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PATRICK R. FABIE, Complainant, v. ATTY. LEONARDO M. REAL, Respondents.

RESOLUTION

DEL CASTILLO, J.:

In a Verified Petition,1 complainant Patrick R. Fabie claimed that he is the owner of a parcel of land
located in Bo. Dela Paz, Antipolo City registered under Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) No. R-1971. His
sister Jaynie May R. Fabie (Jaynie May) donated the property to him in support of his intended
application for immigration either to the United States of America or Canada. However, his plan to
immigrate did not push through hence, he engaged the services of respondent Atty. Leonardo M. Real to
facilitate the return of ownership of the said property to Jaynie May.

On August 24, 2009, complainant gave respondent the necessary documents for the purported transfer
of ownership of the property as well as the amount of £40,000.00 to answer for the expenses to be
incurred in connection therewith and for respondent's professional fees.2 This is evidenced by an
acknowledgement receipt which complainant attached to his Petition indicating as follows:

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT RECEIPT

Received from PATRICK R. FABIE the following documents:

1. Deed of Absolute Sale and Deed of Donation between Patrick Fabie and Jaynie May
Fabie
2. Tax Declaration of Real Property
3. Tax Clearance
DebtKollect Company, Inc. 4. [Official] Real Property tax [r]eceipt
5. Xerox and Original [Transfer Certificate of] Title No. |TCT]. N-129303
6. Cash-P40,000.00

Received by:
Signed 9/18/10
ATTY. LEONARDO M. REAL
Date: August 24,2009
Place: Bermuda Subd.
Antipolo City

Conforme:
Signed
PATRICK R. FABIE3

However, more than a year had passed without anything being accomplished. Hence, complainant
sought for the return of the items received by respondent. While respondent gave back to complainant
TCT No. R-1971, he did not return the P40,000.00 and the other documents. And since the demand
ChanRobles Intellectual Property letter4 for the return of the money was left unheeded, complainant was constrained to lodge with the
Division Commission on Bar Discipline of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (EBP) the said Verified Petition.

In his Answer,5 respondent admitted that he received the items enumerated in the afore-quoted
acknowledgement receipt albeit on a different date and for a different purpose, ie, on September 18,
2010, for the purpose of settling the estate of complainant's late father, Esteban E. Fabie, Jr. (Esteban).
Later, however, the heirs of Esteban had a change of heart and took back from respondent the
documents and the money on November 28, 2010. Complainant allegedly acknowledged the return of

