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Collantes vs. Atty. Mabuti

NORBERTO S. COLLANTES, COMPLAINANT, V. ATTY. ANSELMO B. MABUTI, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 9917 | 2019-01-14

R E S O L U T I O N
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
 
This administrative case stemmed from a complaint affidavit,[1] executed on May 10, 2013, filed by complainant Norberto S. Collantes (complainant) before the Office of the Bar Confidant, Supreme Court, against respondent Atty. Anselmo B. Mabuti (respondent) for violation of the 2004 Rules on Notarial Practice (Notarial Rules)[2] and of his duties as a lawyer.[3]
 
The Facts
 
Complainant alleged that on October 10, 2009, respondent notarized a document entitled "Memorandum of Agreement"[4] in the City of Manila. Upon verification, however, he discovered that...