Patrick Caronan v.

Richard Caronan Proven through complainant’s NSO

A.C. No. 11316 records showing that “Patrick A. Caronan” is
July 12, 2016 married to Myrna G. Tagpis and not to Rosana
Halili-Caronan

FACTS: The photograph taken of respondent

Patrick Caronan and Richard Caronan when he was arrested as “Richard A. Caronan”
are siblings
on August 16, 20120 shows the same person in
`Patrick Caronan completed a degree in the IBP records of “Atty. Patrick A. Caronan”

Business Administration in the University of Complainant submitted his transcript of

Makati, while Richard Caronan did not records in the University of Makati showing his
complete his stay in the Philippine Military picture, a copy of his highschool yearbook and
Academy
NBI clearances

In 1999, Richard enrolled in St. Mary’s  

University’s College of Law in Nueva Vizcaya 2. Respondent violated Section 6, Rule 138
and subsequently passed in the 2004 Bar of the Rules of Court
Examinations using complainant’s name and No applicant for admissition to the Bar
college records
Examination shall be admitted unless he had
Complainant brushed these aside as he pursued and satisfactorily completed a pre-law
did not anticipate any adverse consequences to course

him
Respondent never completed his
However, in May 2009, complainant degree in PMA where he was discharged in
was ordered to report to the head office of the 1993

PSC in Mandaluyong City where he was  

i n f o r m e d b y t h e N B I o f re s p o n d e n t ’s 3. Respondent is unfit for admission to the

involvement in a case for qualified theft and Bar
estafa
The practice of law is a privilege limited
Problems continued to arise in 2013 to citizens of good moral character

where complainant found out that Richard Respondent exhibited his dishonesty
victimized clients and was arrested for gun- and utter lack of moral fitness to be a member
running activities, illegal possession of of the Bar when he assumed the name, identity,
explosives and violation of Batas Pambansa adnd school records of his own brother

Bilang (BP) 22, all using the complainant’s Respondent and his acts do not have a
name in the process
place  in the legal profession where one of the
Due to these, complainant decided to primary duties of its members is to uphold its
file a complaint-affidavit before the IBP-CPD to integrity and dignity

stop respondent’s alleged use of the former’s

name and identity, and illegal practice of law
RELEVANT PROVISION:
IBP-CPD found respondent guilty of Sec. 6, Rule 138 of the Rules of Court.

illegally and falsely assuming complainant’s No applicant for admission to the bar
name, identity and academic records and examination shall be admitted unless he
ordered that (a) the name "Patrick A. Caronan" presents a certificate that he has satisfied the
be stricken off the Roll of Attorneys; and (b) the Secretary of Education that, before he began
name "Richard A. Caronan" be barred from the study of law, he had pursued and
being admitted to the Bar.
satisfactorily completed in an authorized and
 
recognized university or college, requiring for
ISSUES: admission thereto the completion of a four-year
1. W/N IBP erred in ordering that the name high school course, the course of study
"Patrick A. Caronan" be stricken off the Roll of prescribed therein for a bachelor's degree in
Attorneys – NO
arts or sciences with any of the following
2. W/N IBP erred in ordering that the name subject as major or field of concentration:
"Richard A. Caronan" be barred from being political science, logic, english, spanish, history,
admitted to the Bar - NO
and economics.

RATIO:
1. Complainant has established by clear and
overwhleming evidence that he si the real
“Patrick A. Caronan”