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2011-08-24 |
BRION, J. |
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| The IBP resolution, based wholly on Commissioner Maala's Report and Recommendation, totally missed and disregarded the submitted evidence and the respondent's testimony during the hearing of the complaint. The IBP apparently had treated the respondent with exceptional leniency. In our view, the respondent's age and sickness cannot be cited as reasons to disregard the serious lapses he committed in the performance of his duties as a lawyer and as a notary public. The inaccuracies in his Notarial Register entries and his failure to enter the documents that he admittedly notarized constitute dereliction of duty as a notary public. He cannot escape liability by putting the blame on his secretary. The lawyer himself, not merely his secretary, should be held accountable for these misdeeds.[16] | |||||