The Court of Appeals 20th Division dismissed the petition for certiorari filed by former Bacong Municipal Treasurer Necito Zamora against OIC-Regional Director Concepcion Daplas of the Bureau of Local Government Finance and Provincial Treasurer Danilo Mendez recently.

The ten-page decision penned by Associate Justice Isaias Dicdican upheld the decision of Daplas relieving Zamora from his duties and functions as Municipal Treasurer of Bacong and detailing him at the Provincial Assessors Office.

The decision stated that Daplas did not exercise grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack of or excess of jurisdiction in issuing Regional Special Personnel orders. It added that there was no legal basis to hold that the respondent, Mendez, committed grave abuse of discretion in issuing office order for his transfer of office.

Zamora was administratively charged for dishonesty and malversation of public funds after he failed to liquidate the P1.8 million missing funds in the municipal treasury.

Provincial Legal Counsel Erwin Vergara said the CA decision has ordered Zamora to transfer to the Assessors Office. But Zamora reportedly refused to comply the CA order and is until now still holding office at the municipals treasurers office in Bacong.

Vergara said if Zamora will not comply with the courts decision they will be forced to file a petition asking that he be suspended or eventually be dismissed from service.*RG/MA

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