Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
FESR = Oltice of the Court Administrator
Manila
OCA CIRCULAR NO. 35-2021
TO : THE COURT OF APPEALS, SANDIGANBAYAN,
COURT OF TAX APPEALS, REGIONAL TRIAL
COURTS, SHARIAH DISTRICT COURTS,
METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURTS, MUNICIPAL
TRIAL COURTS IN CITIES, MUNICIPAL TRIAL
COURTS, MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL
COURTS, SHARIAH CIRCUIT COURTS, THE
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF STATE PROSECUTOR,
PUBLIC ATTORNEYS OFFICE AND THE
INTEGRATED BAR OF THE PHILIPPINES
SUBJECT : LIFTING OF SUSPENSION FROM THE
PRACTICE OF LAW OF ATTY. ALLAN LATRAS
For your information and guidance, quoted hereunder is the
Resolution dated 13 January 2021 of the Court (Special Third
Division) in A.C. No. 7169, titled “Spouses Rey and Marcelina
Zialcita vs. Atty. Allan Latras,” to wit:
ACCORDINGLY, the Court, upon the
recommendation of the Office of the Bar Confidant (OBC).
further resolves to LIFT the order of suspension meted
against Atty. Allan Latras, and ALLOW him to RESUME his
practice of law. His disqualification. from being
commissioned as a notary public shall continue until June
28, 2021. Upon full service of the said disqualification, he
shall file a similar motion to lift and submit the necessary
certifications from the same courts and IBP Chapter, all of
which affirming that he has not been commissioned as
notary public from June 28, 2019 to June 28, 2021.
The said report and recommendation of the OBC is
NOTED.
2 March 2021
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