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Fhile #e ado2t the 1ndins o$ $act o$ the >nterated ?ar o$ the Phili22ines, #e do not
5elieve that a merere2rimand is enouh to 2unish &tty' Ramire- $or her actions'&s this court
stated in ?ernardo v' &tty' Meia:3!4T4he 2ractice o$ la# is a 2rivilee 5urdened #ith
conditions' &dherence to the riid standards o$ mental1tness, maintenance o$ the hihest
deree o$ morality and $aith$ul com2liance #ith the rules o$ the leal2ro$ession are the
continuin re7uirements $or enoyin the 2rivilee to 2ractice la#' 34& la#yer may 5e
sus2ended or dis5arred $rom the 2ractice o$ la# $or ross misconduct' Rule !3;, Section) o$
the Rules o$ Court 2rovides:Sec' )' Dis5arment or sus2ension o$ attorneys 5y Su2reme
Court, rounds there$ore' G & mem5er o$ the5ar may 5e dis5arred or sus2ended $rom his
o=ce as attorney 5y the Su2reme Court $or any deceit,mal2ractice, or other ross misconduct
in such o=ce, rossly immoral conduct, or 5y reason o$ hisconviction o$ a crime involvin
moral tur2itude, or $or any violation o$ the oath #hich he is re7uired to take5e$ore the
admission to 2ractice, or $or a #ill$ul diso5edience a22earin as an attorney $or a 2arty to
acase #ithout authority so to do' The 2ractice o$ solicitin cases at la# $or the 2ur2ose o$
ain, either2ersonally or throuh 2aid aents or 5rokers, constitutes mal2ractice'+a#yers
should treat everyone #ith kindness and res2ect, #hether they are colleaues, mem5ers o$
thecourt, or the 2u5lic in eneral' &nythin less #ould 5e conduct un5ecomin o$ one in the
leal 2ro$ession'>n Ta2ucar v' &tty' Ta2ucar: 334&s this Court o$ten reminds mem5ers o$
the ?ar, they must live u2 to the standards and norms e@2ected o$ the leal 2ro$ession, 5y
u2holdin the ideals and tenets em5odied in the Code o$ Pro$essionalRes2onsi5ility al#ays'
+a#yers must maintain a hih standard o$ leal 2ro1ciency, as #ell as moralityincludin
honesty, interity and $air dealin' Hor they are at all times su5ect to the scrutini-in eye o$
2u5lic o2inion and community a22ro5ation' (eedless to state, those #hose conduct G 5oth
2u5lic and2rivate G$ails this scrutiny #ould have to 5e disci2lined and, a$ter a22ro2riate
2roceedins, 2enali-edaccordinly' 3"4 *Am2hasis su22lied.&s a la#yer, &tty' Ramire- is
s#orn to u2hold not only her oath 5ut also the 2rovisions o$ the Code o$ Pro$essional
Res2onsi5ility' Rule )'03 o$ Canon ) states:C&(( ) & +&FIAR SB&++ &T &++ T>MAS
PB+D TBA >(TAR>TI &(D D>(>TI H TBA +A&+PRHASS>( &(D SPPRT TBA
&CT>K>T>AS H TBA >(TAR&TAD ?&R'Rule )'03 & la#yer shall not enae in conduct
that adversely reLects on his 1tness to 2ractice la#, norshall he, #hether in 2u5lic or 2rivate
li$e, 5ehave in a scandalous manner to the discredit o$ the leal2ro$ession'>nstead o$
ans#erin the alleations concernin her rude and disres2ect$ul attitude, &tty' Ramirehauhtily asked the >nterated ?ar o$ the Phili22ines to dismiss the com2laint 5ecause
com2lainants #erenot her e7ual, re$errin to them as %clerk, anitor, and maintenance man,
%394 res2ectively' Forse, sheLaunted her credentials, 34 5elievin that 5ein a $ormer
overnment la#yer allo#s her to disreard thetenets o$ her 2ro$ession'Ber arroance
mani$ests her lack o$ moral 1tness to 2ractice la#' Ber disres2ect to#ard her neih5ors
andto#ard com2lainants sho#s a 5latant disreard to the dinity and interity o$ the leal
2ro$ession' &tty'Ramire-<s actions do her 2ro$ession a disservice and, as such, a 2enalty
hiher than a re2rimand is inorder'%The rule is settled that a la#yer may 5e sus2ended or
dis5arred $or any misconduct, even i$ it 2ertains tohis 2rivate activities, as lon as it sho#s
him to 5e #antin in moral character, honesty, 2ro5ity or ooddemeanor'%3)4 Takin into
account her advanced ae and her %alleed mental issues,%3;4 #e 1nd thatthe a22ro2riate
2enalty is sus2ension $or si@ *. months $rom the 2ractice o$ la#'
FBARAHRA, &tty' Perla D' Ramire-, havin 5een $ound in violation o$ Canon )'03 o$ the Code
o$ Pro$essional Res2onsi5ility, is SSPA(DAD $rom the 2ractice o$ la# $or si@ *. months,
#ith a stern #arninthat a re2etition o$ the same or similar acts shall 5e dealt #ith more
severely'+et a co2y o$ this resolution 5e $urnished to the =ce o$ the ?ar Con1dant to 5e
entered into res2ondent<srecords as attorney' Co2ies shall like#ise 5e $urnished to the
>nterated ?ar o$ the Phili22ines and the=ce o$ the Court &dministrator $or circulation to
all courts concerned' *Killarama, Jr', J', desinated &ctinMem5er in vie# o$ the vacancy in the
Third Division 2er S2ecial rder (o' !6! dated May , 0!"'.S RDARAD'%
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N %ANCA.C. No. &470, July ', 2014MRCDITA D JSUS, Co()l*+*-, /. ATT". JUV"
MLL SANCH!MALIT, R/)o-.R S O L U T I O N
SARA(, CJ:5e$ore the Court is a dis5arment com2laint 1led 5y Mercedita De Jesus *De Jesus.
aainst res2ondent &tty' Juvy Mell Sanche-Malit *Sanche-Malit. on the $ollo#in rounds:
rave misconduct, dishonesty,mal2ractices, and un#orthiness to 5ecome