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CODE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY INTRODUCTION 1. 2. 3. 4. Banogan v. Zerna Ledesma v. Climaco Cui v. Cui Alawi v. Alauya &ey "he laws ' "he la#! CANON 5 - A lawyer shall a" all "$(es uph l! "he $#"e*r$"y a#! !$*#$"y le*al pr 'ess$ # a#! supp r" " he a)"$/$"$es ' "he $#"e*ra"e! &ar+ 1.. 22. 21. 22. 23. 24. 0n re #alang 0n re Ar %ur '. Cuevas )amaniego v. Ferrer Arno4i v. Arno4i ) . Louis 7niversi y e c v. *ela Cru+ Advincula v. 'aca4a a ' "he
CANON 1 - A lawyer shall uph l! "he C #s"$"u"$ #% a#! pr ( "e respe)" ' r law a#! le*al pr )ess+ 5. &. (. ,. .. 12. Re: Financial Audi o! A y. Ra"uel #. $%o C%ua v. 'esina )oriano v. *i+on ) emmeri- v. 'as *e /sasi 000 v. 1LRC Cordon v. Balican a
CANON 6 - A lawyer shall ) #!u)" h$(sel' w$"h ) ur"esy% 'a$r#ess% a#! )a#! r " war! h$s pr 'ess$ #al ) llea*ues a#! shall a/ $! harass$#* "a)"$)s a*a$#s" pp s$#* ) u#sel+ 25. 2&. 2(. 2,. 2.. 32. Reyes v. C%iong *allong8#aliciano v. Cas ro Alcan ara v. 6e!ianco Camac%o v. 6agulayan 3orres v. 9avier Linsangan v. 3olen ino
CANON , - A lawyer shall (a.e h$s le*al ser/$)es a/a$la&le $# a# e''$)$e#" a#! ) #/e#$e#" (a##er ) (pa"$&le w$"h "he $#!epe#!e#)e% $#"e*r$"y a#! e''e)"$/e#ess ' "he pr 'ess$ #+ CANON 0 - A lawyer $# (a.$#* .# w# h$s le*al ser/$)es shall use #ly "rue% h #es"% 'a$r% !$*#$'$e! a#! &1e)"$/e $#' r(a"$ # r s"a"e(e#" ' 'a)"s+ 11. 12. 13. 14. 0n re 3agorda A y. 0smael $%an v. A y Ri+alino )im4illo Canoy v. 5r i+ Linsangan v. 3olen ino
CANON 7 - A lawyer shall # "% !$re)"ly r $#!$re)"ly% ass$s" $# "he u#au"h r$8e! pra)"$)e ' law+ 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 3&. 7le: v. Legal Clinic; 0nc. Caye ano v. 'onsod Cam4ali+a v. Cris o4al83enorio Amalgama ed La4orers< Associa ion v. C0R Aguirre v. Rama 9udge La"uindanum v. =uin ana ! 'a$"h " "he ) ur"+
CANON 2 - A lawyer shall par"$)$pa"e $# !e/el p(e#" ' "he le*al sys"e( &y $#$"$a"$#* r supp r"$#* e'' r"s $# law re' r( a#! $# "he $(pr /e(e#" ' "he a!($#$s"ra"$ # ' 1us"$)e+ CANON 3 - A lawyer shall .eep a&reas" ' le*al !e/el p(e#"s% par"$)$pa"e $# ) #"$#u$#* le*al e!u)a"$ # pr *ra(s% supp r" e'' r"s " a)h$e/e h$*hes" s"a#!ar!s $# law s)h ls as well as $# "he pra)"$)al "ra$#$#* ' law s"u!e#"s a#! ass$s" $# !$sse($#a"$#* $#' r(a"$ # re*ar!$#* "he law a#! 1ur$spru!e#)e+ CANON 4 - These )a# #s shall apply " lawyers $# * /er#(e#" ser/$)e $# "he !$s)har*e ' "he$r ''$)$al !u"$es+ 15. 1&. 1(. 1,. )uare+ v. 6la on Ramos v. 0m4ang Ca u v. Rellosa 6C## v. )andigan4ayan
