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2015-07-01 |
CARPIO, J. |
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| Being the custodians of court funds and revenues, clerks of court have always been reminded of their duty to immediately deposit the various funds received by them to the authorized government depositories.[1] Supreme Court (SC) Administrative Circular No. 3-2000 and Circular No. 13-92 mandate the clerks of court to immediately deposit their fiduciary collections upon their receipt to an authorized depository bank. SC Circular No. 50-95 further provides that "all collections from bailbonds, rental deposits, and other fiduciary collections shall be deposited within twenty-four (24) hours by the clerk of court concerned, upon receipt thereof, with the Land Bank of the Philippines." As Officer-in-Charge of the Office of the Clerk of Court, Lizondra has the same responsibilities and is expected to serve with the same efficiency as a duly-appointed Clerk of Court. However, Lizondra failed to faithfully perform the duties assigned to her. She violated circulars issued by this Court by not remitting the court's collections on time. Not having money to transport the court collections is not a valid excuse, since accountable officers are authorized to reimburse their expenses from the Court under Administrative Circular No. 35-2004, as pointed out by the OCA. | |||||