A.C. No. 12041 - JULIAN T. BALBIN AND DOLORES E. BALBIN, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ATTY. MARIANO BARANDA, JR..R E S O L U T I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, the Court finds respondent Atty. Mariano B. Baranda, Jr. GUILTY of violating the Notarial Law and the Code of Professional Responsibility. Accordingly, effective immediately, the Court hereby SUSPENDS him from the practice of law for six (6) months; REVOKES his incumbent commission as a notary public, if any; and PROHIBITS him from being commissioned as a notary public for two (2) years. He is WARNED that a repetition of the same offense or similar acts in the future shall be dealt with more severely. He is DIRECTED to report to this Court the date of his receipt of this Resolution to enable it to determine when his suspension from the practice of law, the revocation of his notarial commission, and his disqualification from being commissioned as notary public shall take effect. Let copies of this Resolution be furnished the Office of the Bar Confidant to be appended to respondent's personal record as an attorney, the Integrated Bar of the Philippines for its information and guidance, and the Office of the Court Administrator for circulation to all courts in the country. SO ORDERED.