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Festin vs. Zubiri

ROMULO DE MESA FESTIN, COMPLAINANT, V. ATTY. ROLANDO V. ZUBIRI, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 11600 | 2017-06-19

D E C I S I O N
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
 
This administrative case stemmed from an affidavit-complaint[1] filed by complainant Romulo De Mesa Festin (complainant) against respondent Atty. Rolando V. Zubiri (respondent) before the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) for gross violations of the Code of Professional Responsibility (CPR).
 
The Facts
 
Complainant alleged that he was elected as Mayor of the Municipality of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro in the May 2013 elections. His opponent, Jose Tapales Villarosa (Villarosa), filed an election protest against him before the Regional Trial Court of San Jose, Occidental...