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Salado et al. vs. Atty. Villanueva

LILY FLORES-SALADO, MINDA FLORES LURA, AND FE V. FLORES, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ATTY. ROMAN A. VILLANUEVA, JR. RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 11099 | 2016-09-27

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
EN BANC

D E C I S I O N
 
BERSAMIN, J.:
 
Disbarment proceedings based on falsification or forgery of public documents should not be the occasion to establish the falsification or forgery. Such bases should first be duly and competently established either in criminal or civil proceedings appropriate for that purpose.
 
The Case

We hereby consider and resolve the disbarment complaint lodged against Atty. Roman A. Villanueva, Jr. for allegedly falsifying a public document concerning realty, and for allegedly concealing his true age m order to secure his appointment as state...