May a Lawyer Perform Notarial Practice Outside the Jurisdiction of His Notarial Commission?

Lawyers are required to follow certain rules in notarial practice. Lawyers engaged in notarial practice are not merely signing a piece of document – they are executing an act that will transform documents into pieces of evidences that can be used by people against other people.

In this January 21, 2015 decision by the Supreme Court, Atty. Juan C. Siapno, Atty. Pedro L. Santos and a certain Atty. “Evelyn”. 

Facts of the Case Re: Complaint against Atty. Siapno 

Atty. Siapno was alleged to be maintaining a notarial office along Alvear St. East, Lingayen Pangasinan and was performing notarial acts and practices in Lingayen, Natividad and Dagupan City without the requisite notarial commission. Atty. Siapno applied and was commissioned to perform notarial functions by Executive Judge Anthony Sison of the RTC, San Carlos City, Pangasinan from March 22, 2007 to December 31, 2008. His notarial commission was never renewed upon expiration.

Lawyer Making a Fake NLRC Decision in Favor of His Client Resulted to his Disbarment.

In representing clients, lawyers have the ultimate responsibility to be trustworthy with their clients and efficient in their work. In addition, as officers in the administration of justice, lawyers must also act lawfully and without malice in doing their legal work with the bench. A lawyer must not manipulate the law and the legal system to attain his client's favor (and get some additional money in the process) Playing with this well-entrenched rules in the legal profession is dangerous, as it may result to a lawyer's suspension or worse, disbarment. This is what happened to this January 13, 2015 case filed by Fernando Chu against Atty. Jose C. Guico, Jr.

Dismissal by Reason of Pregnancy in the Airline Industry - Valid or Not?

Being a flight attendant in an international airline company has its perks. Just imagine, your work office is high up in the air at 41,000 feet above ground. But just like any work place, discrimination is still present in this occupation. In a previous post, we tackled a labor issue concerning the dismissal of an employee by reason of pregnancy. This 2015 case tackles on discrimination of women in the airline industry.