PROJECT JURISPRUDENCE

The Supreme Court has disbarred a former officer of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) – South Cotabato and General Santos Chapter for violating the Lawyer’s Oath and the Code of Professional Responsibility (CPR) in connection with his involvement “in the reprehensible practice of perpetuating annulment packages.” In a per curiam Decision, the Court En Banc also ordered that the name of respondent Atty. Remegio P. Rojas be stricken off from the Roll of Attorneys. Atty. Rojas’s disbarment stemmed from the complaint of Jocelyn G. Bartolome who accused the former of violating the Lawyer’s Oath and Rules 1.01, 7.03, and 10.01, and Canon 15 of the CPR. Bartolome claimed she had known Rojas since their college days and reconnected with him in 2010 when she chanced upon his social media account. They then later met to catch up and discussed, among others, that her brother, Jonas B. Guingab, who was based in Singapore wanted to file an annulment case against his wife. That same year,

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