B.M. No. 3767 (In Re: In the Matter of Petition for Acknowledge [sic] Lawyer [sic] to the Integrated Bar of the Philippines) with Lamberto Quiambao Payongayong, as Petitioner
OCA Circular No. 280-2022 addresses the resolution of the Court En Banc regarding the petition of Lamberto Quiambao Payongayong to be acknowledged as a member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, which was denied due to lack of merit. The Court reiterated a previous directive for Payongayong to immediately cease all activities constituting the unauthorized practice of law and made this directive permanent. Additionally, he is prohibited from submitting any further petitions or requests related to his status as a lawyer, and all such submissions will be rejected outright. The circular mandates the dissemination of Payongayong's name and photograph to inform the public and court offices that he is not a member of the Philippine Bar. This resolution is effective immediately.
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- What is B.M. No. 3767 (In Re: In the Matter of Petition for Acknowledge [sic] Lawyer [sic] to the Integrated Bar of the Philippines) with Lamberto Quiambao Payongayong, as Petitioner about?
- OCA Circular No. 280-2022 addresses the resolution of the Court En Banc regarding the petition of Lamberto Quiambao Payongayong to be acknowledged as a member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, which was denied due to lack of merit. The Court reiterated a previous directive for Payongayong to immediately cease all activities constituting the unauthorized practice of law and made this directive permanent. Additionally, he is prohibited from submitting any further petitions or requests related to his status as a lawyer, and all such submissions will be rejected outright. The circular mandates the dissemination of Payongayong's name and photograph to inform the public and court offices that he is not a member of the Philippine Bar. This resolution is effective immediately.
- What type of law is OCA Circular No. 280-2022?
- B.M. No. 3767 (In Re: In the Matter of Petition for Acknowledge [sic] Lawyer [sic] to the Integrated Bar of the Philippines) with Lamberto Quiambao Payongayong, as Petitioner (OCA Circular No. 280-2022) is a Philippine Supreme Court Issuances enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was B.M. No. 3767 (In Re: In the Matter of Petition for Acknowledge [sic] Lawyer [sic] to the Integrated Bar of the Philippines) with Lamberto Quiambao Payongayong, as Petitioner enacted?
- B.M. No. 3767 (In Re: In the Matter of Petition for Acknowledge [sic] Lawyer [sic] to the Integrated Bar of the Philippines) with Lamberto Quiambao Payongayong, as Petitioner (OCA Circular No. 280-2022) was enacted on Oct 11, 2022.
- What is the citation for B.M. No. 3767 (In Re: In the Matter of Petition for Acknowledge [sic] Lawyer [sic] to the Integrated Bar of the Philippines) with Lamberto Quiambao Payongayong, as Petitioner?
- B.M. No. 3767 (In Re: In the Matter of Petition for Acknowledge [sic] Lawyer [sic] to the Integrated Bar of the Philippines) with Lamberto Quiambao Payongayong, as Petitioner, OCA Circular No. 280-2022, Oct 11, 2022 (Philippines)
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- OCA Circular No. 280-2022
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Supreme Court Issuances
- Subcategory
- Office of the Court Administrator Circulars
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
October 11, 2022
OCA CIRCULAR NO. 280-2022
| TO | : | The Court of Appeals, Sandiganbayan, Court of Tax Appeals, Regional Trial Courts, Shari'ah District Courts, Metropolitan Trial Courts, Municipal Trial Courts in Cities, Municipal Trial Courts, Municipal Circuit Trial Courts, Shari'ah Circuit Courts, the Office of the Chief State Prosecutor, Public Attorney's Office and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines |
| SUBJECT | : | B.M. No. 3767 (In Re: In the Matter of Petition for Acknowledge [sic] Lawyer [sic] to the Integrated Bar of the Philippines) with Lamberto Quiambao Payongayong, as Petitioner |
For your information and guidance, quoted hereunder is the dispositive portion of the Resolution dated 21 June 2022 of the Court En Banc in B.M. No. 3767, titled "In re: In the Matter of Petition for Acknowledge [sic] Lawyer [sic] to the Integrated Bar of the Philippines," with Lamberto Quiambao Payongayong, as Petitioner, to wit:
WHEREFORE, the petition of Lamberto Quiambao Payongayong to be acknowledged as a lawyer is DENIED for utter lack of merit. The Court resolves to:
1. REITERATE the Resolution dated November 23, 2021 DIRECTING Lamberto Quiambao Payongayong to IMMEDIATELY CEASE and DESIST from engaging in any and all acts which constitute illegal practice of law, and making this Directive PERMANENT;
2. PROHIBIT him and all persons acting on his behalf from filing any further petitions, motions, requests, letter, and the like, seeking the issuance of any documents such as certifications from any public offices, including the Office of the Bar. Confidant and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines supposedly to establish his desired status as a member of the Philippine Bar;
3. ENJOIN these Offices to REJECT OUTRIGHT all such petitions, letters, motions, or requests from petitioner or any one acting on his behalf.
Petitioner is seriously warned that any violation of numbers 1 and 2 hereof will be dealt with more severely.
The Office of the Court Administrator is ordered to CIRCULATE notices and POST on the bulletin boards of all courts in the country the name and photograph of petitioner with the information that he is not a member of the Philippine Bar.
This Resolution shall take effect IMMEDIATELY. Let a copy of this Resolution be furnished the Office of the Bar Confidant, the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, the Office of the Court Administrator, and the MCLE Office.
(SGD.) JENNY LIND R. ALDECOA-DELORINODeputy Court Administrator
Cite This Law
B.M. No. 3767 (In Re: In the Matter of Petition for Acknowledge [sic] Lawyer [sic] to the Integrated Bar of the Philippines) with Lamberto Quiambao Payongayong, as Petitioner, OCA Circular No. 280-2022, Oct 11, 2022 (Philippines)
B.M. No. 3767 (In Re: In the Matter of Petition for Acknowledge [sic] Lawyer [sic] to the Integrated Bar of the Philippines) with Lamberto Quiambao Payongayong, as Petitioner, OCA Circular No. 280-2022 (Phil. 2022)
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