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EN BANC

[G.R. Nos. 151809-12. April 12, 2005]

PRESIDENTIAL C!!ISSIN N GD G"ERN!ENT #PCGG$,petitioner, vs.

SANDIGANBA%AN #&i'() Di*isio+$, LCI C. TAN, CAR!EN A TAN, &LRENCIT. SANTS, NATI"IDAD P. SANTS, D!ING CA, TAN I NEE, !ARIAN TAN

ENG LIAN, ESTATE & BENIT TAN EE ING #r/pr/s/+(/ TARCIANA C. TAN$,

&LRENCI N. SANTS, 3R., ARR% C. TAN, TAN ENG CAN, CNG PE EE,!ARIAN , !ANEL , !IGEL , 3AI!E , ELI4ABET

, CELS RANLA, ILLIA! T. NG, ERNEST B. LI!, BEN3A!IN T.

ALBACITA, ILL% C, ALLIED BANING CRP., ALLIED LEASING AND &INANCECRPRATIN, ASIA BREER%, INC., BASIC LDINGS CRP., &RE!ST &AR!S,

INC., &RTNE TBACC CRP., GRANDSPAN DE"ELP!ENT CRP., I!!EL

INDSTRIES, IRIS LDINGS AND DE"ELP!ENT CRP., 3EEL LDINGS, INC.,

!AN&ACTRING SER"ICES AND TRADE CRP., !ARANA TELS AND RESRT

CRP., NRTERN TBACC REDR%ING PLANT, PRGRESSI"E &AR!S, INC.,SARELDINGS, INC., SIPALA% TRADING CRP., "IRG LDINGS 6

DE"ELP!ENT CRP., 7+ ATT%. ESTELIT P. !END4A, respondents.

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[18]Rollo, pp. 2-K0.

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THIRD DIVISION

[A.C. No. 4807. March 22, 2000]

MANUEL N. CAMACHO, complainant, vs. ATTYS. LUIS MEINRADO C.

PANULAYAN, REINA D. !ALMORES, CATHERINE ". LAUREL a#$HU!ERT %OA&UIN P. !USTOS o' PANULAYAN AND ASSOCIATES LA(O))ICES, respondents.

D E C I S IO N

"ITU, J.* %"ITU

Respondent la!e"s stand #nd#$ted %o" a olat#on o% t'e (ode o% )"o%ess#onal *t'#$s+spe$#%#$all! (anon 9 t'e"eo%+ ,-

./ la!e" s'old not #n an! a! $on#$ate pon t'e se$t o%$ont"o&e"s! #t' a pa"t! "ep"esented ! $onsel+ $' less s'old 'ende"tae to neot#ate o" $op"o#se t'e atte" #t' '#+ t s'old onl!deal #t' '#s $onsel It #s #n$ent pon t'e la!e" ost pa"t#$la"l! toa&o#d e&e"!t'#n t'at a! tend to #slead a pa"t! not "ep"esented !$onsel and 'e s'old not nde"tae to adse '# as to la.a"t'

/tt! anel N (aa$'o %#led a $opla#nt aa#nst t'e la!e"s $op"#s#n t'e)anla!an and /sso$#ates a O%%#$es+ nael!+ /tto"ne!s #s e#n"ado ()anla!an+ Re#na D alo"es+ (at'e"#ne V a"el+ and He"e"t :oa;#n ) stos(opla#nant+ t'e '#"ed $onsel o% soe e+ #n an a$t#on %o" t'e Issan$e o% a ?"#t o% )"el##na"! andato"!Inn$t#on and %o" Daaes+ do$eted (#l (ase No @A97A30549 o% t'e Re#onal T"#al(o"t+ "an$' 78+ o% @e,on (#t!+ $'a"ed t'at "espondents+ t'en $onsel %o" t'ede%endants+ p"o$"ed and e%%e$ted on sepa"ate o$$as#ons+ #t'ot '#s nolede+$op"o#se a"eeents =.ReA/d#ss#on /"eeents.> #t' %o" o% '#s $l#ents #n t'ea%o"eent#oned $#l $ase '#$'+ #n e%%e$t+ "e;#"ed t'e to a#&e all #nds o% $la#st'e! #'t 'a&e 'ad aa#nst //((+ t'e p"#n$#pal de%endant+ and to te"#nate all $#l+$"##nal and ad#n#st"at#&e p"o$eed#ns %#led aa#nst #t (opla#nant a&e""ed t'at s$'an a$t o% "espondents as ne$o#n o% an! ee" o% t'e leal p"o%ess#ona""ant#n e#t'e" d#sa"ent o" sspens#on %"o t'e p"a$t#$e o% la

