Which Document Do I Need?

I Lost an ID, Passport, ATM Card, License or Plate

Affidavit of LossSworn before a notary

Affidavit of Loss templateGuide: Affidavit of LossNotary price

My Name or Birthday Is Spelled Differently on Two Documents

Affidavit of Discrepancy, or of one and the same personSworn before a notary

An affidavit explains the difference. It does not change a PSA record. That needs a written request (a petition) at the civil registrar.

Affidavit of Discrepancy templateAffidavit of One and the Same Person templateGuide: Correcting a PSA certificateNotary price

There Is a Mistake on My PSA Birth Certificate

A written request (petition) under RA 9048 or RA 10172, filed with the civil registrar

Guide: Correcting a PSA certificate

My Birth Was Never Registered

Delayed registration of birth, with supporting affidavitsSworn before a notary

Affidavit for Delayed Registration of Birth templateAffidavit of Two Disinterested Persons templateGuide: Late birth registrationNotary price

I Need Proof That I Live in My Barangay

Barangay Certificate of Residency, or an Affidavit of ResidencySworn before a notary

Affidavit of Residency templateGuide: Barangay CertificatesNotary price

I Need Proof That I Have No Income or No Job

Affidavit of No Income, or of unemployment; sometimes a Barangay Certificate of IndigencySworn before a notary

Affidavit of No Income templateAffidavit of Unemployment templateGuide: Barangay CertificatesNotary price

I Need a Clearance for Work or Travel

NBI Clearance or Police Clearance

Guide: NBI ClearanceGuide: Police Clearance

I Need to Prove I Am Single

PSA CENOMAR, sometimes with an Affidavit of Single StatusSworn before a notary

Affidavit of Single Status templateGuide: CENOMARNotary price

I Need a TIN

BIR registration (Form 1901, 1902 or 1904, depending on your situation)

Guide: TIN registration

I Want to Change My Name or Go Back to My Maiden Name

A petition with the civil registrar or the court, depending on the change

Guide: Changing your nameGuide: Correcting a PSA certificate

I Need to Swear to Facts and No Other Form Fits

General affidavitSworn before a notary

General Affidavit templateNotary price

Someone Needs to Sell, Mortgage or Sign for My Property

Special Power of AttorneySigned before a notary

Special Power of Attorney to sell land templateSpecial Power of Attorney templateGuide: Special Power of AttorneyNotary price

Someone Needs to Manage or Rent Out My Property While I Am Away

Special Power of Attorney to manage propertySigned before a notary

Special Power of Attorney to manage property templateGeneral Power of Attorney templateGuide: Special Power of AttorneyNotary price

Someone Will Claim a Document, Parcel or Pension for Me

Authorization Letter, with both IDs

Agencies decide whether a letter is enough. Some ask for an SPA instead.

Authorization Letter to claim documents templateAuthorization Letter to receive a parcel templateAuthorization Letter to claim a pension or benefit template

I Am Abroad and Need Someone in the Philippines to Act for Me

Special Power of Attorney signed abroad, then apostilled, or done at a Philippine embassy or consulateSigned before a notary

Special Power of Attorney templateGuide: Apostille or consularizationGuide: Special Power of AttorneyNotary price

I Want to Cancel an SPA I Gave

Revocation of Special Power of AttorneySigned before a notary

Revocation of Special Power of Attorney templateGuide: Special Power of AttorneyNotary price

I Am Selling or Buying Land, Paid in Full

Deed of Absolute SaleSigned before a notary

Deed of Absolute Sale templateGuide: Deed of Sale costsGuide: Transferring a land titleGuide: Checking land before buyingProperty sale costs calculatorNotary price

I Am Selling Land in Instalments

Contract to Sell, then a Deed of Absolute Sale on full paymentSigned before a notary

Contract to Sell templateReceipt of Earnest Money templateGuide: Checking land before buyingNotary price

I Am Selling or Buying a Car or Motorcycle

Deed of Sale of Motor VehicleSigned before a notary

Deed of Sale of Motor Vehicle templateGuide: Transferring a vehicleNotary price

I Am Giving Land or Money to a Family Member

Deed of Donation, accepted by the person receiving itSigned before a notary

Deed of Donation templateGuide: Donating propertyDonor's tax calculatorNotary price

I Am Renting Out a House, Room or Unit

Contract of LeaseSigned before a notary

Contract of Lease templateNotice to Vacate templateGuide: Renting out propertyDocumentary stamp tax calculatorNotary price

I Lost the Owner's Copy of My Land Title

Affidavit of Loss of Title, then a court case (petition) for a new owner's copySworn before a notary

Affidavit of Loss of Title templateGuide: Lost land titleNotary price

I Finished Paying a Housing or Car Loan

Release of Mortgage, registered to clear the titleSigned before a notary

Release of Real Estate Mortgage templateGuide: Cancelling a mortgageNotary price

I Am Buying a Lot, House or Condo From a Developer

Contract to Sell, then a Deed of Absolute Sale; check the license to sellSigned before a notary

Contract to Sell templateDeed of Assignment templateGuide: Buying from a developerNotary price