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the items by respondent as follows:6 chanrobleslaw
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT RECEIPT
Received from Atty. Leonardo M. Real the following documents:
1. Deed of Absolute Sale and Deed of Donation bet. Patrick Fabie and Jaynie
2. May Fabie
3. Tax Declaration of Real Property
4. Tax Clearance
5. [Official] Real Property Tax Receipt
6. Xerox and original Title No. N-129303
7. Cash-P40,000.00
Received by: Signed
PATRICK R. FABIE
Date: August 24,2009
Place: Bermuda Subd.
Antipolo City
Conforme:
Signed 11/28/10
ATTY. LEONARDO M. REAL7
Further, respondent attached to his Answer a photocopy of TCT No. N-1293038 which he claimed to be a
part of the estate of Esteban referred to him by the latter's heirs for settlement proceedings. But since
there was a misunderstanding among the heirs, the settlement did not push through. To prove the
unpleasant relationship of the heirs, respondent attached to his Answer a letter9 dated April 23, 2004 of
complainant's mother Elsie R. Fabie (Elsie) indicating her intention to repudiate an amicable settlement
that she earlier entered into with her children because the latter committed criminal acts against her.
Respondent claimed that he got caught in the middle of this bitter spat of the heirs such that
complainant filed this disbarment case against him. At any rate, respondent pointed out that complainant
could not have delivered to him TCT No. N-129303 on August 24, 2009 since the same was recorded lost
on April 26,2004 and wasoply recovered on July 27,2010 per entries at the dorsal side of the said title.
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In his Reply,11 complainant clarified that the title which was the subject of his engagement of
respondent was TCT No. R-1971 as alleged in his Petition and not TCT No. N-129303. While, indeed, the
acknowledgement receipt he appended to his Petition indicates that the TCT number of the title received
by respondent is TCT No. N-129303, this was a mere typographical error committed by respondent's
secretary who prepared the said acknowledgement receipt. As to how respondent came into possession
of a photocopy of TCT No. N-129303, complainant recounted that at one time, he and his mother met
with respondent. Respondent thereupon made representations that he could have TCT No. N-129303,
which was under the names of complainant's parents, transferred in the sole name of complainant's
mother. Upon respondent's further cajoling, complainant's mother gave the former a photocopy of TCT
No. N-129303. The purported transfer, however, remained to be a mere plan since complainant's family
had no money to defray for the expenses. Unfortunately, respondent was using his possession of a
photocopy of TCT No. N-129303 in this case to negate his clear deviation from the conduct expected of a
lawyer.
In his Rejoinder,12 respondent pointed out that the discrepancy between the TCT numbers of the title
alluded to by complainant in his Petition (TCT No. R-1971) and of the title indicated in the
acknowledgement receipt appended thereto (TCT No. N~ 129303) was not a mere typographical error
considering that the alphanumeric characters of the two TCT numbers were so different from each other.
Respondent reiterated his denial that he dealt with complainant with respect to TCT No. R-1971 and
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VERIFIED COMPLAINT OF CATALINA Z. ALILING
AGAINST ASSOCIATE JUSTICE MA. LUISA C. QUIJANO-
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CENTRUM, INC., REPRESENTED BY AIDA KELLY
YUBUCO, Petitioner, v. SPOUSES RAMON J. ORZALES
AND NENITA F. ORZALES, Respondent.
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NAVIGATION CO., INC. AND WORLD MARINE PANAMA
S.A., Petitioners, v. EDUARDO C. OBRERO AND
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GRANVILLE 3 ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC., Petitioner,
v. UE MONTHLY ASSOCIATES, UEAMI WORKERS
UNION NFL AND ALFREDO BASI, Respondent.
G.R. No. 206808-09, September 07, 2016 - LOCAL
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ASSOCIATION FOR PROGRESS (LEAP), MELANIO B.
CUCHAPIN II, GREARDO* G. PERU, ROLAND S.
CABAHUG, GLORIA P. VELASQUEZ, ERLINDA G.
VILLANUEVA, TEODORO M. REYNOSO, FERNANDO L.
NICANDRO, JOSEPHINE P. SIMENE, LAMBERTO R.
RIVERA, REYNALDO M. VIDA, and RUCTICO** B.
TUTOL, Petitioners, v. LOCAL WATER UTILITIES
ADMINISTRATION (LWUA) and DEPARTMENT OF
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VILLANUEVA Y MANALILI @ BEBANG, Accused-
Appellant.
G.R.No. 186199, September 07, 2016 - EDGARDO A.
QUILO AND ADNALOY VILLAHERMOSA, Petitioners, v.
TEODULA BAJAO, Respondent.
G.R. No. 187942, September 07, 2016 - THE ROMAN
CATHOLIC BISHOP OF TUGUEGARAO, Petitioner, v.
FLORENTINA PRUDENCIO, NOW DECEASED,
SUBSTITUTED BY HER HEIRS, NAMELY: EXEQUIEL,
LORENZO, PRIMITIVO, MARCELINO, JULIANA,
ALFREDO AND ROSARIO, ALL SURNAMED DOMINGO;
AVELINA PRUDENCIO, ASSISTED BY HER HUSBAND
VICTORIANO DIMAYA; ERNESTO PENALBER AND
RODRIGO TALANG; SPOUSES ISIDRO CEPEDA AND
SALVACION DIVINI, NOW DECEASED, SUBSTITUTED
BY HER HEIRS, NAMELY: MARCIAL, PEDRO AND LINA,
ALL SURNAMED CEPEDA, Respondents.
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asserted that the latter, in filing this complaint for disbarment, was just sour-graping because of the
aborted settlement of his father's estate.
Mandatory Conference was set on September 30, 2011.13 Although respondent filed a Mandatory
Conference Brief,14 he did not appear thereat. Hence, the mandatory conference was terminated and the
parties were required to file their respective position papers.15 Complainant filed his Position Paper16
attaching thereto an Affidavit17 executed by his mother Elsie. In the said affidavit, Elsie corroborated the
allegations of her son and denied that she or any of her children engaged respondent for the settlement
of the estate of Esteban. She farther averred that the said estate was, in fact, already extra-judicially
settled through the assistance of a different lawyer as shown by an Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate
with Waiver of Rights.18 On respondent's end, he attached to his Position Paper19 a draft20 of the
Complaint for Partition and Accounting which he claimed to have prepare in accordance with his
engagement by the heirs of Esteban.
Report and Recommendation of the
Investigating Commissioner
In his Report and Recommendation21 dated November 9, 2011, Investigating Commissioner Oliver A.
Cachapero (Commissioner Cachapero) held that the evidence tended to support complainant's
allegations. For one, the items received by respondent included a Deed of Absolute Sale and a Deed of
Donation executed by and between complainant and Jaynie May - documents which are significant to the
purported transfer of ownership of property between the said siblings. For another, he found complainant
as quite sure of the details of respondent's return to him of TCT No. R-1971 only as complainant even
vividly recalled that the same took place in Starbucks, Edsa Central, Mandaluyong City. On the other
hand, Commissioner Cachapero did not find credible respondent's claim that he was engaged by the
heirs of Esteban for the settlement of estate.
As to the respective acknowledgment receipts submitted by the parties, Commissioner Cachapero made
this observation:ChanRoblesVirtualawlibrary
The undersigned likewise notes that the [Respondent had apparently perpetrated the
odious act of riding on the mistake of his secretary. There apparently was an error in his
secretary's typing of the acknowledgment receipt. This can be gleaned from the indication
of one and the same date (August 24, 2009) below the printed name of [c]omplainant and
[Respondent in the two (2) Acknowledgment Receipts. Significantly, only the name of the
recipient (Respondent) was changed in the latter receipt and this gave way for him to use
the original one (with Complainant as recipient) which is erroneous [since the said copy
