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Altobano-Ruiz vs. Ruiz

TEODORA ALTOBANO-RUIZ, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTYS. WILFREDO A. RUIZ, CHERRY ANNE DELA CRUZ, AND FRANCISCO S. BENEDICTO, III, RESPONDENTS.

A.C. No. 13132 | 2023-01-31

D E C I S I O N
PER CURIAM:
 
Antecedents
 
In her complaint[1] before the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) - Commission on Bar Discipline (CBD), complainant Teodora Altobano-Ruiz sought the disbarment of respondents Attys. Wilfredo A. Ruiz (Atty. Ruiz), Cherry Anne Dela Cruz (Atty. Dela Cruz), and Francisco S. Benedicto III (Atty. Benedicto) for violations of the Code of Professional Responsibility (CPR), specifically Canon 1[2] (Rules 1.01[3] and 1.02[4]), Canon 7[5] (Rule 7.03[6]), Canon 10[7] (Rules 10.01[8] and 10.03[9]), Canon 12[10] (Rules 12.02[11] and...