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Samonte vs. Atty. Jumamil

JOY T. SAMONTE, Complainant, vs. ATTY. VIVENCIO V. JUMAMIL, Respondent. Present: SERENO, C.J., * Chairperson, LEONARDO-DE CASTRO,** DEL CASTILLO,*** PERLAS-BERNABE, and CAGUIOA, JJ.

A.C. No. 11668 | 2017-07-17

RESOLUTION
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
 
For the Court's resolution is a Complaint1 dated March 15, 2013, filed before the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), by complainant Joy T. Samonte (complainant) against respondent Atty. Vivencio V. Jumamil (respondent), praying that the latter be disbarred for acts unbecoming of a lawyer and betrayal of trust.
 
The Facts
 
Complainant alleged that sometime in October 2012, she received summons from the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC), Regional Arbitration Branch Xl, Davao City, relative to an illegal dismissal case, i.e., NLRC Case RAB-XI-10-00586-12, filed by four (4)...