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Santiago vs. Atty. Santiago

DELFINA HERNANDEZ SANTIAGO, COMPLAINANT, V. ATTY. ZOSIMO SANTIAGO AND ATTY. NICOMEDES TOLENTINO, RESPONDENTS.

A.C. No. 3921 | 2018-06-11

R E S O L U T I O N
 
LEONARDO-DE CASTRO,[*] J.:
 
We resolve the administrative case for disbarment[1] filed by complainant Judge Delfina Hernandez Santiago against respondents Atty. Zosimo Santiago and Atty. Nicomedes Tolentino, charging them with deceit, gross misconduct and violating their oaths as members of the Bar.
 
During the time when the material events transpired in this case, complainant was the City Personnel Officer of Caloocan City while respondents Santiago and Tolentino respectively held the positions of City Legal Officer and Legal Officer II in the City Government of Caloocan.
 
In 1988, complainant...