISMISSED for insufficiency of evidence and lack of merit. respondent Erlinda U. Cabrera is hereby found GUILTY of dishonesty and gross misconduct. She is ordered DISMISSED from the service effective immediately with prejudice to reemployment in any government agency, including government-owned and controlled corporations. All her salaries, allowances and retirement benefits that have been withheld are forfeited in favor of the government. respondent Erlinda U. Cabrera is also hereby ORDERED to restitute within 30 days from her receipt of this resolution the amount of P1,483,351.85 representing her shortage as follows: Judiciary Development Fund P206,418.85, Clerk of Court General Fund P54,433 and Fiduciary Fund P1,222,500. the Employees Leave Division, Office of Administrative ServicesOCA is hereby DIRECTED to compute the balance of respondent Erlinda U. Cabrera's earned leave credits and forward the same to the Finance Division, Fiscal Management OfficeOCA which shall compute its monetary value. Whatever amount, as well as other monetary benefits, she may still be entitled to shall be applied as part of the restitution of the shortage. the Office of the Court Administrator is hereby DIRECTED to coordinate with the prosecution arm of the government to ensure the expeditious criminal prosecution of respondent Erlinda Cabrera. finally, the Bureau of Immigration is hereby DIRECTED to issue a hold-departure order against respondent Erlinda U. Cabrera to prevent her from leaving the country. SO ORDERED.