(Formerly OCA I.P.I. No. 08-3029-P) COMMISSION ON AUDIT, represented by ATTY. FRANCISCO R. VELASCO, Complainant, vs. ARLENE B. ASETRE, Clerk of Court, Municipal Trial Court, Ocampo, Camarines Sur, Respondents. x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x A.M. No. P-10-2752 (Formerly A.M. No. 09-1 0-173-MTC) RE: FI

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT Manila EN BANC A.M. No. P-11-2965 July 31, 2012 (Formerly OCA I.P.I. No. 08-3029-P) COMMISSION ON AUDIT, represented by ATTY. FRANCISCO R. VELASCO, Complainant, vs. ARLENE B. ASETRE, Clerk of Court, Municipal Trial Court, Ocampo, Camarines Sur, Respondents. x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x A.M. No. P-10-2752 (Formerly A.M. No. 09-1 0-173-MTC) RE: FINANCIAL AUDIT CONDUCTED IN THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL OCAMPO, CAMARINES SUR.

PER CURIAM: For our resolution are two consolidated cases, namely, (1) Administrative Complaint, docketed as A.M. No. P-11-2965 (OCA I.P.I. No. 08-3029-P), filed by the Commission on Audit (COA), represented by Atty. Francisco R. Velasco against respondent Arlene B. Asetre, Clerk of Court, Municipal Trial Court, Ocampo, Camarines Sur, for malversation of public funds; and (2) Administrative Complaint, docketed as A.M. No. P-10-2752 (OCA I.P.I. No. 09-10-173-MTC) against the same respondent. A.M. No. P-11-2965 (formerly A.M. OCA I.P.I. No. 08-3029-P) Commission on Audit, represented by Atty. Francisco R. Velasco v. Arlene B. Asetre, Clerk of Court, Municipal Trial Court, Ocampo, Camarines Sur. In an Indorsement dated December 3, 2008, the Office of the Deputy Ombudsman for Luzon referred to the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) for appropriate action the complete records of CPL-L-08-2120 entitled "COA v. Arlene B. Asetre"

relative to the charges of Malversation of Public Funds, Grave Misconduct and Conduct Prejudicial to the Best Interest of the Service against Arlene B. Asetre, Clerk of Court, Municipal Trial Court (MTC), Ocampo, Camarines Sur. The charges originated from the findings of the Audit Team of the Commission on Audit that respondent Asetre incurred cash shortage of One Hundred Fifty Thousand and Four Pesos (P150,004.00), representing unremitted cash collections from December 8, 2003 to November 13, 2009, to the prejudice of the government. The shortage was accounted for as follows: Beginning Balance as of December 8, 2003 P 2,006.00 Add: Undep.

Collections, Dec. 8, 2003 to Nov. 6, 2009 Fiduciary Fund P89,000.00 JDF 20,972.90 GF/SAJ 27,842.10 VCF 60.00 MF 10,500.00 148,375.00