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Roberto Co Vs. Keng Huan Jerry Yeung and Emma Yeung

IMELDA CATO GADDI, Complainant, vs. ATTY. LOPE M. VELASCO, Respondent,

G.R. No. 212705 | 2014-09-10

SECOND DIVISION
 
RESOLUTION

CARPIO, Acting C.J.:
 
The Case

Before us is an administrative complaint filed by Imelda Cato Gaddi (Gaddi) against Atty. Lope M. Velasco (Velasco) for violation of the 2004 Rules on Notarial Practice.

The Facts

According to Gaddi, she was the Operations and Accounting Manager of the Bert Lozada Swimming School (BLSS) when she broached the idea of opening a branch of BLSS in Solano, Nueva Vizcaya (BLSS in Solano) to Angelo Lozada (Angelo), the Chief Operations Officer of BLSS. Believing that Angelo agreed, Gaddi opened a BLSS in Solano. However, in April 2010, Angelo...