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'Irregular' notarization makes docs questionable: SC

The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that irregularities in the notarization of public documents may put to question the genuineness and presumption of regularity of transactions, as it sternly warned a notary public who failed to register a deed of sale of real property he notarized which later became the subject of adverse claims.

In a 19-page decision written by Associate Justice Samuel Gaerlan and recently posted online by the high court, the court’s First Division said regardless of the reason, the failure of the notary public to register the subject deed of sale “casts doubt on the authenticity” of a document signed by a notary public.

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Doc’s psychological incapacity not enough to nullify marriage

The Court of Appeals (CA) has turned down a physician’s petition to reconsider the annulment of his marriage of 35 years as the alleged condition of psychological incapacity was not convincing.

Dr. Noel Fabian’s previous annulment case was denied by the Imus, Cavite Regional Trial Court Branch 22 in 2017 and subsequently upheld by the CA on May 11.

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Find unvaxxed, booster-eligible residents amid 1st BA.4 case: Año

Local government units (LGUs) must proactively seek the unvaccinated and those eligible for booster shots against Covid-19 following the detection of an Omicron subvariant in the Philippines, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Sunday.

If need be, local officials must go house-to-house and encourage vaccination, DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said in a news release on Sunday.

The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed on Saturday that a Filipino who arrived from the Middle East on May 4 was found to be infected with Omicron subvariant BA.4 after his positive test result was tested on May 8.

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Cases of 'long Covid' in PH confirmed, being monitored

The government and health authorities are monitoring the situation of “long Covid” cases in the country, according to Dr. Ted Herbosa, National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 medical adviser.

Herbosa confirmed Saturday that the Philippines has already had cases of those “long-haulers” or people experiencing medium to long-term effects after recovering from Covid-19 infection.

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