Disbarred lawyer Larry Gadon files disbarment case vs Sara Duterte

MANILA, Philippines — Disbarred lawyer Larry Gadon filed a disbarment case against Vice President Sara Duterte over her alleged "assassination" threats against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and House Speaker Martin Romualdez.

Gadon, who is also known for his controversial remarks, urged the Supreme Court to disbar the vice president due to her use of expletives and alleged threats against the First Family and Romualdez. 

The disbarred lawyer, now the government's poverty alleviation czar, sent a letter to the Supreme Court urging a motu proprio disbarment proceeding against Duterte.

“She categorically and unequivocally stated that she has talked to someone whom he directed to kill the three of them if she herself is killed. While it may be alleged that the intent has not been consummated, nevertheless the statement revealed a fully constituted plan for murdering three above named individuals as she further affirmed that the assassination plot is "not a joke,” Gadon said in his letter to the Supreme Court asking for Duterte’s disbarment. 

“Such statements coming from the second highest official of the land, seen and heard by millions of Filipinos are undoubtedly illegal, immoral and condemnable,” he added. 

It should be noted that Gadon was disbarred in 2023 due to his misogynistic and abusive remarks against journalist Raissa Robles.

A year later, the Supreme Court also found him guilty of gross misconduct for committing perjury and making accusations based on hearsay in the impeachment case of former Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno.

This will be the fourth disbarment case filed against Duterte.

On Tuesday, November 26, Supreme Court spokesperson Camille Ting said that an anonymous disbarment complaint had been filed against Duterte due to statements against the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. last October 18.

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Ting also said there were two other disbarment cases filed against the vice president when she was still the mayor of Davao City, which the court consolidated. 

Gadon’s disbarment case against Duterte stemmed