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	AC. No. 6490 2013-07-09	LILIA TABANG v. ATTY. GLENN C. GACOTT PER CURIAM
In Sabayle v. Tandayag:[30] One of the respondents, Atty. Carmelito B. Gabor, was disbarred for having acknowledged a Deed of Sale in the absence of the purported vendors and for taking advantage of his position as Assistant Clerk of Court by purchasing one-half (1/2) of the land covered by said Deed of Sale knowing that the deed was fictitious.
	AC. NO. 6198 2006-09-15	RENATO M. MALIGAYA v. ATTY. ANTONIO G. DORONILLA CORONA, J.
There is a strong public interest involved in requiring lawyers who, as officers of the court, participate in the dispensation of justice, to behave at all times in a manner consistent with truth and honor.[15] The common caricature that lawyers by and large do not feel compelled to speak the truth and to act honestly should not become a common reality.[16] To this end, Canon 10 and Rule 10.01 of the Code of Professional Responsibility state:CANON 10 - A LAWYER OWES CANDOR, FAIRNESS, AND GOOD FAITH TO THE COURT.