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Billanes vs. Latido

VICENTE FERRER A. BILLANES, Complainant, vs. ATTY. LEO S. LATIDO, Respondent. Present: CARPIO, LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, PERALTA, BERSAMIN,* DEL CASTILLO, PERLAS-BERNABE, LEONEN, JARDELEZA, CAGUIOA, TIJAM, A. REYES, JR., GESMUNDO, and J. REYES, JR., JJ.

A.C. No. 12066 | 2018-08-28

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila

EN BANC
 
DECISION
 
PER CURIAM:
 

This administrative case stemmed from a complaint 1 dated February 14, 2013 filed by complainant Vicente Ferrer A. Billanes (complainant), before the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), against respondent Atty. Leo S. Latido (respondent), praying that the latter be administratively sanctioned for his alleged professional misconduct.

The Facts
 
Complainant alleged that sometime in 2009, he decided to engage respondent as counsel in order to have his marriage with his estranged Filipina wife, Meriam R. Arietta (Arietta), annulled. After...