[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 177-2017, August 18, 2017 ]

[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 177-2017, August 18, 2017 ]

[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 177-2017, August 18, 2017 ]

TO: THE COURT OF APPEALS, SANDIGANBAYAN, COURT OF TAX APPEALS, REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS, SHARI'A DISTRICT COURTS, METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURTS, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS IN CITIES, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS, MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURTS, SHARI'A CIRCUIT COURTS, THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF STATE PROSECUTOR, PUBLIC ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THE INTEGRATED BAR OF THE PHILIPPINES

SUBJECT : SUSPENSION OF ATTY. CORA JANE P. BALEROS FROM THE PRACTICE OF LAW FOR SIX (6) MONTHS AND REVOCATION OF HER NOTARIAL COMMISSION AND DISQUALIFICATION FROM REAPPOINTMENT AS NOTARY PUBLIC FOR TWO (2) YEARS

For your information and guidance, quoted hereunder is the Decision dated 8 March 2017 of the Third Division in Administrative Case No. 11346, entitled "Dr. Basilio Malvar v. Atty. Cora Jane P. Baleros," to wit:

WHEREFORE, respondent Atty. Cora Jane P. Baleros is GUILTY of violating the 2004 Rules on Notarial Practice, the Code of Professional Responsibility and the Lawyer's Oath. Her notarial commission, if still existing, is hereby REVOKED, and she is hereby DISQUALIFIED from reappointment as Notary Public for a period of two (2) years. She is likewise SUSPENDED from the practice of law for six (6) months effective immediately. Further, she is WARNED that a repetition of the same or similar acts in the future shall be dealt with more severely.

18 August 2017

(SGD.) JOSE MIDAS P. MARQUEZ Court Administrator