CANON 11 - A lawyer shall &ser/e a#! (a$#"a$# "he respe)" !ue " "he ) ur"s a#! 1u!$)$al ''$)ers a#! sh ul! $#s$s" # s$($lar ) #!u)" &y "hers+ 3(. 3,. 3.. 42. 41. Fernande+ v. *e Ramos8>illalon Rivera v. Corral 9o%nny 1g v. Alar Fudo v. Ca leya Land Bondoc v. 9udge )im4ulan
CANON 1, - A lawyer shall e:er" e/ery e'' r" a#! ) #s$!er $" h$s !u"y " ass$s" $# "he spee!y a#! e''$)$e#" a!($#$s"ra"$ # ' 1us"$)e+ 42. Ber4ano v. Barcelona
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CANON 10 - A lawyer shall rely up # "he (er$"s ' h$s )ause a#! re'ra$# 'r ( a#y $(pr pr$e"y wh$)h "e#!s " $#'lue#)e% r *$/es "he appeara#)e ' $#'lue#)$#* "he ) ur"+ CANON 12 - A lawyer shall # " re'use h$s ser/$)es " "he #ee!y+
CANON 14 - A lawyer shall h l! $# "rus" all ( #eys a#! pr per"$es ' h$s )l$e#" "ha" (ay ) (e $#" h$s p ssess$ #+ 5&. 5(. 5,. 5.. &2. &1. &2. &3. Licuanan v. 'elo 6osidio v. >i an Lemoine v. Balon Re: A y. 'a"uera Reddi v. )ers4io *e C%ave+8Blanco v. Lumasag Ailson C%arm v. 6a a8'oya 9erry 3. Aong v. A y. )alvador 1. 'oya 00 ' h$s )l$e#" a#! he shall &e
CANON ,1 - A lawyer shall preser/e "he ) #'$!e#)e a#! se)re"s e/e# a'"er "he a"" r#ey-)l$e#" rela"$ #sh$p $s "er($#a"e!+ ,3. ,4. ,5. ,&. ,(. ,,. Regala v. )andigan4ayan 6!leider v. 6alanca 'ercado v. >i riolo #ena o v. )ila:an ?ad@ula v. 'adianda Re4ecca 9. 6alm v. A y. Feli:e 0ledan; 9r.
Ca# # ,, - A lawyer (ay w$"h!raw h$s ser/$)es #ly ' r * # "$)e appr pr$a"e $# "he )$r)u(s"a#)es+ ,.. .2. .1. .2. .3. .4. .5. Aac- Aac- #old and Coun ry Clu4 v. CA >en ere+ v. Cosme )an ero v. >ance Francisco v. 6or ugal 'e ro4an- v. CA *oronila83ioseco v. CA )es4reno v. CA
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CANON 15 - A lawyer wes '$!el$"y " "he )ause ($#!'ul ' "he "rus" a#! ) #'$!e#)e $# h$(+
CANON 16 - A lawyer shall ser/e h$s )l$e#" w$"h ) (pe"e#)e a#! !$l$*e#)e+ &4. &5. &&. &(. &,. ?ernande+ v. #o 6A1BLC5 v. 'on emayor ):s. Adecer v. A-u Belle+a v. 'acasa 5vergaard v. >alde+
