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Ladrera vs. Atty. Osorio

LIBRADA A. LADRERA, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. RAMIRO S. OSORIO, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 10315 (Formerly CBD Case No. 15-4553) | 2020-01-22

D E C I S I O N
 
LAZARO-JAVIER, J.:
 
The Case

Respondent Atty. Ramiro S. Osorio is charged with violation of the Code of Professional Responsibility, Lawyer's Oath, and the 2004 Rules on Notarial Practice, specifically, for notarizing documents even in the absence of the parties and despite lack of competent proofs of their identity.
 
The Complaint

In her Sinumpaang Reklamo[1] dated December 16, 2013, complainant Librada A. Ladrera alleged that respondent Atty. Ramiro Osorio notarized the following documents: (1) Deed of Absaloute (sicSale dated June 30, 2008, (2) Acknowledgment of Debt...