Voting 15-0, The Supreme Court has disbarred new Presidential Adviser for Poverty Alleviation Lorenzo “Larry” Gadon for cursing and uttering profane language against journalist Raissa Robles in a viral video.
In a press statement, the Supreme Court’s Public Information Office said the magistrates voted unanimously to disbar Gadon as they found found the subject video clip in which Gadon used profane language against Robles “indisputably scandalous that it discredits the legal profession.”
In a statement, Gadon said he will file a motion for reconsideration “on the ground that the penalty is too harsh for the alleged cause which was my outburst against a reporter who was blatantly spreading lies against the President [Ferdinand Marcos Jr.] during the campaign period intended to fool the public on issues intended to cause damage to the candidacy of Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr.”
“I will treat this matter as a personal concern as it will not also affect my commitment to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to help his administration achieve its goals and implement its programs to serve the public particularly on the aspect of poverty alleviation,” he said.
Gadon said being a presidential adviser does not require lawyering, “hence my suspension and disbarment have no effect on my appointment.”
Gadon had been previously convicted by the High Court and suspended from the practice of law for three months for using offensive and intemperate language.
He is facing six other administrative cases pending before the Office of the Bar Confidant, and four before the Commission on Bar Discipline and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines.
Gadon said he will not entertain questions about the Supreme Court decision being subjudice.