8
Id.
9
Id. at 58-59, Complainant's Position Paper.
10
Id. at 2-3, Complaint-Affidavit.
11
Id. at 66. Certification issued by the Sangguniang Barangay of Putatan, Muntinlupa City.
Id. at 67, Barangay Clearance/Certification issued by Barangay Talipapa, Novaliches,
Quezon City.
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13
Id. at 60, Complainant's Position Paper.
14
Id. at 5, Petition for Declaration ofNullity of Marriage, Annex "A" of Complaint-Affidavit.
15
Id. at 60, Complainant's Position Paper.
16
Id. at 15, Answer.
17
Id.at16.
18
Id. at 22-23.
19
Id.
20
Id. at 15, Answer.
21
Id. at 16.
22
Id.
23
Id. at 52, Order of the Commission on Bar Discipline dated May 22, 2008.
24
Id. at 58-62.
Id. at 108-111, Report and Recommendation of the Commission on Bar Discipline, penned
by Commissioner Maria Editha A. Go-Binas.
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26
Id. at 107, Notice of Resolution.
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