549 Phil. 1
TINGA, J.:
In view of the failure of Ms. Daisy S. Caringal to comply with the abovementioned memorandum, it is respectfully recommended that: (1) her application for vacation leave (travel abroad) from December 19, 2005 to June 1, 2006 be DISAPPROVED and her absences be considered UNAUTHORIZED; (2) she be DIRECTED to immediately report back to duty, otherwise, she shall be recommended to be dropped from the rolls for being on absence without official leave (AWOL); (3) in the interim, her salaries and other benefits be ordered WITHHELD until she reports back for duty; and (4) the Financial Management Office be DIRECTED to immediately release the withheld salaries and benefits of Ms. Caringal upon receipt of notice from the Leave Division of her return to duty.To date, Ms. Caringal has not reported for duty and has failed to submit her Daily Time Records/Bundy Cards from September 2005 up to the present.
x x x x In view of the foregoing, it is respectfully recommended to the Honorable Court that: (1) Ms. Daisy S. Caringal be DROPPED FROM THE ROLLS effective September 22, 2005 for having been on absence without official leave (AWOL) since said date; (2) she be informed of her separation from the service at the address appearing on her 201 file, that is, at Salvacion, Iriga City; and (3) her position be declared VACANT.The Court adopts the recommendations of the OCA.
Sec. 63. Effect of absences without approved leave. — An official or an employee who is continuously absent without an approved leave for at least thirty (30) working days shall be considered on absence without official leave (AWOL) and shall be separated from the service or dropped from the rolls without prior notice. He shall, however, be informed at his address appearing on his 201 files or at his last known written address, of his separation from the service, not later than five (5) days from its effectivity.That Ms. Caringal had not been reporting for work since 22 September 2005 is a matter of record. The absences have been incurred without prior approval and warrant the penalty of dismissal pursuant to the express provision of the aforequoted circular. Up to the present, Ms. Caringal has not presented herself before her superiors to explain her unauthorized absences. Undoubtedly, she has been remiss in her duties as court stenographer and her continuous absence has been prejudicial to public service.