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2006-09-13 |
PANGANIBAN, CJ |
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| Lawyers are officers of the court, called upon to assist in the administration of justice. They act as vanguards of our legal system,[11] protecting and upholding truth and the rule of law.[12] They are expected to act with honesty in all their dealings, especially with the courts. Verily, the Code of Professional Responsibility enjoins lawyers from committing or consenting to any falsehood in court or from allowing the courts to be misled by any artifice.[13] Moreover, they are obliged to observe the rules of procedure and not to misuse them to defeat the ends of justice.[14] | |||||