Notarization is finally available online. Here's how it works.
Source: Rappler
Published on: 2026-10-20 02:31
This is AI-generated. Read the article for full context. Report any errors. After years of preparation, the Supreme Court (SC) finally launched the country's eNotarization system on Monday, October 19. Notarization, according to Cambridge, is the process of having a public official (in the Philippines, a public notary lawyer) sign a letter, affidavit, or any legal document. Apart from converting a private document into public, this is done to verify a document's legitimacy and authenticity, among others. By launching eNotarization, the SC made the service more accessible to the public. This is because under the 2004 Rules on Notarial Practice, notaries public can only perform notarizations within their respective territorial jurisdictions. The SC initially introduced remote notarization in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. Subsequently, the SC formed a technical...
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