Our Land Has Only a Tax Declaration, No Title

Free patent from the DENR, or a court case to confirm title

Guide: Getting a title for untitled land

I Need a Receipt for Rent

Rent Receipt

Rent Receipt templateGuide: Renting out property

I Need to Know the Yearly Tax on My Land or House

Real property tax (amilyar), paid to the city or municipal treasurer

Guide: Real property tax (amilyar)Real property tax calculator

A Parent Died and the Heirs Agree on Dividing the Property

Extrajudicial Settlement of EstateSigned before a notary

Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate templateGuide: Dividing property after a deathEstate tax calculatorNotary price

I Am the Only Heir

Affidavit of Self-AdjudicationSworn before a notary

Affidavit of Self-Adjudication templateGuide: Dividing property after a deathEstate tax calculatorNotary price

I Want to Give Up My Share of an Inheritance

Waiver of Hereditary RightsSigned before a notary

Waiver of Hereditary Rights templateGuide: Dividing property after a deathNotary price

My Child Is Travelling Abroad Without Me

Affidavit of Consent to Travel, and possibly a DSWD Travel ClearanceSworn before a notary

Affidavit of Consent to Travel templateGuide: Travel Clearance for childrenNotary price

We Are Getting Married

Marriage License, or an Affidavit of Cohabitation after five years togetherSworn before a notary

Parental Consent to Marriage templateAffidavit of Cohabitation templateGuide: Marriage LicenseGuide: CENOMARNotary price

My Child Will Use the Father's Surname

Affidavit to Use the Surname of the Father (AUSF)Sworn before a notary

Guide: Using the father's surnameNotary price

I Am Raising a Child Alone

Solo Parent ID from the city or municipal social welfare office

Guide: Solo Parent ID

I Am Caring for a Relative's Child

Affidavit of Guardianship (for school or benefits), or adoptionSworn before a notary

Affidavit of Guardianship templateGuide: AdoptionNotary price

The Father of My Child Will Not Give Support

A written demand, then a court petition for support

Demand Letter templateGuide: Child supportGuide: Protection Orders

We Married After Our Child Was Born

Affidavit of Legitimation, filed with the civil registrarSworn before a notary

Guide: LegitimationNotary price

My Foreign Spouse Divorced Me Abroad

A court petition to recognize the foreign divorce

Guide: Recognition of foreign divorce

I Am Lending Money to Someone

Promissory Note or Loan AgreementSigned before a notary

Promissory Note templateLoan Agreement templateAcknowledgment Receipt templateGuide: Loans and Promissory NotesDocumentary stamp tax calculatorNotary price

Someone Owes Me Money and Will Not Pay

Demand Letter, then the barangay or small claims court

Demand Letter templateBarangay Complaint templateGuide: Demand LettersGuide: Barangay conciliationGuide: Small claims

I Have a Dispute With a Neighbour

A complaint with the barangay (Katarungang Pambarangay)

Barangay Complaint templateGuide: Barangay conciliation

A Notary Stamped My Document Without Me There, or Is Fake

A complaint with the Executive Judge of the Regional Trial Court

Guide: Complaint against a notary

I Received a Check That Bounced

A written notice that the check bounced (Notice of Dishonor), with a demand to pay

Demand Letter templateGuide: Bouncing checks

A Lending App Is Harassing Me or My Contacts

A letter to the lender, then a complaint with the SEC or the National Privacy Commission

Letter to a lending company templateGuide: Debt collection harassmentGuide: Data privacy complaints

A Store Will Not Repair, Replace or Refund

A complaint letter, then a DTI complaint

Complaint Letter to a business templateGuide: Consumer complaints

I Want to Know What Personal Data a Company Has on Me

A data access request to its Data Protection Officer

Data access or correction request templateGuide: Data privacy complaints

I Am Making a Deal With a Partner or Hiring a Freelancer

Memorandum of Agreement or Service AgreementSigned before a notary

Memorandum of Agreement templateService Agreement templateNotary price

I Need to Use a Philippine Document Abroad

DFA apostille

Guide: ApostilleNotary price

I Want to Become a Filipino Citizen Again

Oath of allegiance under RA 9225

Guide: Dual citizenship (RA 9225)

Someone Abroad Needs Proof I Will Support Them

Affidavit of SupportSworn before a notary

Affidavit of Support templateNotary price

I Am Resigning, or Need a Certificate of Employment

Resignation Letter; Certificate of Employment from the employer

Resignation Letter templateCertificate of Employment template

My Employer Has Not Released My Final Pay

A letter asking for your final pay, then DOLE's help to settle (SEnA)

Request for final pay and COE templateGuide: Final pay and COEGuide: Labor complaints

How Much Should My 13th Month Pay Be?

Total basic salary for the year, divided by 12

Guide: 13th month pay13th month pay calculator

I Am Hiring a Kasambahay

A written Employment Contract under the Batas Kasambahay

Kasambahay Employment Contract template

I Am Going to Work Abroad

DMW processing and the OEC or OFW Pass, through a licensed agency

Guide: Working abroad (DMW, OFW Pass)

My Child Was Born Abroad

Report of Birth at the Philippine embassy or consulate

Guide: Report of Birth abroad