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    Vicente Renomeron, the Register of Deeds of Tacloban City, was accused of irregularities in his handling of an application by V&G Better Homes Subdivision, Inc. to register 163 deeds of sale. Specifically, Renomeron suspended the registration pending V&G providing him weekly plane tickets to Manila and pocket money, or selling his Quezon City property. Despite an administrator ruling the documents registrable, Renomeron still refused and demanded additional requirements. The Court ruled that as a lawyer and public official, Renomeron's misconduct violated his oath and was grounds for disciplinary action. It disbarred Renomeron from practicing law due to his demonstrated dishonesty and oppression as a public

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    Vicente Renomeron, the Register of Deeds of Tacloban City, was accused of irregularities in his handling of an application by V&G Better Homes Subdivision, Inc. to register 163 deeds of sale. Specifically, Renomeron suspended the registration pending V&G providing him weekly plane tickets to Manila and pocket money, or selling his Quezon City property. Despite an administrator ruling the documents registrable, Renomeron still refused and demanded additional requirements. The Court ruled that as a lawyer and public official, Renomeron's misconduct violated his oath and was grounds for disciplinary action. It disbarred Renomeron from practicing law due to his demonstrated dishonesty and oppression as a public

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    Vicente Renomeron, the Register of Deeds of Tacloban City, was accused of irregularities in his handling of an application by V&G Better Homes Subdivision, Inc. to register 163 deeds of sale. Specifically, Renomeron suspended the registration pending V&G providing him weekly plane tickets to Manila and pocket money, or selling his Quezon City property. Despite an administrator ruling the documents registrable, Renomeron still refused and demanded additional requirements. The Court ruled that as a lawyer and public official, Renomeron's misconduct violated his oath and was grounds for disciplinary action. It disbarred Renomeron from practicing law due to his demonstrated dishonesty and oppression as a public

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    Collantes vs. Renomeron

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    Vicente Renomeron, the Register of Deeds of Tacloban City, was accused of irregularities in his handling of an application by V&G Better Homes Subdivision, Inc. to register 163 deeds of sale. Specifically, Renomeron suspended the registration pending V&G providing him weekly plane tickets to Manila and pocket money, or selling his Quezon City property. Despite an administrator ruling the documents registrable, Renomeron still refused and demanded additional requirements. The Court ruled that as a lawyer and public official, Renomeron's misconduct violated his oath and was grounds for disciplinary action. It disbarred Renomeron from practicing law due to his demonstrated dishonesty and oppression as a public

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    A.C. No. 3056.

    August 16, 1991


    FERNANDO T. COLLANTES, Complainant, vs. ATTY. VICENTE C.
    RENOMERON, Respondent.
    FACTS:
    Disbarment against Atty. Renomeron, Register of Deeds of Tacloban
    City.
    Atty. Collantes, counsel for V& G Better Homes Subdivision, Inc. (V&G),
    filed an administrative case against Atty. Renomeron, for the latters irregular
    actuations with regard to the application of V&G for registration of 163 pro
    forma Deed of Absolute Sale with Assignment (in favor of GSIS) of lots in its
    subdivision.
    V&G complied with the desired requirements, however, Renomeron
    suspended the registration of the documents pending the compliance of the
    former with their special conditions, which was that V&G should provide
    him with weekly round trip ticket from Tacloban to Manila plus P2,000.00 as
    pocket money per trip, or, in lieu thereof, the sale of respondents Quezon
    City house and lot by V&G or GSIS representatives.
    Renomeron formally denied the registration of the documents. He
    himself elevated the question on the registrability of the said documents to
    Administrator Bonifacio (of the National Land Titles and Deeds Registration
    Administration-NLTDRA). The Administrator then resolved in favor of the
    registrability of the documents.
    Despite the resolution of the Administrator, Renomeron still refused the
    registration thereof but demanded from the parties interested the submission
    of additional requirements not adverted in his previous denial.
    ISSUE:
    Whether or not the respondent register of deeds, as a lawyer, may also
    be disciplined by the Court for his malfeasance as a public official?
    HELD:
    The Court ruled that Renomeron may be disciplined by the Court as
    public official for his misconduct constituted a violation of his oath as a
    lawyer.
    The lawyer's oath (Rule 138, Section 17, Rules of Court; People vs. De
    Luna, 102 Phil. 968), imposes upon every lawyer the duty to delay no man for
    money or malice. The lawyer's oath is a source of his obligations and its
    violation is a ground for his suspension, disbarment or other disciplinary
    action (Legal Ethics, Ruben E. Agpalo, 1983 Edition, pp. 66-67).
    The Code of Professional Responsibility applies to lawyers in
    government service in the discharge of their official tasks (Canon 6). As the
    Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials requires public
    officials and employees to process documents and papers expeditiously and
    prohibits them from directly or indirectly having a financial or material
    interest in any transaction requiring the approval of their office, and likewise
    bars them from soliciting gifts or anything of monetary value in the course of
    any transaction which may be affected by the functions of their office, the
    Code of Professional Responsibility forbids a lawyer to engage in unlawful,
    dishonest, immoral or deceitful conduct (Rule 1.01, Code of Professional
    Responsibility), or delay any man's cause "for any corrupt motive or interest"
    (Rule 103).
    A lawyer shall not engage in conduct that adversely reflects on
    his fitness to practice law, nor shall he, whether in public or
    private life, behave in a scandalous manner to the discredit of
    the legal profession. (Rule 7.03, Code of Professional
    Responsibility.)
    This Court has ordered that only those who are "competent, honorable,
    and reliable" may practice the profession of law (Noriega vs. Sison, 125 SCRA
    293) for every lawyer must pursue "only the highest standards in the practice
    of his calling" (Court Administrator vs. Hermoso, 150 SCRA 269, 278).

    The acts of dishonesty and oppression which Attorney Renomeron


    committed as a public official have demonstrated his unfitness to practice the
    high and noble calling of the law (Bautista vs. Judge Guevarra, 142 SCRA 632;
    Court Administrator vs. Rodolfo G. Hermoso, 150 SCRA 269).
    Attorney Vicente C. Renomeron was disbarred from the practice of
    law and his name was stricken off the Roll of Attorneys.

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