18 April 2015

THE HON. SECRETARY OF THE IBP

IBP Building, No.15 Doa Julia Vargas Avenue
Ortigas Center, Pasig City
Philippines 1600
RE

Complaint Against ATTY. JOSE MARIO ELINO T. TAN

Dear Sir/Maam:
Greetings!
I am humbly filing an Administrative complaint for gross violation of lawyers
Code of Professional Responsibility, particularly under:
CANON 17 - A LAWYER OWES FIDELITY TO THE CAUSE OF HIS
CLIENT AND HE SHALL BE MINDFUL OF THE TRUST
AND CONFIDENCE REPOSED IN HIM.
CANON 18- A LAWYER SHALL SERVE HIS CLIENT WITH
COMPETENCE AND DILIGENCE.
against ATTY. JOSE MARIO ELINO T. TAN with office address at GICA DEL
SOCORRO ESPINOZA VILLARMIA, FERNANDEZ & TAN Law Offices, 3F
Gilaida Building, 218-G R. Landon Extension, Cebu City, Philippines.
In support of my allegation, I am attaching to this complaint the following:
A. My Affidavit narrating the incidents and circumstances pertinent to my
allegation; and
B. My Letter addressed to Atty. Jose Mario Elino T. Tan dated 12 April
2015.
I am willing to cooperate in any investigation that may be conducted in relation to
my complaint.
Thank you very much and I am positive that my complaint will be just and
accordingly be acted upon so that the appropriate penalty may be meted on Atty.
Tan.
Sincerely yours,

DR. DON VICENTE C. REAL

Brgy. Looc, Bais City, Negros Oriental

Complaint
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VERIFICATION
I, DON VICENTE C. REAL, Filipino, of legal age, married, with address at
Brgy. Looc, Bais City, Negros Oriental, after having been sworn to in accordance
with law, hereby depose and state, as follows:
I am the Complainant in the above-entitled complaint;
I have personally caused its preparation;
I have read and understood its contents and that the allegations in my
complaint as contained in my attached Affidavit are true and correct of my own
knowledge and based on authentic documents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand this ___th day of April
2015 in Bais City, Negros Oriental, Philippines.
DR. DON VICENTE C. REAL
Affiant
SUBSCRIBED and SWORN TO before me this __th day of April 2015 in Bais
City, Negros Oriental, Philippines, with the affiant presenting to me his Passport
ID No.____________________ issued by the DFA on_____________ and with
expiry date on_________________.

Complaint
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The HON. SECRETARY

INTEGRATED BAR of the PHILIPPINES
IBP Building, No.15 Doa Julia Vargas Avenue
Ortigas Center, Pasig City
Philippines 1600
The HON. SECRETARY
INTEGRATED BAR of the PHILIPPINES
IBP Building, No.15 Doa Julia Vargas Avenue
Ortigas Center, Pasig City
Philippines 1600

Dr. Don Vicente Carballo Real

Barangay Lo-oc, Bais City
6206
Dr. Don Vicente Carballo Real
Barangay Lo-oc, Bais City
6206
Dr. Don Vicente Carballo Real
Barangay Lo-oc, Bais City
6206
ATTY. HAROLD JUMUAD
ELAM Law Office
Tangente Building, Dumaguete City
6200