Tag: disbarment

IBP president, vice chair face disbarment cases for “abetting Advincula in commission of slander, inciting to sedition”

(Eagle News)–Two high-ranking officials of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines are facing disbarment cases for allegedly helping Peter Joemel Advincula commit slander and inciting to sedition. The cases were filed against IBP president Abdiel Dan Elijah Fajardo and vice chair and incoming president Domingo Cayosa by the Kabalikat partylist led by Tomas Jose Cabrido a day after Solicitor General Jose Calida called for Fajardo’s resignation for “politicizing” the lawyers’ organization. In filing the cases, […]

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SC disbars lawyer for faking court decision

(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court (SC) announced on Friday, July 6, that it has disbarred a lawyer for faking a court decision and notarizing a document in the absence of its affiant. Dionisio Apoya Jr. was stripped of his bar membership on July 3 after authoring a fake decision to deceive his client Leah Taday that he won the legal battle for the nullification of her marriage, the SC said. “[The] respondent committed unlawful, dishonest, immoral, and […]

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Third disbarment complaint filed vs Gadon

(Eagle News) — A third disbarment complaint was filed against lawyer Larry Gadon on Friday, April 20, over his demeanor toward pro-Sereno rallyists during oral arguments in Baguio on April 10. Zena Bernardo, Natividad Dela Cruz Natividad, Jose Mari Tomines Callueng, Nona Andaya-Castillo, Evangeline Hernandez, Jennifer Aiza Santaolaya, Faith Angelie Catalan, and Mark Vincent Lim, who described themselves as “concerned citizens, activists, community workers, mothers” said Gadon’s cursing at the protesters–which was caught in a picture–was […]

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Gadon: I don’t care if I’m disbarred as long as Sereno is removed from office

(Eagle News) — Lawyer Larry Gadon on Friday, April 13, said he does not mind being disbarred for as long as Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno was removed from the post. Gadon issued the statement after an official of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines said his demeanor in Baguio during oral arguments on the quo warranto petition filed against Sereno could be a ground for an ethics complaint. Gadon, who has filed a separate […]

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Gadon faces second disbarment complaint

(Eagle News) — A lawyer has filed a disbarment complaint against the man who filed an impeachment complaint against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. Wilfredo Garrido Jr. wants lawyer Larry Gadon disbarred over his allegedly perjurious statements and dishonesty in House hearings on the impeachment complaint against Sereno. In his complaint filed on March 15, Garrido cited Gadon’s claim that his source on the allegation that Sereno falsified court documents in 2013 was reporter Jomar […]

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SC asks Divina, 20 other Aegis Juris frat lawyers to comment on disbarment complaint

(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court has asked University of Santo Tomas law dean Nilo Divina and several other lawyers who are members of the Aegis Juris fraternity to comment on the Senate committee report that recommended that they be disbarred. In a notice dated February 6, the SC gave the 21 lawyers 10 days upon notice to comment on the report, which it treated as regular disbarment complaint. The report had made the recommendation […]

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Patricia Bautista files disbarment raps vs UST law dean Divina, 20 others

(Eagle News) — The estranged wife of Commission on Elections chief Andres Bautista filed on Tuesday a disbarment case against 21 employees of the DivinaLaw firm, including University of Sto. Tomas Faculty of Civil Law dean Nilo Divina. Patricia Bautista alleged in the complaint she personally filed with her lawyer Lorna Kapunan before the Supreme Court that Divina and his 20  colleagues at the law firm violated the Code of Professional Responsibility. This was in relation […]

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SC junks disbarment complaint vs Ombudsman; Belgica to move for impeachment

(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the disbarment complaint filed by Greco Belgica against Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales for “lack of merit.” In a press conference, SC spokesperson Theodore Te said that in “unanimously” dismissing the March 24 complaint filed by the former Manila City Councilor, the SC took note of “previous dispositions” in other similar petitions that “reiterate the same rule.” Belgica had alleged in the complaint that Morales had violated the Code of […]

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