ibp membership

8/17/2019 IBP Membership

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THE INTEGRATEDBAR

OF THE PHILIPPINES(IBP)


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Who are the members ofthe IBP?

Those whose names were in the Roll of Attorneys as of January 16, 1973; and

Those whose names are entered in the Rollafter said date.

Note: Lawyers who have een in the!ra"ti"e of law efore the inte#ration

of the $ar have een ado!ted y the

%$& as memers.


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How oes o!e be"ome amember?

&ass the $ar.

Re#ister in the %$& national offi"e or lo"al"ha!ter y fillin# out forms and !ayin#memershi! fees not later than 6' days afteradmission to the $ar.

Any "han#e in information must e

re!orted to the (ha!ter)e"retary who shall re!ort it to

the *ational +ffi"e.


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How to determine which Chapter alawyer belongs:

- the lo"ation of his offi"e;

- in the asen"e of an offi"e, his residen"e;- A memer "annot elon# to more thanone (ha!ter simultaneously.


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OLI#ER OWEN L$ GAR%IA& E''ANELRA#ANERA a! TON

#ELE*& petitioners, vs. ATT$ LEONARD DE#ERA a! IBP BOARD OF

GO#ERNORS& respondents. Facts:

Atty. /e 0era is a memer of the $oard of

/ire"tors of the A#usan del )ur %$& (ha!ter inastern 2indanao.

is !la"e of residen"e is in &arana4ue andhe was ori#inally a memer of the &&L2 %$&

(ha!ter. e re4uested the transfer of his %$&memershi! to A#usan del )ur on 1 Au#ust 5''1.


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&etitioners "ontend that res!ondent de 0era isdis4ualified for the !ost e"ause he is not really

from astern 2indanao. e only "han#ed his %$&(ha!ter memershi! to !ave the way for hisultimate #oal of attainin# the hi#hest %$& !ost,

whi"h is the national !residen"y.

&etitioners aver that in "han#in# his %$&memershi!, res!ondent /e 0era violated thedomi"ile rule.


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Issue:

hether res!ondent /e 0era is 4ualified torun for overnor of the %$& astern 2indanaoRe#ion.

Held:

Yes. As lon# as an as!irin# memer meetsthe asi" re4uirements !rovided in the %$& $y-Laws, he "annot e arred.


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The asi" 4ualifi"ations for one who wishes to eele"ted #overnor for a !arti"ular re#ion are8

1: he is a memer in #ood standin# of the %$&;

5: he is in"luded in the voters list of his "ha!ter orhe is not dis4ualified y the %nte#ration Rule, y

the $y-Laws of the %nte#rated $ar, or y the $y-Laws of the (ha!ter to whi"h he elon#s;

3: he does not elon# to a "ha!ter from whi"h a

re#ional #overnor has already eenele"ted, unless the ele"tion is the start of a newseason or "y"le; and

: he is not in the #overnment servi"e.


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)e"tion 59-5 of the %$& $y-Laws8

Membership - The (ha!ter "om!rises

all memers re#istered in its memershi!roll. a"h memer shall maintain hismemershi! until the same is terminated on

any of the #rounds set forth in the $y-Lawsof the %nte#rated $ar, or he transfers hismemershi! to another (ha!ter as "ertified y the )e"retary of the latter, !rovided thatthe transfer is made not less than threemonths immediately !re"edin# any (ha!terele"tion.


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Leaersh,- ,! the IBP

Who may run for office

- memers who are in #ood standin#.

Who may not run for office

- those holdin# an ele"tive,


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Term,!at,o! of'embersh,-

!oluntary- =8 mi#ratin# aroad

8 >ile a verified noti"e to the %$& )e"retary.

The noti"e will e rou#ht to the attention

of the )(. 2emershi! will "ease and hisname shall e e stri"?en from the Roll of Attorneys.

In"oluntary- =8 disarment8 Automati". The lawyer does

not need to !ro"ess !a!ers.


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#etirement- =8 y a#e or disaility

8 7@ years old; or

8 has een in the !ra"ti"e of law for ' yrs.and is !hysi"ally disaled or with


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REINSTATE'ENT IN THEIBP

%f memershi! has een "oluntarily orin"oluntarily terminated:

8 )umit a written a!!li"ation for

reinstatement to the $oard of overnors,a""ordin# to its rules and re#ulations. The$oard shall forward it to the )u!reme

(ourt with its a!!ro!riatere"ommendation. The )(

shall de"ide on the a!!li"ation.


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%f retired 8

8 )umit written a!!li"ation to the $oardof overnors. %t shall e the $oard who

will de"ide on the a!!li"ation.


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No master but law ;No guide butconscience ;

No aim but justice.

Thank you.

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