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Re: Order dated December 5, 2017 in Adm. Case No. NP-008-17 [RESOLUTION]

RE: ORDER DATED DECEMBER 5, 2017 IN ADM. CASE NO. NP-008-17 (LUIS ALFONSO R. BENEDICTO VS. ATTY. JOHN MARK TAMAÑO) ISSUED BY THE EXECUTIVE JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BACOLOD CITY, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. JOHN MARK TAMAÑO, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 12274 | 2020-10-07

FIRST DIVISION
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
LOPEZ, J.:
 
Notarization converts a private document into a public document, making it admissible in evidence without further proof of its authenticity and due execution.[1] Considering the evidentiary value given to notarized documents, notaries public must ensure proper recording of documents in their notarial registers, lest, falsely making it appear that they were notarized when in fact they were not;[2] the confidence of the public in the integrity of documents will be undermined.[3]
 
ANTECEDENTS

The case stemmed from a verified Complaint[4] for the permanent...