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Plus Builders, Inc. And Edgardo C. Garcia vs. Atty. Anastacio E. Revilla, Jr.

PLUS BUILDERS, INC. and EDGARDO C. GARCIA, Complainants, versus Atty. ANASTACIO E. REVILLA, JR., Respondent.

A.C. No. 7056 | 2006-09-13

EN BANC
 
DECISION 
 
PANGANIBAN, CJ: 
 
By their oath and under the Code of Professional Responsibility, lawyers must uphold truth and justice above everything else, even above their own and their client's interests. They must be willing and able to stand for their convictions against all odds; to carry on in spite of seemingly insurmountable opposition; and to be beacons for the weak, the oppressed and the marginalized. For failing miserably to live by this oath and Code, respondent must be sanctioned. 
 
The Case and the Facts 
 
This administrative case originated from a Verified Petition for...