SC CIRCULAR NO. 23-95, May 17, 1995
SC CIRCULAR NO. 23-95, May 17, 1995
OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR
| TO : |
THE COURT OF APPEALS, SANDIGANBAYAN, COURT OF TAX APPEALS,
REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS, SHARI ‘A DISTRICT COURTS, METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURTS, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS IN CITIES, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS, MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURTS, SHARI’ A CIRCUIT COURTS OF THE PHILIPPINES |
| SUBJECT: |
SUSPENSION OF ATTY. PABLITO M. CASTILLO FROM PRACTICE OF LAW
FOR SIX MONTHS |
Quoted hereunder for the information and guidance of all concerned, is the
dispositive portion of the decision of the Third Division in CBD Case No. 176
(SALLY D. BONGALONTA, Complaint versus ATTY. PABLITO M. CASTILLO and ALFONSO M.
MARTIJA, Respondent), dated January 31, 1995, to wit:
“WHEREFORE, finding respondent Atty. Pablito M. Castillo guilty of
committiong a falsehood in violation of his lawyer’s oath and of the Code of
Professional Responsibility, the Court Resolved to SUSPEND him from the practice
of law of a period of six (6) months, with a warning that commission of the same
or similar offense in the future will result in the imposition of a more severe
penalty. A copy of the Resolution shall be spread on the personal record of
respondent in the Office of the Bar Confidant.”May 17, 1995.