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#ood moral c%arac er is more %an @us %e a4sence o! 4ad c%arac er. )uc% c%arac er eC:resses i sel! in %e will o do %e un:leasan %ing i! i is rig% and %e resolve no o do %e :leasan %ing i! i is wrong. 3%is mus 4e so 4ecause Evas in eres s are commi ed o %is careK %e is %e reci:ien o! un4ounded rus and con!idenceK %e deals wi % %is clien <s :ro:er y; re:u a ion; %is li!e; %is all.F CANONS , E 0 IN REB TAGORDA Fac s: Luis 3agorda was a mem4er o! %e :rovincial 4oard o! 0sa4ela. 6revious o %e las elec ion; %e admi s %a %e made use o! a card wri en in ):anis% con aining %e !ac %a %e was a candida e !or %ird mem4er o! %e 6rovince o! 0sa4ela D o!!ering services as no ary :u4lic Isuc% as !ree consul a ion; eCecu ion o! deed o! sale; e c.J. ?e also admi s %a %e wro e a le er addressed o a lieu enan o! a 4arrio i! %is %ome munici:ali y saying %a %e will con inue %is :rac ice o! law and !or %e lieu enan o ma-e -nown o %e :eo:le o! %is desire o serve as lawyer D no ary :u4lic Iincluding %is services o %andle land regis ra ion cases !or 63Gevery regis ra ionJ. 0ssue: AG1 ac s o! 3agorda cons i u ed adver ising ?eld: /es; 3agorda is in a way adver ising %is services and is con rary o %e Canons o! 6ro!essional B %ics. )olici a ion o! 4usiness 4y circulars or adver isemen s; or 4y :ersonal communica ions or in erviews no warran ed 4y :ersonal rela ions is un:ro!essional. ?is ac s warran dis4armen ; 4u 4ecause o! %e mi iga ing circums ance o! %is you % and ineC:erience; %e is %ere!ore sus:ended. 3%e law is a :ro!ession and no a 4usiness. 3%e lawyer may no see- or o4 ain em:loymen 4y %imsel! or %roug% o %ers !or o do so would 4e un:ro!essional. 0 is also un:ro!essional !or a lawyer o volun eer advice o 4ring lawsui . Las ly; solici a ion o! cases resul in %e lowering o! %e con!idence o! %e communi y and in egri y o! %e mem4ers o! %e 4ar Ias i resul s in needless li iga ions and in incen ing o s ri!e o %erwise :eace!ul ci i+ensJ. ATTY+ IS=AEL DHAN @+ ATTY RIAALINO SI=BILLO FACTS A :aid adver isemen in %e 6%ili::ine *aily 0n"uirer was :u4lis%ed w%ic% reads: EAnnulmen o! 'arriage ):ecialis Qcon ac num4erRF. Bs:ele a; a s a!! o! %e )u:reme Cour ; called u: %e num4er 4u i was 'rs. )im4illo w%o answered. )%e claims %a %er %us4and; A y. )im4illo was an eC:er in %andling annulmen cases and can guaran ee a cour decree wi %in 48&mos :rovided %e case will no involve se:ara ion o! :ro:er y and cus ody o! c%ildren. 0 a::ears %a similar adver isemen s were also :u4lis%ed.
