REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

6TH JUDICIAL DIVISION

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
BRANCH __
ILOILO CITY

IN RE: PETITION FOR COMMISSION

AS NOTARY PUBLIC IN THE
CITY OF ILOILO

CASE NO. ___

LOVELY L. DE LA TORRE,
Petitioner.
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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 8th floor,
Excelsior Bldg, Iloilo City;

2. Petitioner was admitted to the Philippine Bar on May 17, 2017 with
Roll of Attorneys No. 19283. 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 Certification as of May 17,
2017, attached as Annex “D”.

7. Petitioner has paid her Professional Tax Receipt for the year 2017
under Official Receipt No. 2651863 dated May 17, 2017 at Iloilo City.
Photocopy of the receipt is attached as Annex “E” of this petition;
 8. Petitioner will submit all her notarial books and acknowledged
documents after the expiration of her notarial commission as provided for by
law;

9. Petitioner possesses all the qualifications and none of the

disqualifications for the office of Notary Public and have read, understood,
and is willing to abide with the 2004 Rules on Notarial Practice;

10.Petitioner is attaching as Annex “F”, a facsimile of her notarial seal

prepared in accordance with Sec. 2, Rule VII of the 2004 Rules on Notarial
Practice for approval of this Honorable Court, together with three (3)
specimens of his official signature.

11.Also submitted are petitioner’s three (3) passport sized colored

photographs with light background, taken 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

Sec. 9, Rule III of 2004 Rules of Notarial Practice, and certificate of
authority for a Notarial Act as provided under Sec. 1, Rule IX of the same
Rules be issued in favor of the petitioner; and

VERIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION

I, LOVELY L. DE LA TORRE, of legal age, single, Filipino and a

resident of Ungka II, Pavia, Iloilo under oath depose and state that:

I am the Petitioner in the above captioned case; I have caused the

preparation of the same; I have read the allegations contained therein; and 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 June 2017 at Iloilo City, Philippines.

LOVELY L. DE LA TORRE
Affiant
 SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me, a notary public in and
for Iloilo City, this 1st day of June 2017 at Iloilo City, Philippine, affiant
appearing before me with her Philippine Passport No. 124322 issued on
September 07, 2014 at Iloilo City 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.

ATTY. EUGENE A. SILVA

Notary Public for and in the City and Province of Iloilo
My Commission No. is 58
Expires on December 31, 2017
Silva Law Office, Alta Tierra Village, Jaro, Iloilo City
Roll of Attorneys No. 54321
PTR NO. 654321, 01/06/17, Iloilo City
IBP NO. 123456, 01/04/14, Iloilo City
MCLE Comp. No. IV-0009876, 02/02/17

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