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Legal and Notarial Information
The Philippine Embassy performs its authentication/legalization function/services in the context of the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations. Given the existence of a multi-state system, aforesaid Convention stipulates that, among other things, the various kinds of documents sourced from a particular sovereign state (e.g. public documents, private documents, and commercial documents) shall have validity or operative effect in another sovereign state's legal jurisdiction after having been subjected to an agreed upon authentication procedure.
Consular officers performing notarial acts shall certify such acts with the form of certification being dependent upon the nature of the acts performed, such as:
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the administration of all oaths and affirmations provided for by law and in all matters incident to the notarial office
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the execution of affidavits, depositions, and other documents requiring an oath
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receipt of proof and acknowledgment of all writings relating to commerce and navigation
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acting as magistrate, in the writing of affidavits, and making declarations and certifying to the truth thereof
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authentication of documents
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Legal and Notarial Downloadable Forms
| Attachment | Size |
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| Example of an Affidavit (PDF) | 19.18 KB |
| Waiver on the Use of Philippine Flag Vessels FBCCC Form No.1 (PDF) | 75.18 KB |
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