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Valdez vs. Alviar and Tapan

MARIA IRISH B. VALDEZ,* COMPLAINANT, VS. ANDREW B. ALVIAR, SHERIFF IV AND RICARDO P. TAPAN, STENOGRAPHER III, BOTH OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 76, QUEZON CITY, RESPONDENTS

A.M. No. P-20-4042 (Formerly OCA IPI No. 16-4624-P) | 2020-01-28

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PER CURIAM:
 
In a Letter-Complaint[1] dated July 12, 2016, complainant Maria Irish B. Valdez (Valdez) made the following averments: sometime in 2012, Valdez wanted to annul her marriage so she sought advice from a close friend of her sister , respondent Ricardo P. Tapan[2] (Tapan), Stenographer III, Branch 76, Regional Trial Court (RTC), Quezon City, who told Valdez that he knew someone who could help her; since Valdez and her sister were based in Singapore, they went to the Philippines to meet with Tapan and his contact; Valdez and her sister met with Tapan on June 18, 2012 at a bar and...