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Balingit vs. Atty. Cervantes

JOSE ANTONIO F. BALINGIT, Complainant, vs. ATTY. RENATO M. CERVANTES and ATTY. TEODORO B. DELARMENTE, Respondents. Present: VELASCO, JR., J., Chairperson,* PERALTA, Acting Chairperson,** PEREZ, REYES, and JARDELEZA, JJ.

A.C. No. 11059 | 2016-11-09

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
 
THIRD DIVISION
 
DECISION
 
JARDELEZA, J.:
 
This resolves the administrative complaint1 filed by Jose Antonio F. Balingit (complainant) against Atty. Renato M. Cervantes and Atty. Teodoro B. Delarmente (respondents).
 
Facts
 
Complainant is a former Filipino citizen who subsequently became a naturalized British citizen.2 On July 9, 2011, complainant's two (2) sons, Jose Antonio Balingit, Jr. (Jose Antonio, Jr.) and Carlo Balingit (Carlo), who were on board their respective motorcycles, figured in a head-on collision with the car driven by David A. Alizadeh...