By virtue of Section 12(b), Rule 139-B of the Rules of Court, this resolution is automatically elevated to the SC for final action
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! la"yer shall not, after leavin# #overnment service, acce$t en#a#ement or em$loyment in connection "ith any matter in "hich he intervened "hile in service 3 Code of Conduct and %thical Standards for &ublic 'fficers and %m$loyees
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Lengagemen or em:loymen in connec ion wi % any ma er in w%ic% %e %ad in ervened w%ile in said service. ISSUE AG1 Rule &.23 o! %e Code o! 6ro!essional Res:onsi4ili y a::lies o res:onden 'endo+aH HELD 15; 03 *5B) 153 A66L/. 3%e ma er or %e ac o! res:onden 'endo+a as )olici or #eneral involved in %e case a 4ar is Ladvising %e Cen ral Ban-; on %ow o :roceed wi % %e said 4an-Ls li"uida ion and even !iling %e :e i ion !or i s li"uida ion wi % %e CF0 o! . 0n !ine; %e Cour s%ould resolve w%e %er %is ac o! advising %e Cen ral Ban- on %e legal :rocedure o li"uida e #B1BA1$ is included wi %in %e conce: o! Lma er< under Rule &.23. 3%e Lma er< w%ere %e go %imsel! involved was in in!orming Cen ral Ban- on %e :rocedure :rovided 4y law o li"uida e #B1BA1$ %ru %e cour s and in !iling %e necessary :e i ion. 3%e su4@ec Lma er o! ):. 6roc. 1o. 12(,12; %ere!ore; is no %e same nor is rela ed o 4u is di!!eren !rom %e su4@ec Lma er in Civil Case 1o. 22.& w%ic% is a4ou %e se"ues ra ion o! %e s%ares o! res:onden s 3an; e al. 3%e @urisdic ion o! %e 6C## does no include %e dissolu ion and li"uida ion o! 4an-s. 0 goes wi %ou saying %a Code &.23 o! %e Code o! 6ro!essional Res:onsi4ili y canno a::ly o res:onden 'endo+a 4ecause %is alleged in erven ion w%ile a )olici or #eneral in ):. 6roc. 1o. 12(,12 is an in erven ion on a ma er di!!eren !rom %e ma er involved in Civil Case 1o. 22.&. )econdly; %e su::osed in erven ion o! 'endo+a in %e li"uida ion case is no signi!ican and su4s an ial. Ae no e %a %e :e i ion !iled merely see-s %e assis ance o! %e cour in %e li"uida ion o! #B1BA1$. 3%e :rinci:al role o! %e cour in %is y:e o! :roceedings is o assis %e Cen ral Ban- in de ermining claims o! credi ors agains %e #B1BA1$. Also; 3%e dis"uali!ica ion o! res:onden 'endo+a %as long 4een a !ea! $ssue. For a !ac ; %e recycled mo ion !or dis"uali!ica ion in %e case a 4ar was !iled ( re "ha# ' ur years a! er %e !iling o! %e :e i ions !or certiorari; :ro%i4i ion and in@unc ion wi % %e )u:reme Cour w%ic% were su4se"uen ly remanded o %e Sandiganbayan. A %e very leas ; %e circums ances under w%ic% %e mo ion o dis"uali!y in %e case a 4ar were re!iled :u :e i ionerLs mo ive as %ig%ly sus:ec . 0 is also su4mi ed %a %e Cour s%ould a::ly Rule &.23 in all i s s ric ness !or i correc ly dis!avors lawyers w%o Lswi c% sides. 0 is claimed %a Lswi c%ing sidesL carries %e danger %a !ormer governmen em:loyee may com:romise con!iden ial o!!icial in!orma ion in %e :rocess. Bu %is concern does no cas a s%adow in %e case a 4ar. As a!ore8discussed; %e ac o! res:onden 'endo+a in in!orming %e Cen ral Ban- on %e :rocedure %ow o li"uida e #B1BA1$ is a di!!eren ma er !rom %e su4@ec ma er o! Civil Case 1o. 2225 w%ic% is a4ou %e se"ues ra ion o! %e s%ares o! res:onden s 3an; et al.; in Allied Ban-. 3%ere is no swi c%ing sides !or %ere were no sides. CANON 5