indicated complainant as the recipient when it should have been the respondent] to
support his claim that he had already returned to Complainant the sum of P40,000.00 that
was earlier paid to him the said amount being indicated in the acknowledgment receipt.22
Ultimately, Commissioner Cachapero found respondent to have (1) breached his duties to his client when
he failed to exercise due diligence in his undertaking to cause the transfer of ownership of property from
complainant to Jaynie May and instead abandoned his client's cause; (2) converted his client's fund of
P40,000.00 to his personal use when he failed to return the same to complainant; and, (3) committed
dishonesty when he claimed that he had been engaged to settle the estate of Esteban when in truth he
was not. And since the above transgressions did not only show bad faith on the part of respondent but
also caused material damage to complainant, Commissioner Cachapero recommended that
respondent be suspended from the practice of law for two years.
Ruling of the IBP Board of Governors
In Resolution No. XX-2013-406 dated April 15, 2013, the IBP Board of Governors adopted and approved
the report and recommendation of Commissioner Cachapero with modification that respondent be
suspended for a shorter period of six months.23 chanrobleslaw
Respondent filed a Motion for Reconsideration24 insisting that there was no clear, convincing, and
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September 20, 2016 - PATRICK R. FABIE,
Complainant, v. ATTY. LEONARDO M. REAL,
Respondents.
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ZOSIMO Q. MARAVILLA, NAMELY, ZOSIMO W.
MARAVILLA, JR., YVETTE MARAVILLA AND RICHARD
MARAVILLA, REPRESENTED BY ZOSIMO W.
MARAVILLA, JR., Petitioners, v. PRIVALDO TUPAS,
Respondent.
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MATIS, Petitioner, v. MANILA ELECTRIC COMPANY,
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AUDIT, Respondent.
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LIM, Petitioner, v. OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY
OMBUDSMAN FOR THE MILITARY AND OTHER LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICES (MOLEO) AND P/S INSP.
EUSTIQUIO FUENTES, Respondents.
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MANAGING BUILDERS, INC. AND EDUARDO B.
OLAGUER, Petitioners, v. UNITED OVERSEAS BANK
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BANK), EMMANUEL T. MANGOSING AND DAVID GOH
CHAI ENG, Respondents.
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PHILIPPINES, Respondent.
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GERALDINE MICHELLE B. FALLARME AND ANDREA
MARTINEZ-GACOS, Petitioners, v. SAN JUAN DE DIOS
EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC., CHONA M.
HERNANDEZ, VALERIANO ALEJANDRO III, SISTER
CONCEPTION GABATINO, D.C., AND SISTER JOSEFINA
QUIACHON, D.C., Respondent.
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THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ESMAEL
ZACARIA Y WAGAS, Accused-Appellant.
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GRANVILLE 3 ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC., Petitioner,
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THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DARWIN GITO
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satisfactory evidence adduced to establish that he breached his duties to complainant as to warrant his
suspension. The IBP Board of Governors, however, issued Resolution No. XXI-2014-115 on March 21,
2014 denying respondent's Motion for Reconsideration.25 It further resolved to modify its earlier
cralawred
resolution (Resolution No. XX-2013-406) by suspending respondent from the practice of law for a period
of two years in accordance with the recommendation of Commissioner Cachapero.
Our Ruling
"The Court has emphatically stated that when the integrity of a member of the bar is challenged, it is not
enough that [he] denies the charges against him; [he] must meet the issue and overcome the evidence
against [him]. [He] must show proof that [he] still maintains that degree of morality and integrity which
at all times is expected of [him]."26 Respondent failed in this regard.
It is undisputed that respondent received documents and money from complainant. What is at issue,
however, are the circumstances surrounding such receipt. To recap, complainant asserts that respondent
received the items because he engaged the latter to cause the transfer of ownership of a land from him
to his sister Jaynie May. Respondent, however, denies this and instead avers that he received the
documents and the money in connection with the settlement of the estate of complainant's father
Esteban for which he was employed by the latter's heirs. Unfortunately, none of the parties was able to
present a written contract which would have been the best evidence of their respective claims of
professional engagement. Be that as it may, the Court has carefully scrutinized the evidence presented
by both parties and finds that as held by Commissioner Cachapero, the weight of evidence favors the
complainant.
First, the documents received by respondent support the transaction for which complainant claims to
have engaged his services. Plainly, the Deed of Absolute Sale and Deed of Donation by and between
complainant and Jaynie May are the primary documents necessary to facilitate the transfer of ownership
of property between them. On the other hand, these documents have no significance to the purported
settlement of estate of Esteban. Moreover, if respondent indeed received the documents for purposes of
settlement proceedings, why were such documents, which notably relate to just a single property, the
only ones given to him when respondent himself alleges in his Answer27 that the estate of Esteban
comprises of prime properties located in Mandaluyong, Quezon City, and Antipolo? Why were titles and
documents pertaining to such other properties not among those received by him?
To further negate the allegations against him, respondent capitalizes on the discrepancy between the
title number of the TCT of the property supposed to be the subject of the transfer of ownership between
complainant and Jaynie May (TCT No. R-1971) and the title number of the TCT received by him as
indicated in the parties' respective acknowledgement receipts (TCT No. N-129303). The Court notes that
complainant offered an explanation for this, i.e., that the said discrepancy was brought about by a
mistake on the part of respondent's secretary who typed the acknowledgement receipt, that is, instead
of typing TCT No. R-1971 in the acknowledgment receipt, the secretary typed TCT No. N-129303.
Complainant further explains that he did not anymore endeavor to correct the mistake since respondent
allegedly told him that both of them understood anyway that the same was a mere typographical error.
Respondent, however, argues that the commission of such a mistake is highly improbable.
The Court finds otherwise.
The possibility of the respondent's secretary committing such a mistake cannot just be discounted
considering complainant's narration, which significantly was not refuted by respondent, that the latter
was also in possession of a photocopy of TCT No. N-129303. Hence, it is not at all unlikely for
respondent's secretary to have indeed mixed up the title numbers of the TCTs when she typed the
acknowledgment receipt. Besides, respondent himself acknowledged in the motion for reconsideration he
filed with the EBP that errors or mistakes are common when using a computer. He further stated that "
[secretaries are prone to do their jobs by 'copy and paste' scheme rather than [by] typing [characters]
one by one in a document. All it takes is a simple copy operation to copy large amounts of text or images
from another source."28 chanrobleslaw
Respondent further avers that he could not have received TCT No. N-129303 on August 24, 2009, the
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INC. AND NORTHERN LUZON DRUG CORPORATION,