In '#s $oent+ /tto"ne! )anla!an a$noleded t'at not one o% '#s $oA"espondents'ad taen pa"t #n t'e neot#at#on+ d#s$ss#on+ %o"lat#on+ o" e


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t'e stdents #lt! o% t'e se o% #nde$ent lanae and nat'o"#,ed se o% t'e stdentpl#$at#on %nds T'e od! "e$oended t'e penalt! o% e


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It old appea" t'at 'en t'e #nd#dal lette"s o% apolo! and ReA/d#ss#on/"eeents e"e %o"al#,ed+ $opla#nant as ! t'en al"ead! t'e "eta#ned $onsel %o"pla#nt#%% stdents #n t'e $#l $ase Respondent )anla!an 'ad %ll nolede o% t'#s%a$t /lt'o' aa"e t'at t'e stdents e"e "ep"esented ! $onsel+ "espondentatto"ne! p"o$eeded+ nonet'eless+ to neot#ate #t' t'e and t'e#" pa"ents #t'ot at t'e

&e"! least $on#$at#n t'e atte" to t'e#" la!e"+ 'e"e#n $opla#nant+ 'o as$onsel o% "e$o"d #n (#l (ase No @A97A30549 T'#s %a#l"e o% "espondent+ 'et'e" !des#n o" e$ase o% o&e"s#'t+ #s an #ne


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Melo, (Chairman), Panganiban, Purisima, andGonzaga-Reyes, JJ., $on$".6/27/!"7 PM

FIRST DIVISION

ANA MARIE CAMBALIZA, Adm. Case No. 6290

Compla!a!",

#$ese!"%

DAVIDE, &R., C.J.,

- versus - #AN'ANIBAN,

SANTIA'O,

CAR#IO, a!d

AZC(NA,JJ.

ATTY. ANA LUZ B. CRISTAL-TENORIO,

Respo!de!".

#$om)l*a"ed%

&)l+ -, 200-

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /


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RESOLUTION

DAVIDE, JR., C.J.%

I! a e$1ed ompla!" 1o$ ds3a$me!" 1led 4"5 "5e Comm""ee o! Ba$

Dspl!e o1 "5e I!"e*$a"ed Ba$ o1 "5e #5lpp!es IB#7 o! 80 Ma+ 2000,

ompla!a!" A!a Ma$e Cam3ala, a 1o$me$ emplo+ee o1 $espo!de!" A""+. A!a

L) B. C$s"al/Te!o$o ! 5e$ la4 o11e, 5a$*ed "5e la""e$ 4"5 dee", *$ossl+

mmo$al o!d)", a!d malp$a"e o$ o"5e$ *$oss mso!d)" ! o11e.

O! dee", "5e ompla!a!" alle*ed "5a" "5e $espo!de!" 5as 3ee! 1alsel+

$ep$ese!"!* 5e$sel1 "o 3e ma$$ed "o Felsmo R. Te!o$o, &$., 45o 5as a p$o$

a!d s)3ss"!* ma$$a*e 4"5 a!o"5e$ 4oma!. :o4ee$, "5$o)*5 sp)$o)s

mea!s, "5e $espo!de!" a!d Felsmo R. Te!o$o, &$., 4e$e a3le "o o3"a! a 1alsema$$a*e o!"$a",2;< 455 s"a"es "5a" "5e+ 4e$e ma$$ed o! 0 Fe3$)a$+ 9=0

! Ma!la. Ce$"1a"o!s 1$om "5e Cl Re*s"$+ o1 Ma!la8;2< a!d "5e Na"o!al

S"a"s"s O11e NSO7-;8< p$oe "5a" !o $eo$d o1 ma$$a*e e>s"s 3e"4ee! "5em.

T5e 1alse da"e a!d plae o1 ma$$a*e 3e"4ee! "5e "4o a$e s"a"ed ! "5e 3$"5

e$"1a"es o1 "5e$ "4o 5ld$e!, Do!!a3el Te!o$o ?;-< a!d Felsmo Te!o$o

2[1] Rollo, 19.

