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Atty. Victoriano S. Muring, Jr. vs. Atty. Manuel T. Gatcho.

ATTY. VICTORIANO S. MURING, JR., Complainant, versus ATTY. MANUEL T. GATCHO, Court Attorney V, NELPA LOTA-CALAYAG, Executive Assistant V, and ATTY. EDNA S. PA?A, Respondents.

A.M. No. CA-05-19-P | 2006-08-31

EN BANC
 
D E C I S I O N 
 
CARPIO, J.: 
 
The Case
 
On 28 February 2003, Atty. Victoriano S. Muring, Jr. ("complainant") filed a Complaint-Affidavit[1] before this Court against respondents Atty. Manuel T. Gatcho ("Atty. Gatcho"), Nelpa Lota-Calayag ("Calayag"), and Atty. Edna S. Paña ("Atty. Paña"), charging that: 
 
1. Atty. Gatcho and Calayag, complainant's co-employees at the office of Court of Appeals Justice Bernardo P. Abesamis ("Justice Abesamis," now retired), demanded and received from Atty. Paña P450,000 to facilitate a...