SECOND DIVISION
[A.M. No. P-20-4038. February 24, 2020.]
OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, petitioner,vs. LEONIDA S. RAMOS, SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER II, OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, CAVITE CITY, respondent.
NOTICE
Sirs/Mesdames :
Please take notice that the Court, Second Division, issued a Resolution dated24 February 2020which reads as follows:
"A.M. No. P-20-4038 [Formerly OCA IPI No. 18-4793-P] (Office of the Court Administrator v. Leonida S. Ramos, Social Welfare Officer II, Office of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Cavite City). — The Court resolves to ADOPT and APPROVE the findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendation of the Office of the Court Administrator in its Report 1 dated August 15, 2019. Accordingly, the Court finds respondent Leonida S. Ramos, Social Welfare Officer II, Office of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Cavite City GUILTY of Simple Discourtesy in the course of official duties and conduct unbecoming of a court employee, and is thus, meted with the penalty of REPRIMAND. However, said penalty can no longer be imposed in view of her retirement.
Settled is the rule that public officials and employees are under obligation to perform the duties of their offices honestly, faithfully, and to the best of their ability. They, as recipients of the public trust, should demonstrate courtesy, civility, and self-restraint in their official actuations to the public at all times even when confronted with rudeness and insulting behavior. In particular, the conduct of court employees must always be characterized by strict propriety and decorum in dealing with other people. There is no room for discourtesy of any kind in the ranks of court employees. 2
SO ORDERED."
Very truly yours,
(SGD.) TERESITA AQUINO TUAZONDeputy Division Clerk on Court
Footnotes
1.Rollo, pp. 56-60. Signed by Court Administrator Jose Midas P. Marquez and Deputy Court Administrator Raul Bautista Villanueva.
2.Narvasa-Kampana v. Josue, 477 Phil. 331, 337 (2004).