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AFFAIRS; DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE; BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE;
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GOVERNMENT; AND DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT, Respondent.
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CO., Petitioner, v. MAFRE ASIAN INSURANCE CORP.,
Respondent.
G.R. No. 182604, September 27, 2016 - DR.
ROLANDO B. MANGUNE, DR. RENE A. ARCE AND EMMA
E. TAÑAFRANCA, IN THEIR RESPECTIVE PERSONAL
CAPACITIES AND AS ATTORNEYS-IN-FACT FOR AND
IN BEHALF OF DR. VIRGINIA M. AGUILAS, ROLANDO
R. ANATALIO, DR. LEA M. DE LEON-ASI, CATALINO N.
ATANACIO, JR., JULIANA M. BATALLER, MA. LUISA B.
CAÑEZA, LILIAN C. CANILAO, RANIEL S. CAPADA,
FLORENDO A. DAYUS, JENNIFER D. PAGULAYAN,
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MADELAINE M. ESTOCAPIO, DR. MARIA SONIA YEE-
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JR., AND DR. LEOPOLDO P. SISON, JR., ALL OF
TAGUIG-PATEROS DISTRICT HOSPITAL, Petitioners, v.
HONORABLE SECRETARY EDUARDO ERMITA, IN HIS
OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS EXECUTIVE SECRETARY,
HONORABLE SECRETARY FRANCISCO DUQUE III, IN
HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF
TAGUIG AS REPRESENTED BY ITS MAYOR,
HONORABLE SIGFRIDO R. TINGA, AND THE
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF PATEROS, AS
REPRESENTED BY ITS MAYOR, HONORABLE ROSENDO
CAPCO, Respondent.
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DANO, Petitioner, v. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS
AND MARIE KAREN JOY B. DIGAL, Respondents.;
MARIA EMILY D. DAGAANG, Petitioner-Intervenor.
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September 20, 2016 - EUFEMIA A. CAMINO,
Complainant, v. ATTY. RYAN REY L. PASAGUI,
Respondent.
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date indicated in the acknowledgment receipt submitted by complainant, since the said title was
recorded lost on August 26,2004 and was only recovered on July 27, 2010 per entries at the dorsal side
of the said title. This averment, however, only bolsters complainant's allegation that it was not the
original copy of TCT No. N-129303 which was received by respondent but that of TCT No. R-1971. In any
case, the Court notes that what was recorded lost was the original of the owner's copy of TCT No. N-
129303. This therefore does not negate complainant's possession of a photocopy of TCT No. N-129303
at the time he received from complainant TCT No. R-1971, which as already mentioned could have
caused the error in the typing of the TCT number on the acknowledgment receipt submitted by
complainant.
More importantly, it is well to note that complainant's allegations were corroborated by the averments in
Elsie's affidavit wherein the latter narrated in detail the efforts undertaken by complainant and his family
in following up with respondent the purported transfer of ownership and later, the recovery of the money
which complainant paid him.
Respondent, on the other hand, aside from unconvincing averments, failed to present competent
evidence to support his defense. The Court cannot give weight to the draft of the Complaint for Partition
and Accounting which respondent claimed to have prepared pursuant to the alleged engagement of him
by the heirs to settle the estate of Esteban. As it is, the said Complaint is a mere draft which respondent
could have just prepared as an afterthought in order to support his defense in this case. Moreover,
respondent's story that he was tapped by the heirs of Esteban for settlement proceedings hardly inspires
belief. He did not present a clear narration of the facts and circumstances surrounding the same.
Important details were not provided such as when and how he was engaged, who among the heirs in
particular talked to him about the matter, and why he made his claimed return of the documents and
money to complainant and not to the other heirs. Instead, respondent merely made a general claim that
there existed a professional engagement between him and the heirs of Esteban. Plainly, respondent's
story leaves much to be desired.
Since his version of the story fails to convince, respondent's claim that he already returned the
documents and money to complainant likewise loses credibility. Besides, per the above-quoted
observation of Commissioner Cachapero, the Acknowledgment Receipt he submitted to support such
claim is highly doubtful because of several inconsistencies found therein. The Court likewise notes that
the same contains insertions/intercalations which were not counter-signed.
It bears to stress at this point that "[e]very attorney owes fidelity to the causes and concerns of his
[client]. He must be ever mindful of the trust and confidence reposed in him by the [client]. His duty to
safeguard the [client's] interests commences from his engagement as such, and lasts until his effective
release by the [client]. In that time, he is expected to take every reasonable step and exercise ordinary
care as his [client's] interests may require."29
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Rule 18.03, Canon 18 of the Code of Professional Responsibility demands upon lawyers to serve their
clients with competence and diligence, to wit:ChanRoblesVirtualawlibrary
CANON 18 - A LAWYER SHALL SERVE HIS CLIENT WITH COMPETENCE AND DILIGENCE.
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Rule 18.03 - A lawyer shall not neglect a legal matter entrusted to him, and his negligence
in connection therewith shall render him liable.
The Lawyer's Oath similarly mandates a lawyer to conduct himself according to the best of his knowledge
and discretion, with all good fidelity to the courts and to his clients.
Clearly here, respondent failed to competently and diligently discharge his duty when he was unable to
cause the transfer of ownership of property from complainant to Jaynie May. Despite doing nothing, he
even obstinately refused to return the P40,000.00 he received as attorney's fees. No doubt, respondent
"fell short of the demands required of [him] as a member of the bar. [His] inability to properly discharge
[his] duty to [his client] makes [him] answerable not just to [him], but also to this Court, to the legal
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CLARA SHIPPING CORPORATION, Petitioners, v. 168 profession, and to the general public."30
SHIPPING LINES, INC., Respondent.
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A.C. No. 11238, September 21, 2016 - ATTY.
MYLENE S. YUMUL-ESPINA, Complainant, v. ATTY.
BENEDICTO D. TABAQUERO, Respondent.
G.R. No. 187922, September 21, 2016 - MARPHIL
EXPORT CORPORATION AND IRENEO LIM, Petitioners,
v. ALLIED BANKING CORPORATION, SUBSTITUTED BY
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, Respondent.
G.R. No. 188646, September 21, 2016 - GEORGE C.
CORDERO, Petitioner, v. BOARD OF NURSING,
Respondent.
The IBP Board of Governors recommended that respondent be suspended from the practice of law for a
period of two years. Suffice it to say, however, that "the appropriate penalty for an errant lawyer
depends on the exercise of sound judicial discretion based on the surrounding facts."31 In Pesto v.
Millo,32 the Court, after finding therein that Atty. Marcelito M. Millo failed to comply with his obligation to
serve his clients with competence and diligence, suspended him from the practice of law for six months
and directed him to return the attorney's fees he received on the ground that he did not render efficient
service to his clients. The surrounding facts and circumstances of this case calls for the imposition of the
same penalty and the adoption of a similar directive. Respondent should thus refund to complainant the
P40,000.00 given to him in connection with the purported transfer of ownership of property with interest
of 12% per annum reckoned from the time he received the amount on August 24, 2009 until June 30,
2013, and 6% per annum from July 1,2013 until full payment thereof.