[2] Id., 9.

K[] Id., 10.

5[K] Id., 5.


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"5e $)mo$mo!*e$s 45o 4e!" a$o)!d "5e "+ o1 Maa" o! "5e p$e"e>" o1

o!d)"!* a s)$e+ 3)" dd so "o 3esm$5 $espo!de!"s *ood !ame a!d

$ep)"a"o!.

T5e 5a$*e o1 malp$a"e o$ o"5e$ *$oss mso!d)" ! o11e 4as le4se

de!ed 3+ "5e $espo!de!". S5e lamed "5a" 5e$ Cristal-Tenorio Law Office s

$e*s"e$ed 4"5 "5e Depa$"me!" o1 T$ade a!d I!d)s"$+ as a s!*le p$op$e"o$s5p,

as s5o4! 3+ "s Ce$"1a"e o1 Re*s"$a"o! o1 B)s!ess Name.0;9< :e!e, s5e 5as

!o pa$"!e$s ! 5e$ la4 o11e. As "o "5e es"a1a ase, "5e same 5ad al$ead+ 3ee!

d$opped p)$s)a!" "o "5e O$de$ o1 - &)!e 996 ss)ed 3+ B$a!5 08 o1 "5e

Re*o!al T$al Co)$" o1 )eo! C"+.;0< T5e $espo!de!" le4se de!ed "5a"

s5e "5$ea"e!ed "5e ompla!a!" 4"5 "5e 4o$ds Isang bala ka lang o! 2-

&a!)a$+ 2000.

9[8] Id., .

10[9] Rollo, @.

11[10] Id., 8.


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dd a!d 1o$ 455 "5e+ 4e$e $e/5$ed. T5e $espo!de!" also 1la)!"ed "5e 1a" "5a"

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se$e "o "5e omm)!"+. S5e "5e! p$a+ed 1o$ "5e dsmssal o1 "5e ds3a$me!"

ase 1o$ 3e!* 3aseless.

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Ta!")o.

D)$!* "5e 5ea$!* o! 80 A)*)s" 2000, "5e pa$"es a*$eed "5a" "5e

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4el1a$e. T5e+ a$e )!de$"ae! 1o$ "5e p)$pose o1 p$ese$!* o)$"s o1 H)s"e

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H)s"e. :e!e, 1 "5e ede!e o! $eo$d 4a$$a!"s, "5e $espo!de!" ma+ 3es)spe!ded o$ ds3a$$ed desp"e "5e dess"a!e o1 ompla!a!" o$ 5s 4"5d$a4al

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o!d)" 4e$e !o" s)3s"a!"a"ed. I! ds3a$me!" p$oeed!*s, "5e ompla!a!" 5as

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o!esel1 o)" "o "5e p)3l as a la4+e$ 1o$ ompe!sa"o! as a so)$e o1 lel5ood o$

! o!sde$a"o! o1 5s se$es. :old!* o!es sel1 o)" as a la4+e$ ma+ 3e s5o4!

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o)$" ! $ep$ese!"a"o! o1 a le!", o$ assoa"!* o!esel1 as a pa$"!e$ o1 a la4

o11e 1o$ "5e *e!e$al p$a"e o1 la4.20;9< S)5 a"s o!s"")"e )!a)"5o$ed

p$a"e o1 la4.

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o)" as o!e. :s 41e, "5e $espo!de!" 5e$e!, a3e""ed a!d aded 5m ! "5e

)!a)"5o$ed p$a"e o1 "5e le*al p$o1esso!.

A" "5e 5ea$!*, "5e $espo!de!" adm""ed "5a" "5e le""e$5ead o1 Cristal-

Tenorio Law Officels"ed Felsmo R. Te!o$o, &$., 'e$a$do A. #a!*5)la!, a!d

Ma$$s D. Ba"")!* as se!o$ pa$"!e$s. S5e adm""ed "5a" "5e 1$s" "4o a$e !o"

la4+e$s 3)" pa$ale*als. T5e+ a$e ls"ed ! "5e le""e$5ead o1 5e$ la4 o11e as se!o$

pa$"!e$s 3ea)se "5e+ 5ae !es"me!"s ! 5e$ la4 o11e.2;20< T5a" s a 3la"a!"

ms$ep$ese!"a"o!.

