Topic: Acknowldgment Acknowldgmen t GONZALES VS RAMOS A.C. No. 6649 /June 21, 2005 YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.: Fa!": Co#$%a&n! 'o( )&"*a(#en! +%e) * a(&na C. Gona%e" aa&n"! A!!. Ca%&3!o . Ra#o" C *eau"e o' !e %a!!e(" a%%ee) #&"on)u! &n no!a(&&n a 7ee) o' A*"o%u!e Sa%e &n8o%8&n !e o#$%a&nan!. C" a%%ea!&on: !e(e a" a "a%e e(e&n, C an) &" u"*an) a%%ee)% "o%) a $&ee o' %an) &! a *u&%)&n !e(eon !o "$ou"e" en( an) &%a Ga!u". 7ue !o !e e3eu!&on o' !e 7ee) o' Sa%e, !e S$" Ra#o" TCT a" ane%%e) an) a ne one a" &""ue) &n !e na#e o' S$" Ga!u". C Ga!u". C maintained that they (C and his husband) hus band) never appeared before the respondent to acknowledge a cknowledge the Deed of Sale. " )e'en"e: A! +("!, e a" e"&!an! !o no!a(&e no!a(&e !e )ou#en! *eau"e e )&) no! "ee !e o#$%a&nan! "&n !e "a#e, *u! )ue !o F(an&"o" &n"&"!ene an) ;no&n !e# $e("ona%%, e e8en!ua%% no!a(&e) !e )ee). Re"$on)en! o#$a(e) !e "&na!u(e" o' a(&na C. Gona%e" on !e 7ee) o' A*"o%u!e Sa%e &! e( o!e( "&na!u(e" &n &" +%e", !e "$ou"e" Gona%e" *e&n &" %&en!" %&en!" '(o# a *a;. Con8&ne) Con8&ne) !a! !e "&na!u(e "&na!u(e on !e 7ee) o' A* A*"o "o%u %u!e !e Sa%e Sa%e a" &n)e &n)ee) e) !e !e "&n "&na! a!u( u(e e o' o#$ o#$%a %a&n &nan an!! a(& a(&na na C. Gona% Gona%e", e", (e"$on) e"$on)en! en! no!a(& no!a(&e e) ) !e 7ee) 7ee) o' A* A*"o% "o%u!e u!e Sa%e Sa%e on a( a( 2< 2<,, 1996. 7u(& 7u(&n n !e !e #an) #an)a! a!o( o( on' on'e( e(en ene e *e'o *e'o((e !e !e Co## Co##&" &""& "&on on on a( a( 7&"&$%&ne o' !e I, !e (e"$on)en! a)#&!!e) !a! !e o#$%a&nan! ne8e( a$$ea( a$$ea(e) e) *e'o( *e'o(e e &# !o a=(# a=(# !e enu&n enu&nene ene"" "" an) au!en au!en!& !&&! &! o' e( "&na!u(e &n !e 7ee) o' A*"o%u!e Sa%e )a!e) a( 2<, 1996. Co##&""&on on a( 7&"&$%&ne an) I (u%e) aa&n"! C "u"$en"&on. 7e&"&on: A=(#e) C an) I. A no!a( $u*%& "ou%) no! no!a(&e a )ou#en! un%e"" !e $e("on" o "&ne) !e "a#e a(e !e 8e( "a#e $e("on" o e3eu!e) an) $e("ona%% a$$ea(e) *e'o(e !e "a&) no!a( $u*%& !o a!!e"! !o !e on!en!" an) !(u! o' a! a(e "!a!e) "!a!e) !e(e&n. Te $(e"ene $(e"ene o' !e $a(!&e" !o !e !e )ee) #a;&n !e
