Lawyers are not automatically considered as ‘persons in authority’

I know for a fact that a certain neighbor of mine is only a law student. I also know that he has yet to pass the bar examinations, and a simple search in the Lawyer’s List of the Supreme Court would prove it. However, in our barangay, he always refers to himself as an “Attorney.” Can I file a case for usurpation of …

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