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Tabao vs. Atty. Lacaba

AZUCENA C. TABAO, PETITIONER, VS. ATTY. ALEXANDER R. LACABA, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 9269 | 2019-03-13

D E C I S I O N
 
JARDELEZA, J.:
 
This administrative case stemmed from a letter[1] filed by Azucena C. Tabao (complainant) before the Court, charging Atty. Alexander R. Lacaba of violating the 2004 Rules on Notarial Practice (Rules on Notarial Practice).[2]
 
The Facts

Complainant, with her siblings, charged Jester Q. Repulda, Edmund C. Elcarte, Noel Vincent P. Cinco (Noel), Paul Michael P. Cinco (Paul), Marlin B. Cinco (Marlin), and Marie Janice P. Cinco (Marie) of perjury. According to complainant, Atty. Alexander R. Lacaba (Atty. Lacaba) notarized the two-page Counter-Affidavit[3] executed by Noel, Paul, Marlin, and...