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ANTONINA S. SOSA, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. MANUEL V. MENDOZA, RESPONDENT.

ANTONINA S. SOSA, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. MANUEL V. MENDOZA, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 8776 | 2015-03-22

SECOND DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
BRION, J.:
 
Before this Court is the Complaint for the disbarment/suspension of Atty. Manuel V. Mendoza (Atty. Mendoza) filed on October 22, 2010 by Antonina S. Sosa (Ms. Sosa), for violation of Rule 1.01 of the Code of Professional Responsibility arising from non-payment of debt.[1]
 
This Court, in a Resolution dated April 18, 2012, referred the case to the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) for investigation, report and recommendation.[2]
 
On May 11, 2013, the IBP Board of Governors adopted and approved with modification the Investigating Commissioner’s report and...