a;no%e)#en! &%% ena*%e !e no!a( $u*%& !o 8e(&' !e enu&nene"" o' !e "&na!u(e o' !e a=an!. A no!a( $u*%& &" en>o&ne) '(o# no!a(&&n a +!&!&ou" o( "$u(&ou" )ou#en!. Te 'un!&on o' a no!a( $u*%&, &" a#on o!e(", !o ua() aa&n"! an &%%ea% )ee).?14@ a=3&n &" no!a(&a% "ea% on !e &n"!(u#en!, !e (e"$on)en! on8e(!e) !e 7ee) o' A*"o%u!e Sa%e, '(o# a $(&8a!e )ou#en! &n!o a $u*%& )ou#en!. Su a! &" no e#$! e"!u(e. The principal function of a notary public is to authenticate documents. en a no!a( $u*%& e(!&+e" !o !e )ue e3eu!&on an) )e%&8e( o' a )ou#en! un)e( &" an) an) "ea%, e &8e" !e )ou#en! !e 'o(e o' e8&)ene. In)ee), one o' !e $u($o"e" o' (eBu&(&n )ou#en!" !o *e a;no%e)e) *e'o(e a no!a( $u*%&, &n a))&!&on !o !e "o%e#n&! & "ou%) "u((oun) !e e3eu!&on an) )e%&8e( o' )ou#en!", &" !o au!o(&e "u )ou#en!" !o *e &8en &!ou! 'u(!e( $(oo' o' !e&( e3eu!&on an) )e%&8e(. A no!a(&a% )ou#en! &" * %a en!&!%e) !o 'u%% 'a&! an) (e)&! u$on &!" 'ae. Cou(!", a)#&n&"!(a!&8e aen&e" an) !e $u*%& a! %a(e #u"! *e a*%e !o (e% u$on !e a;no%e)e#en! e3eu!e) *e'o(e a no!a( $u*%& an) a$$en)e) !o a $(&8a!e &n"!(u#en!. ene, a no!a( $u*%& #u"! )&"a(e &" $oe(" an) )u!&e", & a(e &#$(e""e) &! $u*%& &n!e(e"!, &! au(a an) +)e%&!.?15@ Te (e"$on)en!" a! o' no!a(&&n !e a;no%e)#en! o' a )ee) o' "a%e e8en &' one o' !e "&na!o(&e" !e(e&n )&) no! $e("ona%% a$$ea( *e'o(e &# %ea(% 'a%%" "o(! o' !e a()"!&; o' au(a an) +)e%&! (e'e((e) !o a*o8e. Te (e"$on)en! &#"e%' a)#&!!e) &" $(o'e""&ona% "o(!o#&n" en e "a&) !a! a%% e )&) !o a"e(!a&n !e au!en!&&! o' !e "&na!u(e o' !e o#$%a&nan! a" !o o#$a(e e( "&na!u(e on !e 7ee) o' A*"o%u!e Sa%e &! e( o!e( "&na!u(e" on $%ea)&n" on +%e &! &#. Su on)u! o' !e (e"$on)en! (un" on!(a( !o !e e3$(e"" o()&n" o' !e a;no%e)#en! &n !e )ee) o' "a%e & $(o8&)e": Te (e"$on)en!" a! o' no!a(&&n !e )ou#en! )e"$&!e !e nona$$ea(ane o' one o' !e "&na!o(&e" "ou%) no! *e oun!enane). &" on)u!, &' %e'! une;e), &" '(au! &! )ane(ou" $o""&*&%&!&e" on"&)e(&n !e on%u"&8ene"" on !e )ue e3eu!&on o' a )ou#en! !a! ou( ou(!" an) !e $u*%& ao() !o no!a(&e) )ou#en!". Re"$on)en! a" %ea(% 'a&%e) !o e3e(&"e u!#o"! )&%&ene &n !e $e('o(#ane o' &" 'un!&on" a" a no!a( $u*%& an) !o o#$% &! !e #an)a!e" o' %a.
A" a %ae(, (e"$on)en! *(eae) !e Co)e o' (o'e""&ona% Re"$on"&*&%&!. no!a(&&n !e Bue"!&one) )ee), e enae) &n un%a'u%, )&"one"!, &##o(a% o( )ee&!'u% on)u!. ?1<@ e a%"o o##&!!e) 'a%"eoo) an) #&"%e) o( a%%oe) !e Cou(! !o *e #&"%e) * an a(!&+e. [18]
