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Prosecutor Bacatan vs. Atty. Dadula

Prosecutor RHODNA A. BACATAN, Complainant, vs. ATTY. MERARI D. DADULA, Respondent. Present: VELASCO, JR., J., Chairperson, PERALTA, PEREZ, REYES,* and JARDELEZA, JJ.

A.C. No. 10565 | 2016-09-07

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
 
THIRD DIVISION
 
DECISION
 
JARDELEZA, J.:
 
In a Complaint1 dated June 16, 2008 submitted to the Cebu City Chapter of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), Rhodna A. Bacatan, Assistant Cebu City Prosecutor (complainant) charged Atty. Merari D. Dadula (respondent) with violation of:
 
a) Canon 8, Rule 8.01 of the Code of Professional Responsibility;
 
b) the disregard of the duties of attorneys, particularly under paragraph (d) of Section 20, Rule 13 8 of the Revised Rules of Court; and
 
c) her lawyer's oath not to do falsehood nor consent to the...