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?BL*GRA305: /es; i cons i u es :rac ice o! law. 1o; %e ads s%ould 4e en@oined. 6rac ice o! law means any ac ivi y; in or ou o! cour ; w%ic% re"uires %e a::lica ion o! law; legal :rocedures; -nowledge; raining and eC:erience. 3o engage in %e :rac ice o! law is o :er!orm %ose ac s w%ic% are c%arac eris ic o! %e :ro!ession. #enerally; o :rac ice law is o give advice or render any -ind o! service %a involves legal -nowledge or s-ill. 3%e :rac ice o! law is no limi ed o %e conduc o! cases in cour . 0 includes legal advice and counsel; and %e :re:ara ion o! legal ins rumen s and con rac 4y w%ic% legal rig% s are secured; al %oug% suc% ma er may or may no 4e :ending in a cour . A%en a :erson :ar ici:a es in a rial and adver ises %imsel! as a lawyer; %e is in %e :rac ice o! law. 5ne w%o con!ers wi % clien s; advises %em as o %eir legal rig% s and %en a-es %e 4usiness o an a orney and as-s %e la er o loo- a! er %e
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ISSUE AG1 %ere was an a orney8clien rela ions%i: 4e ween A y. Francisco and 'rs. ?ilado HELD /es; %ere was an a orney8clien rela ions%i: 4ecause %e :ur:ose o! 'rs. ?ilado was o o4 ain A y. Francisco<s :ersonal service as a lawyer Re ainer and !re"uency o! consul a ion is no needed ; so long as %e :ur:ose is o o4 ain :ro!essional advice or assis ance and %e a orney :ermi s; %en an a orney8clien rela ions%i: is es a4lis%ed Formali y is no essen ial
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0ssue: 'ay a mem4er o! %e 6%ili::ine Bar w%o was dis4arred or sus:ended !rom %e :rac ice o! law in a !oreign @urisdic ion w%ere %e %as also 4e admi ed as an a orney 4e me ed %e same sanc ion as a mem4er o! %e 6%ili::ine Bar !or %e same in!rac ion commi ed in %e !oreign @urisdic ionH Ruling: 0 is no au oma ic sus:ension or dis4armen ; 4u is :rima !acie evidence only. 3%e :ower o! %e Cour o dis4arGsus:end a lawyer !or ac s an omission commi ed in a !oreign @urisdic ion is !ound in )ec 2(; Rule 13, o! %e Revised Rules o! Cour : EQOR3%e dis4armen or sus:ension o! a mem4er o! %e 6%ili::ine Bar 4y a com:e en cour or o %er disci:lina ory agency in a !oreign @urisdic ion w%ere %e %as also 4een admi ed as an a orney is a ground for his disbarment or suspension if the basis of such action includes any of the acts hereinabo"e enumerated. 3%e @udgmen ; resolu ion or order o! %e !oreign cour or disci:linary agency s%all 4e prima facie e"idence o! %e ground !or dis4armen or sus:ension.F Also; %e viola ed Ar icle 14.2 in rela ion o 14.1 o! %e civil code w%ic% :ro%i4i s a lawyer !rom ac"uiring 4y assignmen %e clien <s :ro:er y w%ic% is %e su4@ec o! li iga ion. 0 eC ends o legal redem: ion. 'os :ar icularly; Canon 1( w%ic% s a es %a a lawyer owes !ideli y o %e cause o! %is clien and 4e mind!ul o! %e rus and con!idence 0n %imK and rule 1.21; w%ic% :ro%i4i s a lawyer !rom engaging in unlaw!ul; dis%ones ; immoral or decei !ul conduc . ?5AB>BR; %ere is a need o ascer ain 'a"uera %as %e rig% o eC:lain w%y %e s%ould and s%ould no 4e sus:endedGdis4arred on %ose grounds. )us:ensionGdis4armen is 153 au oma ic 1B>BR3?BLB)); %e Cour rules %a 'a"uera s%ould 4e sus:ended !rom %e :rac ice o! law !or %e non8:aymen o! %is 0B6 dues !rom 1.((. REDDI @+ SERBIO% >R+ Fac s: Reddi; an 0ndian na ional; is a :%ilan %ro:is . )%e decided o :u u: a %os:i al in %e 6%ili::ines and ac"uired; wi % %e %el: o! A y. )er4io; some :ro:er ies o %el: s:eed u: genera ion o! !unds. 0 was la er !ound ou %a some o! %e :ro:er ies did no in !ac 4elong o %e Zowners< s%e :aid.
