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BSA Tower Condominium Corporation vs. Atty. Reyes II

BSA TOWER CONDOMINIUM CORPORATION, COMPLAINANT, V. ATTY. ALBERTO CELESTINO B. REYES II, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 11944 (Formerly CBD No. 12-3463) | 2018-06-20

D E C I S I O N
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
The extant case originated from a disbarment complaint which the complainant BSA Tower Condominium Corporation filed against respondent Atty. Alberto Celestino B. Reyes II.
The pertinent facts of the case are as follows:
 
Complainant BSA Tower Condominium Corporation alleged that it hired respondent Atty. Alberto Celestino B. Reyes II sometime in November 2005 to settle its real estate tax problems with the City of Makati. Between December 2006 and January 2007, Reyes obtained P25 million from BSA Tower, from which he may draw amounts for legitimate expenses in carrying out his official duties....