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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 54 -
IMPOSING THE PENALTY OF SUSPENSION FROM OFFICE ON FAUSTINO H. PARAGUYA,
FIRST ASSISTANT PROVINCIAL FISCAL OF SURIGAO DEL NORTE FOR A PERIOD OF
ONE (1) MONTH
This refers to the administrative case
filed by Quintin E.L. Paredes, Provincial Fiscal of Surigao del Norte,
against Assistant Provincial Fiscal Faustino Paraguya for reckless
negligence, short of infidelity in the custody of documents.
The complaint, dated April 15, 1987, which arose from the loss of
documentary evidence/exhibits in connection with Criminal Case No. 601,
known as the SIARELCO case, was filed with the Ministry (now
Department) of Justice on May 8, 1987. Subsequently, respondent Fiscal
Paraguya was directed to file his answer to the complaint. In
compliance therewith, respondent fiscal submitted his answer contained
in a 2nd indorsement dated June 17, 1987, alleging inter alia that:
"With all honesty, I beg to say that I wanted to help prosecute this
case to the fullest to prove to Fiscal Paredes who was very
instrumental in making me the 1st Assistant Provincial Fiscal and to
the Department of Justice my efficiency and high performance. . .
.
"Presently, I am in the midst of reconstituting those lost evidences.
Spending time, efforts and money of my own just to reconstruct said
evidences. I am actually doing this because I know and understand the
consequences of losing this case. This is a celebrated case."
The Secretary of Justice, in his letter dated November 11, 1987,
recommended that the penalty of suspension from the service for a
period of one (1) month be meted out on respondent. The recommendation
was premised on the following:
"Fiscal Paraguya admitted having taken the records of the case in order
to study it thoroughly. He claimed he returned the records to the
Acting Records Officer and discovered that the exhibits were missing
only on March 6, 1987 when the case was called for the continuation of
the trial.
"In deciding the recommended penalty, I took into consideration his
candour in accepting the blame; his plea for clemency and
understanding; and his promise to exert efforts towards the
reconstruction of the lost exhibits."
After a careful review of the case, I agree with and adopt the findings
and recommendation of the Secretary of Justice, supported, as they are,
by the evidence on record.
WHEREFORE, and upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Justice,
respondent Assistant Provincial Fiscal Faustino H. Paraguya of Surigao
del Norte is hereby suspended from office without pay for a period of
one (1) month, effective upon receipt of a copy hereof.
Done in the City of Manila,
Philippines, this 29th day of January, in the year of Our Lord,
nineteen hundred and eighty-eight.
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