A.C. No. 10150, September 21, 2016 - GINA E. WHEREFORE, the Court FINDS respondent Atty. Leonardo M. Real guilty of violating Canon 18, Rule
ENDAYA, Complainant, v. ATTY. EDGARDO O. PALAY, 18.03 of the Code of Professional Responsibility and the Lawyer's Oath and thus SUSPENDS him from
Respondent. the practice of law for a period of six months effective from notice, ORDERS him to return to
complainant Patrick R. Fabie within 10 days from notice the sum of P40,000.00 with legal interest of
G.R. No. 185765, September 28, 2016 - PHILIPPINE 12% per annum reckoned from the time he received the amount on August 24,2009 until June 30,2013,
ECONOMIC ZONE AUTHORITY, Petitioner, v. PILHINO
and 6% per annum from July 1, 2013 until full payment thereof, and STERNLY WARNS him that
SALES CORPORATION, Respondent.
commission of any similar infraction in the future will be dealt with more severely. Finally, he must
G.R. No. 184237, September 21, 2016 - HENRY H. SUBMIT to this Court written proof of his compliance within 30 days from notice of this Resolution.
TENG, Petitioner, v. LAWRENCE C. TING, EDMUND
TING AND ANTHONY TING, Respondent. Let copies of this Resolution be furnished the Office of the Bar Confidant to be appended to respondent
Atty. Leonardo M. Real's personal record as an attorney; the Integrated Bar of the Philippines; and the
G.R. No. 222740, September 28, 2016 - ST. LUKE'S Office of the Court Administrator for dissemination to all courts throughout the country for their
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE-WILLIAM H. QUASHA information and guidance.
MEMORIAL FOUNDATION, DR. BRIGIDO L.
CARANDANG, AND DR. ALEJANDRO P. ORTIGAS SO ORDERED. chanRoblesvirtualLawlibrary

