The Philippine Embassy may notarize your affidavits (or letter of authorizations, letter of invitation, certifications), acknowledge execution of instruments and issue certifications for use in the Philippines by affixing a jurat/acknowledgment/certification page on your document.

The main purpose of a jurat is to prove that signatory tells the truth about the information in the document under the penalty of perjury. The signatory takes an oath before the Consular Officer that everything in the document is true and correct, hence personal appearance is indispensable.

Acknowledgment is the witnessing by a consular official of the Embassy of the signing of a document and the verification of the identity of the signatories for documents such as deeds of sale, powers of attorney, labor contracts etc. The notary guarantees that the individual(s) signing the document is/are filling the document accurately, out of his/her own accord and without any external coercion. Neither notary nor the Embassy can be held accountable for the authenticity of the contents in the document. For foreign nationals, the Consulate may acknowledge a document which will be used in the Philippines (i.e. Special Power of Attorney, Agreement, Standard Employment Contract for Various Skills, etc.). The applicant/s must personally sign the document/s in front of the consular officials of the Embassy.

In Certifications, the certification must relate to a Philippine-issued authenticated document.

For these services, the affiant/principal signatories in the document must:

Requirements:
1. Personally appear before the Consular Officer of the Embassy;
2. Present the document(s) to be notarized/acknowledged/certified;
3. Present the original and submit a photocopy of the passport data page and/or valid government-issued ID (ie. Chinese national ID) of the affiant or signatory of the document;
4. Present the original and submit a photocopy of the business license (for acknowledgment of labor/corporate contracts) of company engaged in the contract (NOTE: Signatory of the document must be the legal representative of the business as indicated in the business license.); and/or
5. Other relevant documents, as may be necessary. (i.e. For Certificate of No Marriage Record/Certificate of Singleness, affiant must present a PSA-authenticated CENOMAR)

Basic Fees: RMB 190.00 each set of document
Last revised on 17 February 2020.