[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 24-2016, January 21, 2016 ]

[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 24-2016, January 21, 2016 ]

[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 24-2016, January 21, 2016 ]

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, THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF STATE PROSECUTOR, PUBLIC ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THE INTEGRATED BAR OF THE PHILIPPINES

SUBJECT : SUSPENSION FROM THE PRACTICE OF LAW FOR SIX (6) MONTHS OF ATTY. HOMOBONO A. ADAZA

For your information and guidance, quoted hereunder is the dispositive portion of the Resolution of the Second Division dated 26 August 2015 in Administrative Case No. 9834 entitled "Samuel B. Arnado vs. Atty. Homobono A. Adaza," to wit:

The Court resolves:

REMIND the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Office to promptly act on matters that require its immediate attention, such as but not limited to applications for exemptions, and to communicate its action to the interested parties within a reasonable period;

DENY the prayer of Atty. Homobono A. Adaza to be exempted from MCLE compliance as the matter has already been denied with finality by the MCLE Governing Board on 28 November 2013;

DECLARE Atty. Homobono A. Adaza as a delinquent member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines and SUSPEND him from the practice of law for SIX MONTHS, or until he has fully complied with the MCLE requirements for the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Compliance Periods, whichever is later, and he has fully paid the required non-compliance anct reinstatement fees.

21 January 2015

(SGD.) JOSE MIDAS P. MARQUEZ Court Administrator