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THIRD DIVISION
PATROCINIO V. AGBULOS,
Complainant,
-versus-
Promulgated:
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DEC IS I 0 N
PERALTA, J.:
The case stemmed from a Complaint 1 filed before the Office of the
Bar Confidant (OBC) by complainant Mrs. Patrocinio V. Agbulos against
respondent Atty. Roseller A. Viray of Asingan, Pangasinan, for allegedly
notarizing a document denominated as Affidavit of Non-Tenanc/ in
violation ofthe Notarial Law. The said affidavit was supposedly executed by
complainant, but the latter denies said execution and claims that the
signature and the community tax certificate (CTC) she allegedly presented
are not hers. She further claims that the CTC belongs to a certain Christian
Anton. 3 Complainant added that she did not personally appear before
respondent for the notarization of the document. She, likewise, states that
respondent's client, Rolando Dollente (Dollente), benefited from the said
falsified affidavit as it contributed to the illegal transfer of a property
registered in her name to that of Dollente. 4
Decision
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Id. at 7-8.
Id. at 7.
Id. at 10.
Id. at 40-42 and 44.
Id. at 41.
Id. at 44.
Report and Recommendation of the Commissioner, pp. 4-5.
Id. at 5.
Decision
Viray is hereby SUSPENDED from the practice of law for one (1)
month.13
Moreover, Section 12,15 Rule II, of the 2004 Rules on Notarial Practice
defines the competent evidence of identity referred to above.
In this case, respondent admits that not only did he prepare and
notarize the subject affidavit but he likewise notarized the same without the
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Decision
Legaspi v. Landrito, A.C. No. 7091, October 15, 2008, 569 SCRA 1, 5; Dela Cruz v. Dimaano,
Jr., A.C. No. 7781, September 12, 2008, 565 SCRA 1, 5-6.
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Dela Cruz v. Dimaano, Jr., supra, at 6.
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Supra note 14.
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Dela Cruz-Sillano v. Pangan, supra note 14, at 487-488.
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Id. at 488; Legaspi v. Landrito, supra note 16; Dela Cruz v. Dimaano, Jr., supra note 16, at 7-8.
Decision
Lustestica v. Bernabe, A.C. No. 6258, August 24, 2010, 628 SCRA 613, 619-620.
Dela Cruz-Sillano v. Pangan, supra note 14, at 488.
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Id.
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Legaspi v. Landrito, supra note 16, at 6.
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Dela Cruz v. Dimaano, Jr., supra note 16, at 7.
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Isenhardt v. Real, A.C. No. 8254, February 15, 2012, 666 SCRA 20, 28; Linco v. Lacebal, A.C.
No. 7241, October 17, 2011, 659 SCRA 130, 136; Lanuzo v. Bongon, A.C. No. 6737, September 23, 2008,
566 SCRA 214, 218.
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Decision
.PERALTA
Associa e Justice
WE CONCUR:
PRESBITER
J. VELASCO, JR.
ROBERTO A. ABAD
Associate Justice
ENDOZA
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Associate Justice