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Ramos vs. Atty. Mandagan

PEDRO RAMOS, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. MARIA NYMPHA C. MANDAGAN, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 11128 | 2016-04-06

RESOLUTION
 
REYES, J.:
 
Before this Court is an administrative complaint[1] for disbarment filed by complainant Pedro Ramos (Ramos) against respondent Atty. Maria Nympha C. Mandagan (Atty. Mandagan) for gross misconduct in violation of the Code of Professional Responsibility (CPR).

In his Complaint, Ramos alleged that Atty. Mandagan demanded from him the amount of Three Hundred Thousand Pesos (P300,000.00) in connection with the criminal case filed against him for murder before the Sandiganbayan. According to Ramos, the P300,000.00 shall be used as bail bond in the event that his petition for bail in the said criminal case is...