[A.M. No. P-11-2931 (formerly A.M. OCA IPI No. 08-2852-P) : June 01, 2011]
JOHN A. MENDEZ, ANGELITO, CABALLERO AND IVY CABALLERO, COMPLAINANTS, VS. NERISSA A. BALBUENA, COURT INTERPRETER, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES, BRANCH 7, CEBU CITY, RESPONDENT.
D E C I S I O N
BRION, J.:
We resolve the present administrative case against Nerissa A. Balbuena (respondent), Court Interpreter, Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCC), Branch 7, Cebu City, filed by John A. Mendez, Angelito Caballero and the latter's daughter Ivy Caballero, for Oppression and Conduct Unbecoming a Public Officer.
In a Verified Complaint-Affidavit dated November 3, 2006, 1 Mendez narrated that in the early morning of May 4, 2006, the respondent, who lived next door to his rented room in the house of Angelito, called him up by phone, complaining that two (2) of the respondent's boarders were almost sideswiped by the motorcycle of his co-workers. The respondent demanded an apology from them. Mendez's co-workers did what the respondent demanded and apologized to one of the boarders. Not content with the apology given by Mendez's co-workers, the respondent turned her ire on Mendez and asked whether he has a license to operate his mineral water refilling station. He answered that its owner has a license to operate and sell.
To avoid any further argument with the respondent, Mendez decided to pack his clothes and other belongings, and to transfer temporarily to his mother's house. However, before he could leave his place, the respondent called by phone, hurled invectives at him and called him a shameless
In a Verified Complaint-Affidavit dated November 3, 2006, 1 Mendez narrated that in the early morning of May 4, 2006, the respondent, who lived next door to his rented room in the house of Angelito, called him up by phone, complaining that two (2) of the respondent's boarders were almost sideswiped by the motorcycle of his co-workers. The respondent demanded an apology from them. Mendez's co-workers did what the respondent demanded and apologized to one of the boarders. Not content with the apology given by Mendez's co-workers, the respondent turned her ire on Mendez and asked whether he has a license to operate his mineral water refilling station. He answered that its owner has a license to operate and sell.
To avoid any further argument with the respondent, Mendez decided to pack his clothes and other belongings, and to transfer temporarily to his mother's house. However, before he could leave his place, the respondent called by phone, hurled invectives at him and called him a shameless
