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2013-06-23 |
VILLARAMA, JR., J. |
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| Section 53 further provides that mitigating circumstances attendant to the commission of the offense should be considered in the determination of the penalty to be imposed on the erring government employee. However, no such mitigating circumstance had been shown. On the contrary, respondent had been previously held administratively liable for irregularities in the performance of his duties as Clerk of Court. In A.M. No. P-01-1484,[52] this Court imposed on respondent a fine of P5,000 for acting imprudently in notarizing documents and administering oath on matters alien to his official duties. And in A.M. Nos. P-08-2567 (formerly OCA IPI No. 99-670-P) and P-08-2568 (formerly OCA IPI No. 99-753-P),[53] respondent was found liable for simple misconduct and ordered to pay a fine equivalent to his three (3) months salary to be deducted from his retirement benefits. | |||||