Ombudsman suspends Misamis prosecutor

The Office of the Ombudsman has indicted an associate provincial prosecutor from Misamis Oriental guilty of simple misconduct over a workplace dispute.

The Ombudsman imposed a penalty of a suspension of one month and one day on prosecutor Joan Albarece of the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor of Misamis Oriental, Cagayan de Oro.

A female employee—Quennie Ebonia—filed a complaint against Albarece after an altercation took place on July 21, 2016, at their workplace at the OPP.

She said Albarece had a fit on that day, slammed the case folders on the table, threw the stapler and puncher, pushed her and shouted at her.