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Canon 1( s a es %a lawyers s%all 4e mind!ul o! %e rus and con!idence re:osed in %em. Res:onden s%ould %ave 4een mind!ul o! %e rus and con!idence com:lainan s re:osed in %im. Com:lainan s allege %a %ey are illi era e and %a %e ):ouses Bus a"uio oo- advan age o! %em. Com:lainan s engaged %e services o! res:onden in %e %o:e %a %e would %el: %em recover %eir :ro:er y. 0ns ead o! :ro ec ing %e in eres s o! com:lainan s; res:onden oo- advan age o! com:lainan s and rans!erred %e i le o! %e :ro:er y o %is name. Considering %e de:ravi y o! res:onden <s o!!ense; %e Cour !inds %e recommended :enal y oo lig% . >iola ion o! Canons 1& and 1( cons i u es gross misconduc . )ec ion 2(; Rule 13, o! %e Rules o! Cour s a es %a a mem4er o! %e 4ar may 4e dis4arred or sus:ended !rom %is o!!ice as a orney 4y %e Cour !or gross misconduc .
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FAC3) Case 1: 9udge Caguioa issued a wri o! :reliminary in@unc ion agains %e Re:u4lic !or %e im:lemen a ion o! a law5 w%ic% re"uired %e :aymen o! du ies and aCes o im:or ers in %e )u4ic Bay Free:or Zone; w%o !ormerly %ad an eCem: ion o suc% aCes 4u was su4se"uen ly re"uired 4y vir ue o! suc% law. ?e also gran ed various eC8:ar e mo ions !or in erven ions o! di!!eren 4u similarly si ua ed cor:ora ions; and a::roved an in@unc ion 4ond o! 61' !or all %e :e i ioners. 3%ese orders were immedia ely im:lemen ed des:i e %e 'Rs !iled 4y %e 5)#. 3%e Re:u4lic !iled adminis ra ive cases agains Caguioa !or mani!es :ar iali y; gross ignorance o! %e law and conduc :re@udicial o %e 4es in eres o! %e service. 3%is was ac ed u:on 4y %e 5CA and su4se"uen ly 4y %e CA; s a ing %a Caguioa gravely a4used %is discre ion !or ordering %e issuance o! %e wri o! 6reliminary 0n@unc ion. Case 2: IAlmos similar circums ances; di!!eren :eo:le involvedJ 9udge Caguioa issued a wri o! :reliminary in@unc ion and a 3R5; o en@oin a :erson !rom ac ing as an o!!icer in a #ov< agency. 3%e agency !iled adminis ra ive cases agains Caguioa !or mani!es :ar iali y; gross ignorance o! %e law and conduc :re@udicial o %e 4es in eres o! %e service. Case 3: Caguioa ordered a Ari o! BCecu ion; a! er %is order o! dismissal o! a case 4ased on :rescri: ion. 6riva e 6e i ioner !iled a case !or #rave 'isconduc agains Caguioa. 3%e CA saw %is as invalid; 4ecause %e Ari s%ould con!orm o %e dis:osi ive :or ion o! %e decision. 3%e 5rder o! dismissal did no ad@udica e any rig% s o! %e :ar ies and resolved no o %er ma er eCce: %e dismissal o! %e case. he findings of the 1n"estigati"e Justice of the .A: Case 1: #uil y o! gross ignorance o! %e law X conduc :re@udicial o %e 4es in eres o! %e service. Bvidence on %e 'ani!es 6ar iali y was insu!!icien . Case 2: )ame as Case 1. Case 3: #uil y o! sim:le misconduc . 6enal y: 18year sus:ension X ) ern Aarning. 0))7BG): AG1 Caguioa is guil y o! #ross 0gnorance o! %e Law; Conduc 6re@udicial o %e Bes 0n eres o! %e )ervice and )im:le 'isconduc .
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47 ; Bloc- C 2212
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59 ; Bloc- C 2212
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51 ; Bloc- C 2212
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5, ; Bloc- C 2212
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