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Azarraga vs. Jalbuna

EHRENFREL C. AZARRAGA, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. EDUARDO L. JALBUNA, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 13678 (Formerly CBD Case No. 18-5805) | 2023-02-22

D E C I S I O N
 
LOPEZ, J., J.:
 
This Court resolves a Complaint[1] for disbarment filed by Ehrenfrel C. Azarraga (Azarraga) against Atty. Eduardo L. Jalbuna (Atty. Jalbuna) for violation of Sections 1 and 2, Rule VI of the 2004 Rules on Notarial Practice, for violation of Republic Act No. 10173 or the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (Data Privacy Act), and for violation of Canon 1, Rule 1.01 of the Code of Professional Responsibility.
 
The Antecedents
 
Atty. Jalbuna was the lawyer of Teresita S. Larraga (Teresita) and her corporation Panaderia de Molo, Inc. Although Teresita had other children, namely, Heather L. Maloto,...