20 [19] See RBEN E. AGPAL, TE CDE & PR&ESSINAL

RESPNSIBILIT% &R LA%ERS, @5 #1s(/. 1991$ #)/r/7'(/r AGPAL$.

21 [20] TSN, 0 (o/r 2000, 52.


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p$oo1 "5a" "5e $espo!de!" asss"ed Felsmo R. Te!o$o, &$., ! ms$ep$ese!"!*

"o "5e p)3l "5a" 5e s a la4+e$. No"a3l+, "5e de!"1a"o! a$d s"a"!* "5a" 5e s

A""+. Felsmo Te!o$o, &$., 3ea$s "5e s*!a")$e o1 "5e $espo!de!" asC5a$pe$so! o1 "5e '$o)p.

T5e la4+e$s d)"+ "o p$ee!", o$ a" "5e e$+ leas" !o" "o asss" !, "5e

)!a)"5o$ed p$a"e o1 la4 s 1o)!ded o! p)3l !"e$es" a!d pol+. #)3l

pol+ $e)$es "5a" "5e p$a"e o1 la4 3e lm"ed "o "5ose !dd)als 1o)!d d)l+

)al1ed ! ed)a"o! a!d 5a$a"e$. T5e pe$msse $*5" o!1e$$ed o! "5e

la4+e$ s a! !dd)al a!d lm"ed p$le*e s)3He" "o 4"5d$a4al 1 5e 1als "o

ma!"a! p$ope$ s"a!da$ds o1 mo$al a!d p$o1esso!al o!d)". T5e p)$pose s "o

p$o"e" "5e p)3l, "5e o)$", "5e le!", a!d "5e 3a$ 1$om "5e !ompe"e!e o$

ds5o!es"+ o1 "5ose )!le!sed "o p$a"e la4 a!d !o" s)3He" "o "5e dspl!a$+

o!"$ol o1 "5e Co)$". I" deoles )po! a la4+e$ "o see "5a" "5s p)$pose s

a""a!ed. T5)s, "5e a!o!s a!d e"5s o1 "5e p$o1esso! e!Ho! 5m !o" "o pe$m"

5s p$o1esso!al se$es o$ 5s !ame "o 3e )sed ! ad o1, o$ "o mae poss3le "5e

)!a)"5o$ed p$a"e o1 la4 3+, a!+ a*e!+, pe$so!al o$ o$po$a"e. A!d, "5e la4

maes " a ms3e5ao$ o! 5s pa$", s)3He" "o dspl!a$+ a"o!, "o ad a la+ma!

! "5e )!a)"5o$ed p$a"e o1 la4.22;2/() pl7+ 7lr/7 /?is(i+; 7+

(/+(7(i*/l 'ollo:/ ()/ p7r(i/s.

+/r ()/ pr/s/+( r +o(i/ o' ()/ (/+(7(i*/ s/()s


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23 AEA). 2N* >2)E * ENAN4ED. E/ A*.

Respondents.

R E S L T I N

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=7((/r o+ ()/ 7sis o' ()/ pl/7i+;s 7lr/7 'il/. / 7ss/r(/

i+ ()/ 7''ir=7(i*/ i+ 7 =7+i'/s(7(io+ 7(/ 15 (o/r 199K. )7+rol/s*ir(


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#T)ir(//+() Di*isio+$ 7''ir=/ in totoi+ i(s /isio+ o' 11

No*/=/r 1992. T)is /isio+ /7=/ 'i+7l o+ 2@ No*/=/r

1992. E+(r o' H


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r/7 ()/ p/(i(io+ or ()7( i' ()/ i, ()/ si=pl r/'


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r/li/'.)7+rol/s*ir(


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'7il/ (o 'il/ 7+ 7+s:/r :i()i+ ()/ /?(/+/ p/rio. is li/+( :7s /*/+(


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R/;is(/r o' D//s (o 7+/l ()/ r/;is(r7(io+ o' s7i prop/r( i+ ()/ +7=/ o' C7()7 #+o( C7r/r7$

7+ (o iss


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/ o +o( )7*/ (o /l7or ()/ '7( ()7( 7ll ()/ s


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()/ :ors o' ()/ G7+7o /isio+. %/(, i( 7++o( / /+i/ ()7( ()/ pro//i+;s :)i) l/ (o

()/ 'ili+; o' ()is 7s/ :/r/ +o( 7((/+/ 7+ irr/;


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ipso "acto'i+7l :)/+ +o 7pp/7l is p/r'/(/ or ()/ r/;l/=/+(7r p/rio (o 7pp/7l ()/r/'ro=

/?pir/s. T)/ +//ssi( o' ;i*i+; 'i+7li( (o H/ li(i;7(io+s =or/


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@EE32E, ()/ !o(io+ 'or R/o+si/r7(io+ o' r/spo+/+( N/: C7()7 o


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I+s(/7 o' 7*7ili+; )i=s/l' o+l o' H


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T)/ )/7ri+; 'or ()/ s/o+ o+(/=p( )7r;/ :7s s/( o+ D//=/r K, 200.

