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HILDA D. TABAS v. ATTY. BONIFACIO B. MANGIBIN

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	AC. No. 6655 2011-10-11	PACITA CAALIM-VERZONILLA v. ATTY. VICTORIANO G. PASCUA VILLARAMA, JR., J.
In Gonzales, the notary public who notarized the document despite the non-appearance of one of the signatories was meted the penalties of revocation of his notarial commission and disqualification from re-appointment for two years. The notary in Gonzales was likewise suspended from the practice of law for one year. Said penalty was in accord with the cases of Bon v. Ziga,[20]Serzo v. Flores,[21]Zaballero v. Montalvan[22] and Tabas v. Mangibin.[23] The Court found that by notarizing the questioned deed, the respondent in Gonzales engaged in unlawful, dishonest, immoral or deceitful conduct.[24]
	AC. NO. 6649 2005-06-21	MARINA C. GONZALES v. ATTY. CALIXTO B. RAMOS YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.
We find the penalty recommended by the Commission on Bar Discipline of the IBP to be in full accord with recent jurisprudence. The Court, in Bon v. Ziga,[19] Serzo v. Flores,[20] Zaballero v. Montalvan,[21] Tabas v. Mangibin,[22] and similar cases, found the revocation of the respondents' notarial commission and their disqualification from securing their reappointment, insufficient to punish them for their offense. Hence, the Court did not only revoke their notarial commission but likewise suspended them from the practice of law.
	AM NO. MTJ-04-1524 2005-02-11	ELEMAR G. BOTE v. JUDGE GEMINIANO A. EDUARDO QUISUMBING, J.
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]
	AC. No. 6249 2004-10-14	SOCIAL SECURITY COMMISSION v. ATTY. NAPOLEON CORRAL QUISUMBING, J.
Respondent is reminded that faithful observance and utmost respect of the legal solemnity of the oath in an acknowledgment or jurat is sacrosanct.[14] Notarization is not an empty, meaningless, routinary act.[15] Being a lawyer, respondent has a graver responsibility because of his solemn oath to obey the laws and to do no falsehood or consent to the doing of any.[16] He is mandated to discharge his duties, which are dictated by public policy and impressed with public interest, with accuracy and fidelity.[17]