A.M. No. 797 - MAY 1982 - PHILIPPINE JURISPRUDENCE CASE NUMBERCASE TITLE A.M. No. 797May 3, 1982 Lydia Cabatu vs. Edgardo C. Domingo A.M. No. 2668-MJMay 22, 1982 Mariano B. Laurel vs. J. Hermenegildo C. Cruz G.R. No. L-28245May 22, 1982 Phil-Am Gen. Insurance Co. vs. Court of Appeals G.R. No. L-29555May 22, 1982 Associated Development Corporation vs. Reparations Commission G.R. No. L-29917May 22, 1982 Foremost Enterprises, Inc. vs. Court of Appeals G.R. No. L-48376-85May 22, 1982 Balagtas Realty Corporation vs. Manuel V. Romillo, Jr. G.R. No. L-54887May 22, 1982 Guillerma Flordelis vs. Fermin Mar G.R. No. L-57535May 24, 1982 Zenith Insurance Corporation vs. Fidel P. Purisima A.M. No. 133-JMay 31, 1982 Bernardita R. Macariola vs. Elias B. Asuncion A.M. No. 2240-MJMay 31, 1982 Cosme S. Abiog vs. J. Jose M. Pascual A.M. No. 2180-MJMay 31, 1982 Ephraim Mariano vs. Crisostomo Gonzales G.R. No. L-25271May 31, 1982 Reparations Commission vs. Guillermo Santos G.R. 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No. L-57771May 31, 1982 Quirino Cavili vs. Cipriano Vamenta, Jr G.R. No. L-58681May 31, 1982 Alfredo P. Malit vs. People of the Phil G.R. No. L-59743May 31 1982 Nat'l. Federation of Sugar vs. Ethelwoldo R. Ovejera The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation, Inc. Lydia Cabatu vs. Edgardo C. Domingo Mariano B. Laurel vs. J. Hermenegildo C. Cruz Phil-Am Gen. Insurance Co. vs. Court of Appeals Associated Development Corporation vs. Reparations Commission Foremost Enterprises, Inc. vs. Court of Appeals Balagtas Realty Corporation vs. Manuel V. Romillo, Jr. Guillerma Flordelis vs. Fermin Mar Zenith Insurance Corporation vs. Fidel P. Purisima Bernardita R. Macariola vs. Elias B. Asuncion Cosme S. Abiog vs. J. Jose M. Pascual Ephraim Mariano vs. Crisostomo Gonzales Reparations Commission vs. Guillermo Santos People of the Philippines vs. Cresencio Doble Marcial A. Edillon vs. Pio B. Ferandos Chua Tiong Kang vs. Republic of the Philippines Jesusa Del Rosario vs. Court of Appeals Manila Electric Company vs. Court of Appeals Baliuag Electric Light and Power Company, Inc. vs. Juan F. Echiveri People of the Philippines vs. Amado Monsalud People of the Philippines vs. Reynaldo Abayon Benito Lee vs. Republic of the Phil In Re: Alfonso P. Bichara. Alfonso Antonio Bichara vs. Republic Toribio Lescano vs. Juan A. Baes Samuel Dumlao vs. Court of Appeals Fabian Borlas vs. Court of Appeals Meralco Securities Industrial Corporation vs. Central Board of Assessment Appeals Miguel Violago vs. Jose C. Campos, Jr. Manila Electric Company vs. Central Board of Assessment Appeals Santos Codilla vs. Florencia Lopez Alberto C. Lavides vs. City Court of Lucena Caltex (Philippines) Inc. vs. Central Board of Assessment Appeals People of the Philippines vs. Crispin Royo People of the Philippines vs. Nilo Talorong Bata Industries, Ltd. vs. Court of Appeals Lilia B. Barrera vs. Francis J. Militante Engineering Equipment, Inc. vs. National Labor Relations Commission People of the Philippines vs. Gilbert Medrano Quirino Cavili vs. Cipriano Vamenta, Jr Alfredo P. Malit vs. People of the Phil Nat'l. Federation of Sugar vs. Ethelwoldo R. Ovejera The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation, Inc.
Manila
SECOND DIVISION
A.M. No. 797 May 3, 1982
LYDIA CABATU,complainant,
vs.
EDGARDO C. DOMINGO,respondent.
FERNANDO,C.J.:
The fitness of respondent Edgardo C. Domingo to remain a member of the Philippine Bar was assailed in this complaint for disbarment filed by Lydia Cabatu. It was alleged that notwithstanding the fact that his marriage with complainant was valid and subsisting, he contracted a second marriage with one Florecita A. Pe Aguirre on September 16, 1967. Respondent was required to answer. All he said was that he was without knowledge of such allegation. The case was then referred to the Solicitor General
The case has to be set for hearing on three occasions, the first two not taking place as subpoenas for both complainant and respondent were returned unclaimed.ℒαwρhi৷The Report went on to state: "Despite receipt by complainant and her counsel of the order setting the case for hearing on October 13, 1981, neither one appeared. Indeed, from the time the complaint was filed in 1967 up to the present time, there has not been any move on the part of complainant to pursue her complaint. It is fairly evident that she has lost interest in prosecuting the case."
The recommendation was understandably for the dismissal of the complaint for disbarment.
WHEREFOREthe petition is dismissed. No costs.
Aquino, Guerrero, De Castro and Escolin, JJ., concur.
Concepcion, J., is on leave.
Footnotes
Separate Opinion
ABAD SANTOS,J.,concurring and dissenting:
I vote for provisional dismissal.
Separate Opinion
BARREDO,J.,concurring and dissenting:
I vote with Justice Abad Santos.