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F. Rayos vs. Atty. P. G. Hernandez

FRANCISCO RAYOS, Petitioner, versus ATTY. PONCIANO G. HERNANDEZ, Respondent.

G.R. No. 169079 | 2007-02-12

D E C I S I O N
 


CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

This is a Petition for Review[1] of the Resolution dated 12 March 2005 of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), dismissing petitioner Francisco Rayos's complaint for disbarment against respondent Atty. Ponciano Hernandez.

Respondent was the counsel of petitioner in Civil Case No. SM-951 entitled, "Francisco Rayos v. NAPOCOR," filed before the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Malolos, Bulacan. The complaint alleged, among other things, that the National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR) recklessly, imprudently and negligently opened the three floodgates of the spillway of Angat Dam at midnight...