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Leopoldo V. Credito, et al. vs. Atty. Salvador T. Sabio

LEOPOLDO V. CREDITO, AARON J. VELARDE, PEPITO JARANILLA, MIGUEL EXITO JR., CEZAR CRUCERO, NEMESIO CABALLERO, RODOLFO JALANDONI, NILO GAVARAN, ROLANDO BELBAR, SIXTO CRUCERO, TALAVER ELEUTERIO, BONIFACIO LABADIA, ELY ERIMAN, MA. LUCIA GOTERA, ANITA GARGARITANO, ROLANDO ROTO, GREGORIO GUERERO JR., CRESENCIANO GONZAGA, REMY SIAMEN, ANTONIO DAMAYON SR., JULIO PEREZ, HUMBERTO GOLINGAN, ALBERTO CADAGAT, ANTONIO DAMAYON JR., RODOLFO JUMILLA, CEFERINO GARGARITANO JR., RODOLFO BESILLAS, ALFREDO LIBO-ON, JESUS ROBLES, EDMUNDO BASI, Complainants, versus Atty. SALVADOR T. SABIO, Respondent.

A.C. No. 4920 | 2005-10-19

D E C I S I O N 


PANGANIBAN, J.: 

Inattention of lawyers to basic procedural requirements constitutes a neglect of professional duty and a violation of their Oath. It betrays their lack of zeal and dedication to the protection of their clients' cause. Because of neglectful acts resulting in prejudice to the latter, imprudent counsels should be administratively sanctioned. 

The Case 

This administrative case stemmed from a verified Letter-Complaint[1] filed on July 7, 1998, by Leopoldo Credito and 29 others, seeking the disbarment of Atty. Salvador T. Sabio for negligence of his duties as complainants' counsel. After a...