[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 103-2018, May 29, 2018 ]

[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 103-2018, May 29, 2018 ]

[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 103-2018, May 29, 2018 ]

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 OF ATTY. BIENVENIDO BRAULIO M. AMORA, JR. FROM THE PRACTICE OF LAW FOR TWO (2) YEARS

For your information and guidance, quoted hereunder is the Decision dated 1 August 2017 of the Court En Banc in Administrative Case No. 11504, entitled "Ariel G. Palacios, for and in behalf of the AFP Retirement and Separation Benefits System (AFP-RSBS) v. Atty. Bienvenido Braulio M. Amora, Jr.," to wit:

WHEREFORE, the Court finds Atty. Bienvenido Braulio M. Amora, Jr. GUILTY of violating the Lawyer's Oath and Canon 15, Rule 15.03; Canon 21, Rule 21.01 and 21.02 of the Code of Professional Responsibility. He is hereby SUSPENDED from the practice of law for a period of two (2) years. Atty. Amora is warned that a repetition of the same or similar acts will be dealt with more severely.

In a Resolution dated 28 November 2017, the Court DENIED with FINALITY the respondent's partial motion for reconsideration, there being no substantial matters raised to warrant the reversal of the questioned decision.

29 May 2018

(SGD.) JOSE MIDAS P. MARQUEZ Court Administrator