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FIRST DIVISION
RESOLUTION
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
The Facts
1
Rollo, pp. 1-4.
Id. at 50.
Id. at 23-24.
Resolution 2 A.C. No. 7184
and in the City of Marikina.”4 Said document was one of the attachments to
the Amended Complaint5 dated August 14, 2003 filed in Civil Case No. 03-
849-MK entitled “Esperanza Nieva Dela Cruz [(as represented by
respondent)] v. Brita T. Llantada [(as represented by complainant)].” To
prove his claim, complainant attached a Certification6 dated May 26, 2005
issued by the Office of the Clerk of Court of the Regional Trial Court (RTC)
of Marikina City, certifying that per the court’s record, respondent is not a
commissioned notary public for the City of Marikina from March 30, 1994
to the date of issuance.
In a Resolution15 dated July 11, 2007, the Court, inter alia, referred
the case to the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) for investigation,
report, and recommendation. Eventually, both parties appeared during the
mandatory conference held on April 30, 2008.16
4
Id. at 24.
5
Id. at 13-18.
6
Id. at 32.
7
Id. at 33.
8
Id. at 50-52.
9
Id. at 50.
10
Id. at 48 and 53.
11
Id. at 51 and 53.
12
Id. at 51.
13
Id. at 63-67.
14
See id. at 65.
15
Id. at 73.
16
Id. at 102.
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17
Id. at 102-106. Signed by Commissioner Rebecca Villanueva-Maala.
18
Id. at 105.
19
See id. at 106.
20
See Notice of Resolution signed by National Secretary Tomas N. Prado; id. at 101.
21
See Motion for Reconsideration dated January 28, 2009; id. at 107-110.
22
See Notice of Resolution signed by National Secretary Nasser A. Marohomsalic; id. at 120.
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The Court concurs with the findings of the IBP except as to the
penalty.
In the case of Tan Tiong Bio v. Atty. Gonzales,25 citing Nunga v. Atty.
Viray,26 the Court instructively expounded on infractions similar to that of
respondent:
23
A.M. No. 02-8-13-SC dated July 6, 2004.
24
See Peña v. Paterno, A.C. No. 4191, June 10, 2013, 698 SCRA 1, 14.
25
557 Phil. 496 (2007).
26
366 Phil. 155, 161 (1999).
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27
Tan Tiong Bio v. Atty. Gonzales, supra note 25, at 504.
28
Rollo, p. 110.
29
See Agagon v. Atty. Bustamante, 565 Phil. 581, 586-588 (2007).
30
See id.
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SO ORDERED.
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ESTELA M. 1P}tRLAS-BERNABE
Associate Justice
WE CONCUR:
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TERESITA J. LEONARDO-DE CASTRO
Associate Justice
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