IN RE PENAFLOR (ADMINISTRATIVE)

CLERKS OF COURT are important functionaries of the judiciary. Their administrative functions are vital to the prompt and sound administration of justice. their office is the hub of adjudicative and administrative orders, processes, and concerns. They perform a very delicate function as custodian of the court's funds, revenues, records, property, and premises. They are liable for any loss, shortage, destruction, or impairment of such funds and property. They are specifically imbued with the mandate to safeguard the integrity of the court as well as the efficiency of its proceedings, to preserve respect for and loyalty to it, to maintain the authenticity or correctness of court records, and to uphold the confidence of the public in the administration of justice. thus, they are required to be persons of competence, honesty, and probity.