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Lay readers will please note
that the title “attorney-at-law” refers only to those who passed the bar exams given by the Supreme Court. This title may be used by justices, judges, prosecutors, practicing attorneys, notaries public, as well as lawyers in government, in business, in the academe, or in any capacity that requires the passing of the bar exam as a condition for the exercise of their duties and functions.
All of them are bound by their CPRA oath that they take before the Court en banc usually at the Philippine International Convention Center to “conscientiously and courageously work for justice, as well as safeguard the rights and meaningful freedoms of all persons, identities and communities.”
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THE RESPONSIBLE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA by all lawyers is provided in Sections 36 to 44 of Canon II (titled “Propriety”) that begins with the overarching “duty to understand the benefits, risks, and ethical implications associated with the use of social media” and “to ensure that his or her online posts, whether made in a public or restricted privacy setting that still holds an audience, uphold the dignity of the legal profession and shield it from disrepute, as well as maintain respect for the law.”
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