Petitioners, v. SPOUSES MANUEL AND ESMERALDA

PEREZ AND SPOUSES ERIC AND JURISITA QUINTOS, Sereno, C.J., Carpio, Velasco, Jr., Leonardo-De Castro, Brion, Peralta, Bersamin, Perez, Mendoza, Reyes,
Respondents.
Perlas-Bernabe, Leonen, Jardeleza, and Caguioa, JJ., concur.
G.R. No. 211680, September 21, 2016 - PEOPLE OF
Endnotes:
THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, v. BELBAN SIC-OPEN Y
DIMAS, Appellant.
*On official leave.
G.R. No. 193837, September 21, 2016 - PEOPLE OF
THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RENATO M.
PANGAN, Accused-Appellant. 1Rollo, pp. 2-3.

G.R. No. 224804, September 21, 2016 - EFREN R. 2 Id. at 6.

LEYNES, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES,
Respondent.
3 Id; Emphasis supplied.
G.R. No. 215072, September 07, 2016 - PHILIPPINE
NATIONAL BANK, Petitioner, v. HEIRS OF THE LATE 4 Id. at 7.
IRENEO AND CARIDAD ENTAPA, NAMELY: ROSARIO
ENTAPA-ORPEZA, JULIANNE E. HAMM,1 CERINA G.
5 Id. at 9-12.
ENTAPA, WINSTON G. ENTAPA (DECEASED)
REPRESENTED BY HIS SPOUSE, NINFA LAMISTOZA-
ENTAPA, FRANKLIN G. ENTAPA, MARINA E. SCHACHT, 6 Id. at 13.
AND ELVIRA G. ENTAPA, Respondents.
7 Id.
G.R. No. 201354, September 21, 2016 - PABLO M.
PADILLA, JR. AND MARIA LUISA P. PADILLA,
Petitioners, v. LEOPOLDO MALICSI, LITO CASINO, 8 Id. at 14-15.
AND AGRIFINO GUANES, Respondents.
9 Id. at 16.

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G.R. No. 183947, September 21, 2016 - RIZAL 10 Id. at 15.
COMMERCIAL BANKING CORPORATION, Petitioner, v.
TEODORO G. BERNARDINO, Respondent.
11 Id. at 17-19.
G.R. No. 204891, September 14, 2016 - PEOPLE OF
THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, v. REYNALDO ABAYON Y 12 Id. at 20-21.
APONTE, Appellant.
13 Id. at 23.
A.C. No. 11064, September 27, 2016 - BIENVENIDA
FLOR SUAREZ, Complainant, v. ATTY. ELEONORA.
MARAVILLA-ONA, Respondent. 14 Id. at 24-27.

A.M. No. P-09-2621 [Formerly OCA-I.P.I. No. 08- 15 Id. at 29.

2939-P], September 20, 2016 - OFFICE OF THE COURT
ADMINISTRATOR, Complainant, v. EDUARDO T.
16 Id. at 30-36.
UMBLAS, LEGAL RESEARCHER, REGIONAL TRIAL
COURT, BRANCH 33, BALLESTEROS, CAGAYAN,
Respondent. 17 Id. at 37-38.
G.R. No. 208979, September 21, 2016 - 18
GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM, Id. at 39-43.
Petitioner, v. ROGELIO F. MANALO, Respondent.
19 Id. at 46-49.
A.C. No. 11099, September 27, 2016 - LILY FLORES-
SALADO, MINDA FLORES LURA, AND FE V. FLORES, 20 Id. at 54-59.
Complainants, v. ATTY. ROMAN A. VILLANUEVA, JR.
Respondent.
21Id. at 90-93
A.C. No. 7348, September 27, 2016 - ROUEL YAP
PARAS, Complainant, v. ATTY. JUSTO P. PARAS, 22 Id. at 66.
Respondent.
23 Id. at 89.
G.R. No. 208067, September 14, 2016 - PEOPLE OF
THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, v. RONNIE R. LIBRIAS,
Appellant. 24 Id. at 68-76.

