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Dan Joel V. Lim* And Richard Tan vs Atty. Edilberto Barcelona

DAN JOEL V. LIM* and RICHARD C. TAN, complainants, vs. ATTY. EDILBERTO BARCELONA, respondent.

A.C. No. 5438 | 2004-03-10

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On May 9, 2001, Dan Joel V. Lim and Richard C. Tan,[1] both businessmen, filed a complaint for alleged robbery or extortion and violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act against Atty. Edilberto Barcelona, a lawyer formerly employed with the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC). The complaint was simultaneously filed with this Court and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines.[2]

Complainant Lim alleged that on the first week of August 2000, respondent phoned him and introduced himself as a lawyer and chief of the Public Assistance Center, NLRC. Respondent informed him that his employees filed a...