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LEGAL ETHICS Pinedapcg,rn,man 2015IV. CODE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY

THE LAWYER AND SOCIETY

CANON 1: PROMOTE AND RESPECT, LAW AND LEGAL PROCESS

A LAWYER SHALL UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION, OBEY THE LAWS OF THE LAND AND

PROMOTE RESPECT FOR LAW OF AND LEGAL PROCESSES.

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@ R*LES ON NOTARIAL PRACTICE

A.M. No. 02-8-13-SC: R!"# o$ No%&'(&! P'&)%()" o* 200+

> A#% 1, 200+

)02--"0#-os o 0 No#0&5 P$2-"



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LEGAL ETHICS Pinedapcg,rn,man 20151. Must be citizen of the Philippines

2. Must be over twenty-one (21) years of age

3. Must be a resident in the Philippines for at least one (1) year and aintains a regular

place of wor! or business in the city or province where the coission is to be issued

". Must be a eber of the Philippine #ar in good standing with clearances fro the

$ffice of the #ar %onfidant of the &upree %ourt and the 'ntegrated #ar of the

Philippines

. Must not have been convicted in the first instance of any crie involving oral turpitude

(ule '''* &ection 1)

J&-s-"#-o 0 T%&3

+ notary public ay perfor notarial acts in any place within the territorial ,urisdiction of the

coissioning court for a period of two (2) years coencing on the 1 st day of anuary of the year

in which the coissioning is ade /0&& earlier revo!ed or the notary public has resigned

according to these ules and the ules of %ourt (ule '''* &ection 11).

Po%&s 0 L-3-#0#-os o No#0&-%s P$2-"

Po%&s

A $o%&' /!() (# "/o"'" %o o %4" *o!!o($ &)%#: 56AOSAC

1. +c!nowledgents

2. $aths and affirations

3. urats

". &ignature witnessings

. %opy certif ications and

. +ny other act authorized by these ules.

A $o%&' /!() (# &%4o'(7" %o )"'%(* %4" &**(($ o* & #($&%'" %4 o' o%4"'

&'9 o$ &$ ($#%'"$% o' o)"$% /'"#"$%" *o' $o%&'(7&%(o$ (*:

1. 4he thub or other ar! is affi5ed in the presence of the notary public and of two (2)

disinterested and unaffected witnesses to the instruent or docuent

2. #oth witnesses sign their own naes in addition to the thub or other ar!

3. 4he notary public writes below the thub or other ar!6 74hub or $ther Mar! affi5edby (nae of signatory by ar!) in the presence of (naes and addresses of witnesses)

and undersigned notary public8* and

". 4he notary public notarizes the signature by thub or other ar! through an

ac!nowledgent* ,urat or signature witnessing.

A $o%&' /!() (# &%4o'(7" %o #($ o$ "4&!* o* & /"'#o$ 4o (# /4#()&!! $&!" %o

#($ o' &9" & &'9 o$ &$ ($#%'"$% o' o)"$% (*:

1. 4he notary public is directed by the person unable to sign or a!e a ar! to sign on his

behalf

2. 4he signature of the notary public is affi5ed in the presence of two (2) disinterested and

unaffected witnesses to the instruent or docuent

3. #oth witnesses sign their own naes

". 4he notary public writes below his signature6 7&ignature affi5ed by notary in the

presence of (naes and addresses of person and two (2) witnesses)8* and

5. 4he notary public notarizes his signature by ac!nowledgent or ,urat (ule '9* &ection

1).

P&o-$-#-os

G"$"'&! R!": A o#0&5 $2-" s022 o# %&o&3 0 o#0&-02 0"# o#s-% -s &%420& 20"% o

o& o& $s-%ss.

E)"/%(o$#: A o#0&-02 0"# 305 $% %&o&3% 0# #% &%=%s# o #% 0-%s - #% o22o-4

s-#%s 2o"0#% -#- -s #%&&-#o&-02 ;&-s-"#-o:

a. Public offices* convention halls and siilar places where oaths of office ay be

adinistered

b. Public function areas in hotels and siilar places for the signing of instruents or

docuents re:uiring notarization

c. ;ospitals and edical institutions where a party to the instruent or docuent is

confined for treatent and

d. +ny place where a party to the instruent or docuent re:uiring notarization is under

detention.

A /"'#o$ #4&!! $o% /"'*o' & $o%&'(&! &)% (*:

1. the person involved as signatory to the instruent or docuent-

a. 's not in the notary


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LEGAL ETHICS Pinedapcg,rn,man 2015W4"$ $o%&' /!() & '"*#" %o $o%&'(7" ";"$ (* &//'o/'(&%" *"" (# %"$"'":

1) =hen the notary !nows or has good reason to believe that the notarial act or

transaction is unlawful or ioral.

2) =hen the signatory shows a deeanor which engenders in the ind of the notary

public reasonable doubt as to the forer


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LEGAL ETHICS Pinedapcg,rn,man 2015A.C. No. 8''. J00&5 17, @8(

SPO*SES BENJAMIN SANT*YO AND EDITHA SANT*YO, "o320-0#s, /s. ATTY.

EDWIN A. HIDALGO, &%so%#.

R E S O L * T I O N

CORONA, J.:

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"o/%&% $5 0 %% o s02%. T% %% o s02% 0s 022%4%25 o#0&-?% $5 &%so%#

205%& 0 0s %#%&% - -s o#0&-02 &%4-s#%& 0s Do". No. 9 o P04% No. 19 - Boo No.

