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Suddenly, Atty. Mas become scarce and no longer answer the calls of
Stemmerik. When Stemmerik visited the Phils, he engaged the service of the
Fernandez Law Office and found out the subject property is inalienable, being
located in the former U.S. military reservation. Also, he was apprised that aliens
cannot own real properties in the Phils.
Meanwhile, Atty. Mas had already abandoned his office and his whereabouts is
unknown. Stemmerik filed an action for disbarment against Atty. Mas before the
Commission on Bar Discipline but Atty. Mas never appeared.
HELD:
Respondent has been weighed by the exacting standards of the legal profession and
has been found wanting.
By making it appear that de Mesa undertook to sell the property to complainant and
that de Mesa thereafter sold the property to Gonzales who made the purchase for
and in behalf of complainant, he falsified public documents and knowingly violated
the Anti-Dummy Law.
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