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Camarines Sur IV Electric Cooperative, Inc. vs. Quiñones

CAMARINES SUR IV ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC., REPRESENTED BY ATTY. VERONICA T. BRIONES, COMPLAINANT, VS. LABOR ARBITER JESUS ORLANDO M. QUIÑONES, RESPONDENT

A.C. No. 10743 | 2023-02-06

D E C I S I O N
 
LEONEN, SAJ.:
 
The Court has plenary disciplinary authority over all lawyers. A government lawyer's misconduct in the exercise of their public duties, which also amounts to a violation of the Lawyers' Oath and Code of Professional Responsibility, exposes them to suspension or even removal from the practice of law.
 
Before this Court is an Administrative Complaint filed by Camarines Sur IV Electric Cooperative, Inc. against Labor Arbiter Jesus Orlando M. Quiñones (Quiñones) for violating the Lawyer's Oath and Canons 1 and 7 of the Code of Professional Responsibility.[1] The...