+ No*/=/r, 20, 200, r/spo+/+( 'il/ 7+ r;/+( !o(io+ 'or E?(/+sio+ o' Ti=/ (o &il/

A+s:/r (o Co+(/=p( 7ll/;i+; ()7( )/ :7s s7l/ :i() :or> o' /


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TN% CNSING &is7l, nanglabay ang mga oras, nanglabay ang gamay'ng pana!on ang

samad sa imong )asing)asing nagpabilin pa ba ni. = ingnon nato duna na bay pagbago sa

imong !una!una )aron>

#&is7l, 7'(/r ()/ l7ps/ o' (i=/, 7r/ o< s(ill )


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BAGAB% . . . P100,000.00 ang iyang guipapiyansa.

+aunsa na> 6in!i ma)ita nimo ang iyang pag)a;ross i;+or7+/ o' ()/ l7:. . . .

#/ i=pos/ 7 7il o' P100,000.00. o: o=/ T)is is :)/r/ o< :ill s// )is ;ross i;+or7+/

o' ()/ l7:. . . . $

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TN% CNSING So )aron, unsay plano nimo )aron>

#So :)7( is o/, !r. T7+, :)7(s :ro+; :i() o


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TN% CNSING So mopasa)a )angis7r=/+(, malaumon )ita nga maa)siyonan )ini,:i()

7ll ()is prol/=sa orte Suprema.

#So o< 7r/ 'ili+; 7 is7r=/+( 7s/ / )op/ ()7( ()is / ;i*/+ 7(io+ :i() 7ll ()/ prol/=s i+()/ S


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A l7:/r =7 / is7rr/ or s


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()/r/'or/ 11 /7rs ol 7( ()/ (i=/ o' ()/ o==issio+ o' r7p/


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r/+/r/ 7 */ri( 7+ i=pos/ ()/ orr/spo+i+; p/+7l(J or


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s/+(/+/s /7)$ o' i(s o:+ is


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7pp/ll7+(. / i +o( i+'or= ()/ o


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+or /?pl7i+/ (o ()/ o


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o/s +o( /7s/ (o )7*/ ri;)(s H


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+EN42DA.J*H

T)is is 7 o=pl7i+( 'il/ Er+/s(o !. R7=os 7;7i+s( A((. !7ri7+o A. D7Ho7;, 3r. 'or +/;li;/+/ i+

'7ili+; (o 7pp/7l 7 r


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I+ ()is 7s/, ()/r/ :7s '7il/+.

4irst. R/spo+/+( pl/7s ;oo '7i() 7+ /?/ 'or i+ )is 'irs( =o(io+ 'or /?(/+sio+, r/spo+/+( 'il/ 7 =o(io+

pr7i+; 'or 7+o()/r /?(/+sio+ o' (:/+( #20$ 7s 'or 'ili+; ()/ p/(i(io+ 'or certiorari. + ()/ l7s( 7

o' ()/ s/o+ p/rio o' /?(/+sio+ ()7( )/ 7s>/ 'or, A


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A>o po 7 s 7 )i+i +7>7p7;'il/ +; C/r(ior7ri +7s7 +;7o+ >7+7+;

i+i)i)i+;i+; p7lo po 7 +7;i;7 +7=7+ +; )7l7;7+; PK,000.0077 +7p7:7l77+ +; is7 7+;

7>i+; 7p/l7so+.@#[email protected]

A>i+ po+; +7isip +7 ii+; >77pi)7+ s7 P7+;i+; 7 =77ri 7>o+; =7;)7i+ +; /=7+7 l77+ s7 7>i+;7o;7o +7 si A((. 3os/ L. L7p7> +;o po 7 =7)ir7p l7=7+; 7( is7 p7 :7l7 7>o+;