G.R. No. 211553, September 13, 2016 - LEANDRO B. 25

VERCELES, JR., Petitioner, v. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, cralawred Id. at 88.
Respondent.
26 Spouses Tejada v. Atty. Palana, 557 Phil. 517, 524 (2007).
G.R. No. 208089, September 28, 2016 - PHILIPPINE
TRANSMARINE CARRIERS, INC., STEALTH MARITIME 27 See page 2 of respondent's Answer, rollo, p. 10.
CORPORATION AND CARLOS SALINAS, Petitioners, v.
CASIANO F. SALADAS, JR., Respondent.
28 Id. at 73.
G.R. No. 217356, September 07, 2016 - DOROTEO C.
GAERLAN, (DECEASED) SUBSTITUTED BY HIS SON, 29Pesto v. Millo, 706 Phil. 286, 292 (2013).
RAYMOND G. GAERLAN, Petitioner, v. PHILIPPINE
NATIONAL BANK, Respondent. 30Spouses Sounders v. Atty. Lyssa Grace S. Pagano-Calde, A.C. No. 8708, August 12,
G.R. No. 222424, September 21, 2016 - FONTANA 2015.
DEVELOPMENT CORP., DENNIS PAK AS GENERAL
MANAGER, PASTOR ISAAC AS DIRECTOR OF HUMAN 31 Id.
RESOURCES, CHRIS CHENG* AS DEPUTY GROUP
FINANCIAL CONTROLLER, JESUS CHUA, 32
REPRESENTATIVE MICHAEL FELICIANO, ALMA
Supra at 296.
EREDIANO, LEILANI VALIENTE, MAN CHOI AS GROUP
FINANCIAL CONTROLLER, AND JAIME VILLAREAL AS
CHIEF ENGINEER, Petitioners, v. SASCHA
VUKASINOVIC, Respondent.

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ERNESTO CLARIN, NARCISO UNGSOD, BONIFACIO
TORIDA, BOB ILLUT, EVELYN BAJET, ELORDE
ILUSTRISIMO, ENRICO DETIQUEZ, JAIME CASTRO, QUICK SEARCH
JOSEFINA DAMALERIO, CARIDAD LERUM, NOVA
FAJARDO, DANILO DELA CRUZ, ALBERTO FAUSTO,
ESTELLA GELLI, KATHERINE DELA CRUZ, HEIDEE
LAUREL, NISSAN LAUREL, VICENTE CHUA, ARMELA
MARTIN, MELINDA BATIANCILA, GEMMA REBAYA, 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908
PRECIOUS ILUSTRISIMO, SOSAN LISBO, MARLON 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916
TRABALLO, NIMFA DANNUG, MARILYN LABORTE,
SONIA MANZANILLA, LOURDES PARBA, ADELINA 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924
ALIPIN, JONATHAN BASA, MARIA LIZA CABARQUIL, 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932
RICHARD FAJICULAY, RICARDO HILARIO AND
JONATHAN TESSLER, Petitioners, v. SULPICIO LINES, 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940
INC. (NOW KNOWN AS PHILIPPINE SPAN ASIA 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948
CARRIER CORPORATION, DOING BUSINESS UNDER
THE NAME AND STYLE OF "SPAN ASIA CARRIER") 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956
[FORMERLY: SULPICIO LINES, INC.], Respondent. 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964
G.R. No. 221047, September 14, 2016 - MICHAEL A. 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
ONSTOTT, Petitioner, v. UPPER TAGPOS 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, INC., Respondent.
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988
A.C. No. 11323, September 14, 2016 - NICOLAS 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
ROBERT MARTIN EGGER, Complainant, v. ATTY.
FRANCISCO P. DURAN, Respondent. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
G.R. No. 221241, September 14, 2016 - MARIO N.
FELICILDA, Petitioner, v. MANCHESTEVE H. UY, 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Respondent.

A.C. No. 9912, September 21, 2016 - DATU

REMIGIO M. DUQUE JR., Complainant, v. COMMISSION
ON ELECTIONS CHAIRMAN SIXTO S. BRILLANTES, JR.,
COMMISSIONERS LUCENITO N. TAGLE, ELIAS R.
YUSOPH, AND CHRISTIAN ROBERT S. LIM; ATTYS. MA. Main Indices of the Library ---> Go!
JOSEFINA E. DELA CRUZ, ESMERALDA A. AMORA-
LADRA, MA. JUANA S. VALLEZA, SHEMIDAH G. CADIZ,
AND FERNANDO F. COT-OM; AND PROSECUTOR NOEL
S. ADION, Respondent.

G.R. No. 212157, September 28, 2016 - PEOPLE OF

THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RODRIGO
RUSCO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT., Respondent.

G.R. No. 221538, September 20, 2016 - RIZALITO Y.

DAVID, Petitioner, v. SENATE ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL
AND MARY GRACE POE-LLAMANZARES, Respondents.

G.R. No. 207147, September 14, 2016 - EMELITA

BASILIO GAN, Petitioner, v. REPUBLIC OF THE
PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 213699, September 28, 2016 - THE OFFICE

OF THE OMBUDSMAN, Petitioner, v. P/SUPT. ROGER
JAMES BRILLANTES, PO3 PETER PAUL PABLICO, AND
PO1 NOEL FABIA, Respondents.; G.R. No. 215008 -
THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, Petitioner, v.
POLICE SENIOR INSPECTOR2 DANTE G. YANG,
Respondent.

