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Emilia O. Dhaliwal Vs. Atty. Abelardo B. Dumaguing

EMILIA O. DHALIWAL, Complainant, vs. ATTY. ABELARDO B. DUMAGUING, Respondent.

A.C. No. 9390 | 2012-08-01

THIRD DIVISION


R E S O L U T I O N

PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:


Emilia O. Dhaliwal filed a complaint for violation of Canon 16 of the Code of Professional Responsibility against Atty. Abelardo B. Dumaguing. 

In her sworn statement, complainant alleged that she engaged the services of respondent in connection with the purchase of a parcel of land from Fil-Estate Development, Inc. (Fil-Estate). On June 13, 2000, upon the instruction of respondent, complainant's daughter and son-in-law withdrew P 342,000.00 from the Philippine National Bank (PNB) and handed the cash over to respondent. They then proceeded to BPI Family Bank Malcolm Square Branch...