Dear PAO,The security guard who was posted at the office of my sister had to file for leave from work to attend to a case allegedly filed against him for light coercion. My sister said that this security guard had been with them in their office for the longest time, and was very kind and helpful to her and her officemates. I was told that he loaned an amount of money to his neighbor to buy a high-end cellphone. When months passed after the neighbor failed to return the borrowed money on the agreed date, the security guard became frustrated with his debtor neighbor. This was aggravated by the latter s repeated attempts to ignore and hide from him. When the security guard finally saw his neighbor, he confronted him with his service weapon, and a scuffle ensued until he was able to forcibly take the cellphone as his claim for payment of his neighbor s unpaid debt. After this incident, a case was filed against the security guard for light coercion. I am now curious as to whether this was t
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra (TOTO LOZANO/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO /MANILA BULLETIN)
But Guevarra said the complaints have been forwarded to the Supreme Court (SC) since TFAC is aware of the court’s Judicial Integrity Board (JIB) which has exclusive jurisdiction.
When asked if some of the complaints involved justices and judges, Guevarra said:
“The last time I checked, it was less than five (complaints) and involved low-ranking court personnel only.
“I suppose people generally know where to complain if the persons involved are judges or justices.”
Last year, the SC activated its JIB, which, together with the Corruption Prevention and Investigation Office (CPIO), was created in 2018 to run after the so-called misfits in the judiciary.