677 SCRA 1 OCA v. Macarine

677 SCRA 1 OCA v. Macarine Complainant: OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICESOFFICE OF T!E CO"RT ADMINISTRATOR  Re#pon$ent: %"D&E I&NACIO '. MACARINE( M)nicipal Circ)it Trial Co)rt( &en. *)na( S)ri+ao $el Norte( ,oente: 'RION( %. FACTS: T-e Oice o t-e Co)rt A$mini#trator A$mini#trator /OCA0 ile$ t-e pre#ent a$mini#trative ca#e a+ain#t %)$+e I+nacio '. Macarine /re#pon$ent0 or violation o OCA Circ)lar Circ)lar No. 23445. OCA Circ)lar No. 23445 re)ire# t-at all orei+n travel# o )$+e# an $ co)rt per#onnel( re+ar$le## o  t-e n)m8er o $a9#( m)#t 8e it- prior permi##ion rom t-e Co)rt. %)$+e# an$ per#onnel -o #-all leave t-e co)ntr9 it-o)t travel a)t-orit9 i##)e$ 8 9 t-e OCA #-all 8e #)8ect to $i#ciplinar9 action. On A)+)#t 15( 3442( t-e re#pon$ent rote t-en Co)rt Co )rt A$mini#trator( A$mini#trator( no A##ociate A##ociate %)#tice %o#e ,ort)+al ,ere;( re)e#tin+ or a)t-orit9 to travel to !on+( 3414( t-e re#pon$ent a# inorme$ 89 t-e OCA t-at -i# leave o a8#ence or t-e perio$ o Septem8er 21=( 3442 -a$ 8een $i#approve$ an$ -i# travel con#i$ere$ )na)t-ori;e$ 89 t-e Co)rt. In an Eval)ation Report $ate$ Septem8er 6( 3414( t-e OCA o)n$ t-e re#pon$ent +)ilt9 o violation o OCA Circ)lar No. 23445 or travelin+ o)t o t-e co)ntr9 it-o)t ilin+ t-e nece##ar9 application or leave an$ it-o)t ir#t #ec)rin+ a travel a)t-orit9 rom t-e Co)rt. ISS"E: ?-et-er or not t-e OCA Circ)lar No. 23445 re#trict# ree$om o movement !E*D:

Tr)e( t-e ri+-t to travel i# +)arantee$ 89 t-e Con#tit)tion.1@p-i1 !oever( t-e eerci#e o #)c- ri+-t i# not a8#ol)te. Section 6( Article III o t-e 12>7 Con#tit)tion allo# re#triction# on oneB# ri+-t to travel provi$e$ t-at #)c- re#triction i# in t-e intere#t o national #ec)rit9( p)8lic #aet9 or p)8lic -ealt- a# ma9 8e provi$e$ 89 la. T-i#( -oever( #-o)l$ 89 no mean# 8e con#tr)e$ a# limitin+ t-e Co)rtB# in-erent poer o a$mini#trative #)pervi#ion over loer co)rt#. OCA Circ)lar No. 23445 $oe# not re#trict 8)t merel9 re+)late#( 89 provi$in+ +)i$eline# to 8e complie$ 89 )$+e# an$ co)rt per#onnel( 8eore t-e9 can +o on leave to travel a8roa$. To re#trict i# to re#train or pro-i8it a per#on rom $oin+ #omet-in+ to re+)late i# to +overn or $irect accor$in+ to r)le. To en#)re mana+ement o co)rt $oc