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Bondoc vs. Atty. Datu

EDIGARDO V. BONDOC, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. OLIMPIO R. DATU, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 8903 | 2017-08-30

D E C I S I O N
 
JARDELEZA, J.:
 
The Case

On February 22, 2011, the Office of the Bar Confidant (OBC) received a Sinumpaang Salaysay[1]  signed by complainant Edigardo V. Bondoc, (Bondoc) seeking the disbarment of respondent Atty. Olimpio R. Datu (Datu) for alleged violations of the Code of Professional Conduct. Acting on this matter, this Court required Datu to file his comment.[2]  After this, the parties were required to attend a series of mandatory conferences before the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Commission on Bar Discipline. Upon filing of their position papers at the end of the mandatory...