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Basiyo vs. Atty. Alisuag

SUSAN BASIYO, and ANDREW WILLIAM SIMMONS, Complainants, vs. ATTY. JOSELITO C. ALISUAG, Respondent. Present: SERENO, C.J., CARPIO,* VELASCO, JR., LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, PERALTA, BERSAMIN, DEL CASTILLO, PERLAS-BERNABE, LEONEN, ATTY. JOSELITO C. ALISUAG, JARDELEZA ** CAGUIOA, MAR TIRES, TIJAM, REYES, JR., and GESMUNDO, JJ.

A.C. No. 11543 | 2017-09-26

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
EN BANC
 
DECISION
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
The instant case sprung from a complaint which Susan Basiyo and Andrew William Simmons filed against respondent Atty. Joselito C. Alisuag, for alleged deceit, falsification, and malpractice, in violation of the Code of Professional Responsibility.
 
The procedural and factual antecedents of the case are as follows:
 
Complainants Basiyo and Simmons, who are common-law husband and wife, put up a pension house called "Rose Place" located in Puerto Princesa, Palawan. Thereafter, they started looking for a piece of land since they...