By Liezelle Soriano

MANILA — Presidential Adviser on Poverty Alleviation Larry Gadon filed a disbarment case against Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio before the Supreme Court on Wednesday (27 Nov 2024).

This is after Duterte-Carpio made threats against President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Marcos and House Speaker Martin Romualdez.

The vice president also threw scathing expletives against the three public officials as seen on social media.

When asked about his message to Duterte-Carpio, he said that the Vice President should resign from her post.

“Mag resign siya. Dahil sinisiguro ko. Siguradong-sigurado ako na sa next Congress siya ay i-iimpeach. Wala lang panahon ngayon dahil mag-eeleksyon na…at pagdating ng January, ilang sessions lang mag-aadjourn na ang Congress,” Gadon said.

Meanwhile, the official said that he regretted supporting the Dutertes.

“Yes. I really regret. Hindi ko naman akalain na ganyan pala sila,” he said.

“‘Yung statements ni Vice President Sara napaka-immature, kulang na kulang sa statesmanship,” Gadon added.

Ia/mnm

By Liezelle Soriano

MANILA — The Supreme Court En Banc convicted Presidential Adviser on Poverty Alleviation Larry Gadon for committing perjury and making accusations against then-Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno.

“The Court found that Gadon committed perjury for making allegations in his impeachment complaint not based on his personal knowledge or on any authentic records, contrary to his sworn guarantee in the Verification attached to his complaint,” SC said.

Gadon was punished disbarment, however, since he was already previously disbarred, the penalty of disbarment will no longer be imposed but nevertheless recorded in his personal file.

He was also fined P150,000 and adjudged ineligible for judicial clemency.

The Court thus ruled that Gadon violated Canon II, Section 11 of the Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability, which prohibits lawyers from making false statements and makes him liable for Gross Misconduct, according to the SC.

(el Amigo/mnm)