REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 6th Judicial Region Regional Trial Court Iloilo City IN RE: PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT AS NOTARY PUBLIC IN ILOILO CITY CASE NO. ____________________________ RUZZEL DIANE I. ODUCADO, Petitioner. x- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x PETITION Undersigned Petitioner and unto this Honorable Court most respectfully states that: 1. Petitioner is a Filipino citizen, over twenty-one years of age, and a resident in the Philippines since birth and with office address at ABC Building, Lopez Jaena St., Jaro Iloilo City; 2. Petitioner was admitted to the Philippine Bar on April 11, 2011 with Roll of Attorney No. 101818. A photocopy of petitioner’s Certificate of Membership in the Philippine Bar issued by the Office of the Bar Confidant is attached as Annex A of this petition; 3. Petitioner is a lawyer in good standing with clearances from the Office of the Bar Confidant of the Supreme Court and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, attached as Annexes “B” and “C”; 4. Petitioner has not been convicted in the first instance of any crime involving moral turpitude, nor charged in any administrative case in connection with her present profession; 5. Petitioner has not yet applied nor been commissioned as Notary Public in any other jurisdiction; 6. Petitioner is a registered member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines as supported by a photocopy of the Official Receipt of yearly dues as of January 2015, attached as Annex “D”; 7. Petitioner has paid his Professional Tax Receipt for the year 2014 under Official Receipt No. 0416909 dated March 13, 2015 at Iloilo City. Photocopy of the receipt is attached as Annex “E” of this petition; 8. Petitioner will submit her notarial books and acknowledged documents after the expiration of her notarial commission as provided for by law; 9. Petitioner possesses all the qualification and none of the disqualifications for the Office of the Notary Public and have read, understood and is willing to abide with the 2004 Rules on Notarial Practice; 10.Petitioner is attaching at Annex “F”, a facsimile of her notarial seal prepared in accordance with Section 2, Rule 7 of the 2004 Rules on Notarial Practice for approval of this Honorable Court, together with 3 specimens of his official signature.
11.Also submitted are petitioner’s 3 passport sized colored photographs with light background, take not more than 30 days prior to the filing of this petition; WHEREFORE, it is most respectfully prayed that: A certificate of authorization to purchase notarial seal as provided under Section 9, Rule 3 of 2004 Rules on Notarial Practice, and certificate of authority for a notarial act as provided under Section 1, Rule IX of the same Rules be issued in favor of the petitioner. Iloilo City, Philippines, December 1, 2015 VERIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION I, Ruzzel Diane I. Oducado, of legal age, married, Filipino and a resident of Don Francisco Village, Jaro, Iloilo City, under oath depose and state that: a) I am the Petitioner in the above captioned case; I have caused the preparation of the same; b) I have read the allegations contained therein; and c) I certify that they are all true and correct of my personal knowledge or based on authentic records. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 1st day of December at Iloilo City, Philippines. ___________________ Affiant SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me, a notary public in and for Iloilo City, this __th day of _______ 2015 at Iloilo City, Philippine, affiant appearing before me with his __ No. ______ issued on __________________ at _____________ and presenting to me a document entitled Re: Petition for Appointment As Notary Public in Iloilo City, affiant being known to me personally as she is a friend, and who signed said document in my presence and sworn as to said document that she understood the contents thereof and that the same was her free and voluntary act and deed. ________________________________
Notary Public Until December 31, 20__ Roll of Attorney’s No. PTR No. IBP No. MCLE No. Doc. No. Page No. Book No. Series of 20__
PETITIONER ATTY. RUZZEL DIANE I. ODUCADO
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