=7(o+; p/r7 7( s7p7( +7 pi+7;-7r7l7+ >77 po )i+i

>o 7l7= >i+;


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r/o==/+7(io+ o' i(s I+*/s(i;7(i+; Co==issio+/r 37i=/ !. "i7r ()7( r/spo+/+( / r/pri=7+/ 7+or/r/ (o r/s(i(


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. . . [T])is :illi+;+/ss (o r/(i+; i+ )o+/s(, ili;/+/ 7+ '7ir+/ss i+ /7li+; :i() )is li/+( 7s s)o:+

()/ */r '7( ()7( )/ r//i*/ ()/ 7=o/ 'or, 7+ :7s ;r7+(/ ()is Co


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(o 'il/ ()/ p/(i(io+ 'or r/*i/:, /7


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r//ip( o' ()/ Co


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T)/ C7s/

B/'or/ ()/ Co$//p/r (o 7ssis(7+( =7+7;/r i+ 1991. is 7ppoi+(=/+(:7s o*/r/ 7 No(i/ o' P/rso++/l A(io+ :)i) pro*i/s 7s o+/ o' ()/ o+i(io+s o' /=plo=/+(

()/ pro*isio+ o+ p/(i(io+/rs ri;)( (o (r7+s'/r /=plo//s

REGLAR APPINT!ENT ??? I( is r/s/r*/s ()/ ri;)( (o (r7+s'/r or

7ssi;+ o< (o o()/r /p7r(=/+(s or r7+)/s o' ()/ 7+> 7s ()/ +// 7ris/s 7+ i+ ()/ i+(/r/s( o'=7i+(7i+i+; s=oo() 7+


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s(7(io+/ i+ C/< 'or s/*/+ /7rs 7lr/7. Pri*7(/ r/spo+/+( =7+i'/s(/ )is r/'


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o+l (o T7 Br7+) I' ()/ ps "i/-Pr/si/+( 'or P/rso++/l, !r. L/o+so C. P/. T)/ !/=o i+'or=/

G7l7+i7 ()7( Alli/ B7+> )7 (/r=i+7(/ )is s/r*i/s /''/(i*/ 1 S/p(/=/r 199K. T)/ r/7so+s ;i*/+

'or ()/ is=iss7l :/r/ #1$ G7l7+i7s o+(i+s EDPP :)i) pro*i/s 7s 'ollo:s

0K. Dis=iss7l.

Dis=iss7l is 7 p/r=7+/+( s/p7r7(io+ 'or 7


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+or l7or s)7ll 7( oppr/ssi*/l 7;7i+s( /7) o()/r.

R/'/:is/ r (/r=i+7(/ G7l7+i7 :i()oos7l/= r7+), 7 r/;io+7l o''i/, 7+/7 :7+(/ G7l7+i7, 7+ 7ssis(7+( =7+7;/r, (o r/pl7/ 7+ 7ssis(7+( 7o 'or l/ss ()7+ (:o /7rs.

T)/ NLRC r :o


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s :o


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ERE&RE, 'or l7> o' =/ri(, ()/ p/(i(io+ is DIS!ISSED 7+ ()/ 7ss7il/ D/isio+ o' p 'il/ 7 =o(io+ 'or r/o+si/r7(io+ :)i) ()/ 7pp/ll7(/ o


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()7( ()/ (r7+s'/r :o, /rs 7+/=plo//s (o s/l'-or;7+iF7(io+[2]7+ 7r/ li=i(/ (o ()/ 7(s /+ p7r( i+

'or=i+; 7


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7'(/r )/ r//i*/ ()/ !/=o. Cl/7rl, G7l7+i7 )7 )7(/r=i+7(/ )is s/r*i/s.

T)/ !/=o o=pli/ :i() Alli/ B7+>s i+(/r+7l rs "i/-Pr/si/+( 'or

P/rso++/l, 7s ()/ )/7 o' ()/ /p7r(=/+( ()7( )7+l/s ()/ =o*/=/+( o' p/rso++/l :i()i+ Alli/ B7+>,7+ /r(7i+l r/pr/s/+( ()/ 7+> pr/si/+( i+ 7s/s i+*ol*i+; ()/ is=iss7l o' /=plo//s.

N/*/r()/l/ss, :/ 7;r// ()7( ()/ !/=o s o' 7sisJ

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