G.R. No. 223852, September 14, 2016 - EDNA

ROQUE ALEGUELA, FELIPE GONZALES, DOLORES

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COCHESA, LUISA CAGALINGAN, REYNALDO JUNSAY,
BONIFACIA RODRIQUEZ, CONEY CERDENA, AND ALL
PERSONS CLAIMING RIGHTS UNDER THEM,
Petitioners, v. EASTERN PETROLEUM CORPORATION
AND J&M PROPERTIES AND CONSTRUCTION
CORPORATION, Respondents.

G.R. No. 205721, September 14, 2016 - HARTE-

HANKS PHILIPPINES, INC., Petitioner, v.
COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent.

G.R. No. 225141, September 26, 2016 - ENERGY

REGULATORY COMMISSION, Petitioner, v. HON.
GREGORIO L. VEGA, JR., PRESIDING JUDGE,
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 157, PASIG CITY,
AND MANILA ELECTRIC COMPANY, Respondents.

G.R. No. 205200, September 21, 2016 - PEOPLE OF

THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, v. LEONARDO CRUZ Y
ROCO, Appellant.

G.R. No. 205871, September 28, 2016 - RUEL

TUANO Y HERNANDEZ, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE
PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

A.C. No. 11121, September 13, 2016 - DELIA LIM,

Complainant, v. ATTY. AQUILINO MEJICA,
Respondent.

G.R. No. 191537, September 14, 2016 - PAULINO M.

ALECHA, FELIX B. UNABIA, RICARDO A. TOLINO AND
MARIO A. CATANES, Petitioners, v. JOSE L. ATIENZA
JR., THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND
NATURAL RESOURCES (DENR), MICHAEL L. ROMERO
AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF 168 FERRUM PACIFIC
MINING CORPORATION, Respondent.

G.R. No. 213418, September 21, 2016 - ALFREDO

S.RAMOS, CONCHITA S. RAMOS, BENJAMIN B. RAMOS,
NELSON T. RAMOS AND ROBINSON T. RAMOS,
Petitioners, v. CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES CO. LTD.,
Respondent.

G.R. No. 220605, September 21, 2016 - COCA-COLA

FEMSA PHILIPPINES, INC.,* Petitioner, v. BACOLOD
SALES FORCE UNION-CONGRESS OF INDEPENDENT
ORGANIZATION-ALU, Respondent.

G.R. No. 190187, September 28, 2016 - THE

PHILIPPINE GEOTHERMAL, INC. EMPLOYEES UNION,
Petitioner, v. UNOCAL PHILIPPINES, INC. (NOW
KNOWN AS CHEVRON GEOTHERMAL PHILIPPINES
HOLDINGS, INC.), Respondent.

G.R. No. 198350, September 14, 2016 - ATTY.

MARCOS D. RISONAR, JR., Petitioner, v. COR JESU
COLLEGE AND/OR EDGARDO S. ESCURIL,
Respondents.

G.R. No. 172507, September 14, 2016 - NATIONAL

POWER CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. SPS.
MARGARITO ASOQUE AND TARCINIA ASOQUE,
Respondents.

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A.C. No. 10782, September 14, 2016 - ATTY. DELIO

M. ASERON, Complainant, v. ATTY. JOSE A. DIÑO, JR.,
Respondent.

G.R. No. 223076, September 13, 2016 - PILAR

CAÑEDA BRAGA, PETER TIU LAVINA, ANTONIO H.
VERGARA, BENJIE T. BADAL, DIOSDADO ANGELO A.
MAHIPUS, AND SAMAL CITY RESORT OWNERS
ASSOCIATION, INC. (SCROA), Petitioners, v. HON.
JOSEPH EMILIO A. ABAYA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS
SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS,
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND
COMMUNICATIONS (DOTC), PRE-QUALIFICATION,
BIDS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE (PBAC) AND
PHILIPPINE PORTS AUTHORITY (PPA), Respondents.

G.R. No. 204659, September 19, 2016 - JESTER

MABUNOT, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE
PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 175651, September 14, 2016 - PILMICO-

MAURI FOODS CORP., Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER
OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent.

G.R. No. 218891, September 19, 2016 - EDMUND

BULAUITAN Y MAUAYAN,* Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF
THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 218009, September 21, 2016 - MARVIN G.

FELIPE AND REYNANTE L. VELASCO, Petitioners, v.
DANILO DIVINA TAMAYO KONSTRACT, INC. (DDTKI)
AND/OR DANILO DIVINA TAMAYO,
PRESIDENT/OWNER, Respondent.

A.C. No. 8560, September 06, 2016 - CARRIE-ANNE

SHALEEN CARLYLE S. REYES, Complainant, v. ATTY.
RAMON F. NIEVA, Respondent.

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