III, S%&-%s o 1991. Co320-0# sos%s 0/%&&% #0# 0$o# s- 5%0&s 0#%& #% 0#% o

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o#0&-02 s%02 0 o#0&-02 &%4-s#%&, 0 "o2 o# 0/% 30% 05 -3&-# o &%so%#s

s%02 o& s-40#&% o #% s$;%"# %% o s02% o& %2s%%&%.[(

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s-40#&% o #% %% o s02% &%/%02% #0# -# 0s o&4% #% s#&o%s %&% s3oo# 0

3-2. H% ss%"#% #0# 0 205 0s &%sos-$2% o& o&4-4 -s s-40#&%.

To %& &%#% #% 0""s0#-os 040-s# -3, &%so%# s#0#% #0#, 0# #% #-3% #%

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/0"0#-o. H% s&3-s% #0# "o320-0#s 3s# 0/% 4o% #o #% 20 o-"% 0 %#-"%

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T% "o320-# 0s &%%&&% #o #% I#%4&0#% B0& o #% P-2--%s >IBP< o&-/%s#-40#-o, &%o 0 &%"o33%0#-o. I 0 &%o[8( -# s$3-##% #o #% Co, #%

IBP o#% #0# #% 022%4% o&4% s-40#&% o &%so%# o #% %% o s02% 0s

-%&%# &o3 -s s-40#&%s - o#%& o"3%#s % s$3-##% &-4 #% -/%s#-40#-o

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s0%%%-4 o -s o#0&-02 &5 s%02 0 o#0&-02 &%4-s#%&.[7(I# #s &%"o33%%:

WHEREFORE[,( - /-% o #% o&%4o-4, -# -s &%s%"#225 &%"o33%% #0#

&%so%#s "o33-ss-o 0s o#0&5 $2-" $% &%/o% o& #o >@< 5%0&s - % -s

"o33-ss-o% 0s s" o& % so2 o# $% 4&0#% 0 "o33-ss-o 0s o#0&5 $2-" o&

#o >@< 5%0&s o &%"%-# %&%o.['(

A#%& 4o-4 o/%& #% %/-%"% s$3-##% $5 #% 0-%s, "o320-0#s - o#

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&%so%# s-4% #% o"3%# 0 #0# -# 0s o# 0 o&4%&5 0s % "20-3%. T%

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LEGAL ETHICS Pinedapcg,rn,man 2015so2 o# 0/% o225 %#&s#% %/%&5#-4 #o #% s%"&%#0&-%s o#%&-s% % so2 o#

0/% $%% "o33-ss-o% 0s o#0&5 $2-".

Fo& 0/-4 o225 %#&s#% #% &%0&0#-o 0 o#%& 3%"0-"s o #% o"3%# o&

o#0&-?0#-o #o #% s%"&%#0&5 #%&% "0 $% 0 oss-$-2-#5 #0# %/% #% &%so%#s

s-40#&% -" -s #% o25 o% 2%# o& -3 #o o "0 $% o% $5 #% s%"&%#0&5 o&

05$o5 o& #0# 30##%& 0s 0 $%% #% "0s% %&%-.

As -# -s &%so%# 0 $%% %42-4%# o# o25 - #% sos% o#0&-?0#-o $#

o&%3os# - 0/-4 022o% #% o-"% s%"&%#0&-%s #o 30% #% %"%ss0&5 %#&-%s - -so#0&-02 &%4-s#&5 -" 0s sos% #o $% o% 0 %# $5 -3 02o% 0 so2 o#

0/% &%2-% o so3%$o5 %2s%.[1(

WHEREFORE, &%so%# A##5. E- A. H-024o -s %&%$5 o G*ILTY o %42-4%"%

- #% %&o&30"% o -s #-%s 0s o#0&5 $2-" 0 -s %&%$5 S*SPENDED &o3 -s

"o33-ss-o 0s 0 o#0&5 $2-" o& 0 %&-o o #o 5%0&s, - % -s "o33-ss-o%, o& - %

-s o#, % -s -s=02--% &o3 0 0o-#3%# 0s 0 o#0&5 $2-" o& 0 %&-o o #o 5%0&s

&o3 -02-#5 o #-s &%so2#-o, -# 0 0&-4 #0# 0 &%%#-#-o o s-3-20& %42-4%# 0"#s

o2 $% %02# -# 3o&% s%/%&%25.

SO ORDERED.

P040-$0, >C0-&30SPA< &o%25 %%"#% $5 0 o% J0-#oC. B%-#%?. A""o&-4 #o "o320-0#, &%so%# 30% -# 0%0& #0# B%-#%? %%"#%

#% s0- o"3%# o J00&5 , @1 % - 0"# #% 20##%& 0 02&%05 -% o

O"#o$%& @8, @.

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"o#&0"# -# J.C. B%-#%? A&"-#%"# 0 T%"-"02 M004%3%#, &%&%s%#% $5 B%-#%?,

o& #% "os#&"#-o o 2o!"os# os%s. T% "os# o #% 0&"-#%"#&02 0 %4-%%&-4

%s-4s 03o#% #o P11,, 0 #o "os2#0#s %&% %404% #o s%&/-s% #%

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0-"-0#% - 0 0"# o& &o"%%-4 % - 0"# #%5 - o#.

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@1 #0# % 0s 0$2% #o o#0&-?% -#. N%/%%2%ss, #% SPA o#0&-?% $5 -3 o J00&5

, @1 0s o# 0# 022 %"%ss0&5 $%"0s% B%-#%? 0 s-4% 0 s-3-20& SPA - 0/o& o

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#% SPA 0s "0"%22% #% s03% 05 % o#0&-?% -#, %"%, 2%40225, #%&% 0s o $2-"

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4&o o o&3!so-4 s-"% s-3-20& "0&4%s 0 $%% -2% -# #% C-/-2 S%&/-"%

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