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Punla vs. Atty. Ona

LAURENCE D. PUNLA and MARILYN SANTOS, Complainants, vs. ATTY. ELEONOR MARA VILLA-ONA, Respondent. Present: SERENO, C.J., CARPIO, VELASCO, JR., LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, PERALTA, BERSAMIN, DEL CASTILLO, PERLAS-BERNABE, LEONEN, JARDELEZA, CAGUIOA,* MARTIRES, TIJAM, REYES, JR., and GESMUNDO, JJ

A.C. No. 11149 (Formerly CBD Case No. 13-3709) | 2017-08-15

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
EN BANC
 
DECISION
 
PER CURIAM:
 
 The present administrative case stemmed from a Complaint-Affidavit1 filed with the Integrated Bar of the Philippines Commission on Bar Discipline (IBPCBD) by complainants Laurence D. Punla and Marilyn Santos against respondent Atty. Eleonor Maravilla-Ona, charging the latter with violation of the lawyer's oath, for neglecting her clients' interests.
 
Factual Background
 
The facts, as culled from the disbarment complaint, are summarized in the Report and Recommendation2 of Investigating Commissioner Ricardo M. Espina viz.:...