THE Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the ruling of the Court of Appeals (CA) finding a public attorney guilty of grave misconduct and of being notoriously undesirable for uttering threatening remarks against her colleagues in the presence of Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) chief Persida Rueda-Acosta.

In a ruling penned by Associate Justice Samuel Martires dated September 6, 2017 but was released only recently, the SC’s Third Division denied Melita Recto-Sambajon’s petition as it affirmed the May 25, 2011 decision and the July 13, 2011 resolution of the appellate court.

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