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been issued with malice and intent to harass them. They insisted that the
letters also contravened the HLURB Decision ordering his client to permit the
buyers to pay the balance of the purchase price of the subdivision lots.
Issue: Whether or not the respondent should be administratively sanctioned
for sending the demand letters?
Ruling: The respondents action is clearly proscribed by Rule 19.01 of the
Code of Professional Responsibility which states that:
Rule 19.01 - A lawyer shall employ only fair and honest means to attain the
lawful objectives of his client and shall not present, participate in presenting or
threaten to present unfounded criminal charges to obtain an improper
advantage in any case or proceeding.
The rule requires that a lawyer shall employ only fair and honest means to
attain lawful objectives. Lawyers must not present and offer in evidence any
document that they know is false like in the case at bar.