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De Vera vs. Navarro

DOLORES DE VERA, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. CENON J. NAVARRO, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 12912 | 2021-01-18

SECOND DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
 
The present administrative case arose from a verified Sumbong Salaysay[1] filed by complainant Dolores De Vera (Dolores) against respondent Atty. Cenon J. Navarro (Atty. Navarro) for his alleged failure to furnish the Archive Office of Malolos City, Bulacan a copy of the Affidavit of Acknowledgment and Use of Surname[2] (Affidavit) executed by Dolores' deceased husband, Manuel De Vera, Jr. (Manuel) on August 7, 2007.
 
The Facts

Dolores alleged that in 1996, she gave birth to her daughter, Donna Belle, at the Fabella Hospital in Manila. However,...