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2014-07-08 |
SERENO, C.J. |
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| Respondent's explanation about the unsigned lease agreement executed by complainant sometime in September 1999[25] is incredulous. If, indeed, her file copy of the agreement bore the lessees' signatures, she could have given complainant a certified photocopy thereof. It even appears that said lease agreement is not a rarity in respondent's practice as a notary public. Records show that on various occasions from 2002 to 2004, respondent has notarized 22 documents that were either unsigned or lacking signatures of the parties. Technically, each document maybe a ground for disciplinary action, for it is the duty of a notarial officer to demand that a document be signed in his or her presence.[26] | |||||