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Spouses Navarro vs. Atty. Ygoña

SPOUSES FELIX AND FE NAVARRO, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ATTY. MARGARITO G. YGOÑA, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 8450 | 2017-07-26

RESOLUTION
 
CAGUIOA, J:
 
A notarized document is entitled to full faith and credit upon its face. A notary public must exercise utmost care in performing his duties to preserve the public's confidence in the integrity of notarized documents.[1]

The relevant facts, as borne by the records, are as follows:

Complainants spouses Felix and Fe Navarro (Spouses Navarro) were the owners of a parcel of land (subject property) located at Barrio Panadtaran, San Fernando, Cebu, Philippines, covered by Tax Declaration No. 0137-7148.[2]

Sometime in November 2002, the Spouses Navarro obtained a loan from Mercy Grauel (Grauel) in the amount of...