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During a criminal action before the Sandiganbayan, Atty. Alvarez livestreams a portion of the arraignment from the courtroom and captions the video: “This bench is biased; the judge is corrupt; this is a sham trial.” The video is publicly accessible. In the courtroom, Atty. Alvarez repeatedly interrupts the judge, addresses the bench as “Your Honor, this is a circus,” and makes demeaning remarks about the court in the presence of witnesses. A client learns of these actions. (a) Identify the doctrinal issue under Canon II (Proper and Dignified Conduct) implicated by these actions. (b) Apply the governing rule to determine whether the social-media statement violates Sec. 1 and whether the in-court conduct violates Sec. 2. (c) If violations are found, discuss possible sanctions or remedies under CPRA and related rules.