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Quindoza vs. Delos Santos

JULIEWHYN R. QUINDOZA, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. ERNESTO DAVID DELOS SANTOS* AND ATTY. MARUJITA S. PALABRICA, RESPONDENTS.

A.C. No. 13615 [Formerly CBD Case No. 11-3166] | 2023-01-31

D E C I S I O N
 
LOPEZ, J., J.:
 
For this Court's resolution is the Complaint[1] filed by Juliewhyn R. Quindoza (Quindoza) against Atty. Ernesto David Delos Santos (Atty. Delos Santos) and Atty. Marujita S. Palabrica (Atty. Palabrica) for violation of the Canons of Professional Ethics. With respect to Atty. Delos Santos, Quindoza averred that Atty. Delos Santos had an illicit relationship with her while he was legally married to Edita Baltasar (Baltasar). Further, Quindoza alleged that Atty. Delos Santos committed acts of lasciviousness against their daughter, Mergarett Veronica Delos Santos (Veronica).[2] Meanwhile,...