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Japitana vs. Atty. Parado

MARIA FATIMA JAPITANA, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. SYLVESTER C. PARADO, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 10859 | 2016-01-26

D E C I S I O N
 
PER CURIAM:
 
This refers to the September 27, 2014 Resolution[1] of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines-Board of Governors (IBP-BOG), which adopted and approved with modification, the Report and Recommendation[2] of the Investigating Commissioner.

In her verified complaint,[3] dated April 6, 2009, which was indorsed by the Court to the IBP, complainant Maria Fatima Japitana (Fatima) accused respondent Atty. Sylvester C. Parado (Atty. Parado) of performing notarial acts without authority to do so, knowingly notarizing forged documents, and notarizing documents without requiring sufficient identification from the...