Illegal notarial practices
Maayong gabi mga panyero!
Sharing a crazy experience I had at the office today.
Weeks ago, several students came in asking for their documents to be “re-notarized”. I was handed the documents and notarized na sila—so I asked anong mali at kailangan daw ulitin.
Apparently, na-jurat daw yung document (school doc required for board exam app) nila when ang tamang procedure ay i-CTC. Taka ako paano din nanotaryohan when student ang nagpunta sa office pero di sila ang signatories (dean ang signatory so obviously they must appear before the NP).
I was surprised bakit recklessly nanotaryohan ng NP yung document nila w a jurat. Kwento ng students, babae daw ang nagnotaryo ng papeles nila—when ang stamp ni NP clearly shows a man’s name. To cut it short, secretary ang nagnonotaryo.
Fast forward to this day, may nagpunta sa office na dalawang babae. Nagooffer sila ng “notarial service” in a sense na magbubukas sila ng office nila using my name, then I provide them with my stamp and seal. Yung pwesto daw kasi nila ay malapit sa municipal hall and mataas foot traffic kaya I can potentially earn daw ₱80k-100k monthly. The arrangement would be, I supply them with my stamp and seal, then we share the utilities and rent 50-50. As to the earnings daw, 60-40 ang hatian in my favor.
Nagulat ako knowing that such blatant disregard for the sanctity of a notarial commission actually is a common practice na pala. They named lawyers they are currently working with (aka lawyers na nagbigay ng stamp and seal nila for these ladies to use).
And more shocking, itong 2 babaeng ito pala ang nag-jurat ng document nung students. Napagalitan sila ng lawyer na partner nila sa illegal business kaya naghahanap sila ngayon ng new partner.
I’m so torn if irereport ko si lawyer. Mind you, the lawyer is from the recent batches lang. Ang tapang!
I asked around tue community and apparently it is TRUE. This young lawyer holds THREE DIFFERENT OFFICES and he doesn’t stay at two of those and secretaries lang ang nandun who do his notaries. Thus, he has three sets of stamps and seals.
Nakakagulat makarinig ng ganito pero parang common practice na siya dito sa amin sadly. Now thinking of a way to report them sa EJ kasi napakaunfair sa mga patas lumalaban at sumusunod sa rules.
Take note: nasa Book 54 na siya, January lang nagrant commission. Ganun kalakas illegal practice nya.
Should I report? I don’t want to go through all the hassle but I want him to be disciplined. If I push through, how do I report?