List of Cases
3) Ligaya Maniago vs. Atty. Lourdes De Dios (A.C.
Problem Areas in Legal Ethics
THE DISCIPLINE OF LAWYERS
1) Dr. Domiciano F. Villahermosa, S. v. Atty.
Isidro L. Caracol (A.C. No. 7325, 21 January
2015)
2) Felicisima Mendoza Vda. Robosa vs. Attys.
Juan B. Mendoza and Eusebio P. Navarro (A.C.
No. 6056, 9 September 2015)
3) Edgardo Areola vs. Atty. Maria Vilma
Mendoza (A.C. No. 10135, 15 January 2014)
4) Rose Bunagan-Bansig v. Atty. Rogelio an A.
Celera (A.C. No. 5581, 14 January 2014)
5) Bengco v. Bernardo [62 SCRA 352 (2012)]
6) Nestor Figueras and Bienvido Vctoria, Jr. v.
Atty. Diosdado B. Jimenez (A.C. No. 9116, 12
March 2014)
7) Catalan, Jr. vs. Silvosa [677 SCRA 352 (2012)]
8) Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) vs.
Liangco [662 SCRA 103 (2011)
9) Soriano vs. Dizon (A.C. No. 6792, 25 January
2006)
DISCIPLINE OF FILIPINO LAWYERS PRACTICING
ABROAD
1) Velez vs. De Vera [496 SCRA 345 (2006)]
2) In Re; Petition to Re-Acquire the Privilege to
Practice Law in the Philippines (Epifanio B.
Muneses [677 SCRA 364 (2012)]
REINSTATEMENT AFTER DISBARMENT
1) Espanto vs. Belleza (A.C. No. 10756, 21
February 2018)
2) J.K. Mercado and Sons, Agricultural
Enterprises vs. Atty. Eduardo de Vera, et.
al., A.C. No. 3066 and Atty. Eduardo de
Vera vs. Atty. Mervyn Encanto, et. al.
(A.C. No. 4438, 26 October 1999)
No. 7472, 30 March 2010)
4) Re: In the Matter of the Petition for
Reinstatement of Rolando S. Torres as a
Member of the Philippine Bar (A.C. No. 5161,
11 July 2017)
5) In Re: Oath-Taking of Argosino (B.M. 712, 13
July 1995)
6) Re: 2003 Bar Examinations (Atty. Danilo de
Guzman) [586 SCRA 372]
7) Macarubo vs. Macarubo (A.M. 6148, 22
January 2013)
8) Letter of Augustus C. Diaz, MTC Branch 37,
Appealing for Clemency [533 SCRA 534 (2010]
JUDICIAL ETHICS/CONDUCT
1) In Re: Justice Ong (A,M. No. SB-14-
21-J)
2) Barias vs. Judge Marino E. Rubia
(A.M. No. RTJ-14,2388, 10 June
2014)
3) Garay vs. Venadas (A.M. RTJ-06-
2000, 16 June 2014)
4) In Re: Kapunan (A.M. No. 13-11-09-
SC, 12 August 2014)
5) Re: Verified Complaint of Thomas S.
Merdegia against Hon. Vicente S.E.
Veloso, Associate Justice of the Court
of Appeals, relative to C.A. G.R. SP.
No. 11946; IPI No. 12-205-CA-J, 10
December 2013, A.C. No. 10300; Re
Resolution dated 8 October 2013 in
OCA IPI No. 12-205-CA-J against
Atty. Homobono Adaza II
6) Carbajosa vs. Judge Patricio (A,M.
No. MTJ-13-1834, 20 October 2013)
7) Garado vs. Torres (A.M. No. MTJ-11-
1778, 5 June 2013)
8) Decena vs. Manlayaon (A.M. No.
RTJ-02-1669, 8 April 2013)
9) OCA vs. Necessario (A,.M. No. MTJ-
07-1691, 2 April 2013)

10) Anonymous vs. Achas (A.M. No.

MTJ-11-1801, 27 February, 2013)
11) In the Matter of the Charges of
Plagiarism against Justice del Castillo
(A.M. No. 10-7-17-SC, 8 February
2011)

12) Re: Letter of the UP Law Faculty to

the SC on allegations of Plagiarism
and Misrepresentations in SC (A.M.
No. 10-10-4-SC, 8 March 2011)

13) Habawel vs. CTA (G.R. No. 174759,

7 September 2011)

14) Tormis vs. Paredes (A.M. No. RTJ-

13-2366, 4 February 2015)

15) Andres vs. Nambi (A.C. No. 7158, 9

March 2015)

16) Complaint of Parreno against Justices

Leagogo, Ybañez, Lazaro-Javier
(OCA IPI NO. 14-220-CA-J, 17 March
2015)

17) Rivera vs. Judge Blancaflor (A.M. No.

RTJ-11-2290, 18 November 2014)

18) Lorenzana vs. Judge Austrua (A.M.

No. RTJ-09-2200, 2 April 2014)

19) OCA vs. Judge Balut (A.M. No. RTJ-

15-2426, 16 June 2015)