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2008-02-12 |
CORONA, J. |
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| Notaries public must observe with utmost care[32] and utmost fidelity the basic requirements in the performance of their duties, otherwise, the confidence of the public in the integrity of notarized deeds will be undermined.[33] | |||||
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2005-02-11 |
QUISUMBING, J. |
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| Respondent was likewise negligent when he notarized the deed with unfilled spaces and incomplete entries, making uncertified and fraudulent insertions easy to accomplish. Notarization is not an empty, meaningless, routinary act.[23] It is invested with such substantial public interest that only those who are qualified or authorized may act as notaries public.[24] Notarization converts a private document into a public document, making that document admissible in evidence without further proof of its authenticity. For this reason, notaries must observe with utmost care the basic requirements in the performance of their duties. Otherwise, the confidence of the public in the integrity of this form of conveyance would be undermined.[25] | |||||