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Spouses Manolo and Nuezca vs. Atty. Villagarcia

SPOUSES MANOLO AND MILINIA NUEZCA, Complainants, vs. ATTY. ERNESTO V. VILLA GARCIA, Respondent. Present: SERENO, CJ., Chairperson, LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, BERSAMIN, PERLAS-BERNABE, and CAGUIOA, JJ.

A.C. No. 8210 | 2016-08-08

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
 
FIRST DIVISION
 
RESOLUTION
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
 
The instant administrative case arose from a verified complaint1 for disbarment filed by complainants Spouses Manolo and Milinia Nuezca (complainants) against respondent Atty. Ernesto V. Villagarcia (respondent) for grave misconduct, consisting of alleged unethical conduct in dealings with other persons.
 
The Facts
 
In their verified complaint, complainants averred that respondent sent them a demand letter2 dated February 15, 2009, copy furnished to various offices and persons, which contained not only...