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Duque vs. COMELEC et al.

DATU REMIGIO M. DUQUE JR., COMPLAINANT, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS CHAIRMAN SIXTO S. BRILLANTES, JR., COMMISSIONERS LUCENITO N. TAGLE, ELIAS R. YUSOPH, AND CHRISTIAN ROBERT S. LIM; ATTYS. MA. JOSEFINA E. DELA CRUZ, ESMERALDA A. AMORA-LADRA, MA. JUANA S. VALLEZA, SHEMIDAH G. CADIZ, AND FERNANDO F. COT­-OM; AND PROSECUTOR NOEL S. ADION, RESPONDENTS.

A.C. No. 9912 | 2016-09-21

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
D E C I S I O N
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
Before this Court is a disbarment complaint filed by Datu Remigio M. Duque, Jr., (Duque) against former Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Chairman Sixto S. Brillantes, Jr., Commissioners Lucenito N. Tagle, Elias R. Yusoph, and Christian Robert S. Lim; Attys. Ma. Josefina E. Dela Cruz, Esmeralda A. Amora-Ladra, Ma. Juana S. Valleza, Shemidah G. Cadiz, and Fernando F. Cot-om; and Prosecutor Noel S. Action for Conduct Unbecoming a Lawyer, Gross Ignorance of the Law and Gross Misconduct.

The case stemmed from a Complaint dated May 26, 2011 filed by Duque...