Office of the Court Administrator vs Bermejo
A.M. No. P-05-2004 March 14, 2008
FACTS:
Respondent colluded with another person to impersonate her in taking the Civil Service Eligibility Examination. During the examination, Bermejo used another name in taking the test while the other took the same exam using Bermejo’s name.
ISSUE:
Is a certified copy of the Seat Plan of the examination admissible in evidence?
RULING:
Yes. A duly accomplished Civil Service Form is a public document which is admissible in evidence. Respondent in this case, fails to refute the documentary evidence proving the fact in issue, against her. It is a settled rule that the duly accomplished form of the Civil Service is an official document of the Commission, which, by its very nature, is considered in the same category as that of a public document, admissible in evidence without need of further proof. As an official document, the entries thereof made in the course of official duty are prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.
Myline Cordial 
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