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[2/2] IBP Employees vs Grapilon & IBP Governors

[2/2] IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION TO REMOVE ATTY. JOSE A. GRAPILON AS PRESIDENT, INTEGRATED BAR OF THE PHILIPPINES. / ROSALIA VILLARUEL, ASUNCION ILAGAN, ROSALINA VILLARUEL, ROBERTO MANUSON, EVELYN MELGAR, NIDA PE?ARANDA, THELMA PADILLA, MARY LOU MANATLAO, HERMINIO CEPILLO, CRISTINA NALDA, TERESITA PERALTA, EDEN ENCINARES, GLORIA COUSART, EMMA PAGUNSAN, and DELIA MORTERA (EMPLOYEES OF THE NATIONAL OFFICE, INTEGRATED BAR OF THE PHILIPPINES), complainants, vs. ATTY. JOSE A. GRAPILON and the INTEGRATED BAR OF THE PHILIPPINES BOARD OF GOVERNORS, respondents.

A.C No. 4826 | 1999-01-27

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E. Oppression / Harassment

Complainants described Atty. Grapilon to be "a sadistic person," "prone to violence," and a person who "thrives in insulting and humiliating and making his employees suffer."

Bobby Manuson claimed that in November 1995, Atty. Grapilon, upon learning of supposed inquiries being made about him by Manuson, confronted the latter and, in front of several lady employees of the IBP, opened the zipper of his trousers.

The Ad Hoc Committee did not find the statement worthy of credence; it said:

"It is quite unbelievable however that from November, 1995 when the alleged oppressive or...