[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 141-2018, July 06, 2018 ]

[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 141-2018, July 06, 2018 ]

[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 141-2018, July 06, 2018 ]

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. ARCHIE S. BARIBAR FROM THE PRACTICE OF LAW FOR ONE (1) YEAR AND REVOCATION OF HIS NOTARIAL COMMISSION AND DISQUALIFICATION FROM REAPPOINTMENT AS NOTARY PUBLIC FOR TWO (2) YEARS

For your information and guidance, quoted hereunder is the Decision dated 14 March 2018 of the Second Division in Administrative Case No. 6927, entitled "Tomas N. Orola and Phil. Nippon AOI Industry, Inc. v. Atty. Archie S. Baribar,' to wit:

WHEREFORE, the Court finds respondent Atty. Archie S. Baribar GUILTY of breach of the 2004 Rules on Notarial Practice and the Code of Professional Responsibility. Accordingly, the Court SUSPENDS him from the practice of law for one (1) year; REVOKES his incumbent commission, if any; and PROHIBITS him from being commissioned as a notary public for two (2) years, effective immediately. He is WARNED that a repetition of the same or similar acts in the future shall be dealt with more severely.

Let all the courts, through the Office of the Court Administrator, as well as the IBP and the Office of the Bar Confidant, be notified of this Decision and be it entered into respondent's personal record.

As stated in his manifestation dated 9 May 2018, respondent received a copy of the aforesaid Decision on 9 May 2018 and manifested his compliance effective 10 May 2018.

6 July 2018

(SGD.) JOSE MIDAS P. MARQUEZ Court Administrator