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2006-07-27 |
AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J. |
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| As a final word, the Court notes that after the IBP Board of Governors affirmed the report and recommendation of Commissioner Villadolid, complainant stated that the Board of Governors acted with grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack of jurisdiction as "they failed to notice that the report of the investigating commissioner was so poorly done because of ignorance of the law and gross incompetence in the performance of his duties as he failed to notice the evidence that show that Atty. Diesmos is guilty as charged in the complaint." The fact that the Investigating Commissioner found Atty. Dela Cruz's complaint to be wanting does not merit the derogatory accusation that Commissioner Villadolid was ignorant of the law and grossly incompetent in the performance of his duties. A thorough review of the records reveals that the report and recommendation of Commissioner Villadolid which was adopted by the IBP Board of Governors was well supported by the records and is consistent with prevailing jurisprudence. Complainant is therefore reminded that while a lawyer's language may be forceful and emphatic, it should always be dignified and respectful, befitting the dignity of the legal profession. Using intemperate language and unkind ascriptions has no place in the dignity of the judicial forum.[36] | |||||