[A.C. No. 3745. October 2, 1995.] CYNTHIA B. ROSACIA, complainant , v s . ATTY TTY.. BENJAMIN B. BULALACAO, rspon!nt. Cas Complainant Cynthia B. o!acia, pre!i"ent o# $acma, $acma, %hil!., &nc., a "'ly re(i!tere" corporation, )le" a complaint #or "i!barment " i!barment a(ain!t herein re!pon"ent Atty. Atty. Ben*amin B. B'lalacao. Commi!!ioner Commi!!i oner +ictor C. ernan"e- o# the &B% #o'n" that re!pon"ent breache" hi! oath o# oce an" accor"in(ly recommen"e" re!pon"ent/! !'!pen!ion #rom the practice o# la0 #or three 3 month! a"opte" an" approe" by the &B% Boar" o# oernor!. "acts 6On 'ne 1, 1998, by irt'e o# a 0ritten 0 ritten A(reement :h. 63a6, re!pon"ent Atty. Atty. Ben*amin B. B'lalacao 0a! hire" a! retaine" co'n!el o# a corporation by the name o# $acma $acma %hil!., &nc. 6A#ter almo!t nine 9 month! #rom the "ate re!pon"ent/! retainer a(reement 0ith $acma, $acma, %hil!., &nc. 0a! terminate", !eeral employee! o# the corporation con!'lte" the re!pon"ent #or the p'rpo!e o# )lin( an action #or ille(al "i!mi!!al. $herea#ter, he a(ree" to han"le the ca!e #or the !ai" employee! a! a(ain!t $acma, %hil!., &nc. by )lin( a complaint be#ore the National ;abor elation! Commi!!ion, an" appearin( in their behal#.6 Iss#$ o0eer, re!pon"ent i! plea"in( #or the Co'rt/! compa!!ion an" leniency to re"'ce the recommen"e" !'!pen!ion to either )ne or a"monition 0ith the #ollo0in( pro?ere" (ro'n"!@ that he i! relatiely ne0 in the pro#e!!ion 0hen the complaine" con"'ct 0a! committe" that he the !ole brea" 0inner in the #amily that he ha! #'lly reali-e" hi! mi!tae that he ha! inhibite" him!el# an" 0ith"ra0in( hi! appearance a! co'n!el in the labor ca!e a(ain!t $acma, %hil!., &nc. an" that he ple"(e! not to commit the !ame mi!tae an" to hence#orth !trictly a"here to the pro#e!!ional !tan"ar"! !et #orth by the C%. $he Co'rt reiterate! that the loyalty an attorney o0e! to hi! client !'b!i!t! een a#ter the termination o# attorneyclient relation!hip. &t behooe! re!pon"ent not only to eep iniolate the client/! con)"ence, b't al!o to aoi" the appearance o# treachery an" "o'ble "ealin( #or only then can liti(ant! be enco'ra(e" to entr'!t their !ecret! to their attorney! 0hich i! o# paramo'nt importance in the a"mini!tration o# *'!tice. A la0yer o0e! )"elity to the ca'!e o# hi! client an" he o'(ht to be min"#'l o# the tr'!t an" con)"ence repo!e" in him. No opport'nity m'!t be (ien attorney! to tae a"anta(e
o# the !ecret! o# client! obtaine" 0hile the con)"ential relation o# attorney an" client e:i!t!. Other0i!e, the le(al pro#e!!ion 0ill !'?er by the lo!! o# the con)"ence o# the people. e!pon"ent/! plea #or leniency cannot be (rante". >ain( *'!t h'r"le" the bar e:amination! 0hen the breach o# hi! oath 0hich incl'"e" an e:amination in le(al ethic!, !'rely the precept! o# the Co"e o# %ro#e!!ional e!pon!ibility to eep iniolate the client/! tr'!t an" con)"ence een a#ter the attorneyclient relation i! terminate" m'!t hae been !till #re!h in hi! min". A la0yer !tartin( to e!tabli!h hi! !tat're in the le(al pro#e!!ion m'!t !tart ri(ht an" "'ti#'lly abi"e by the norm! o# con"'ct o# the pro#e!!ion. $hi! 0ill inel'ctably re"o'n" to hi! bene)t an" to the 'pli#tment o# the le(al pro#e!!ion a! 0ell.