MEMBERSHIP been forty years as lawyer shall, by
reason of physical disability or
The following persons are, automatically and
without exception members of the Integrated Bar
of the Philippines:
 (a) All lawyers whose names were in the
Roll of Attorneys of the Supreme Court as
of January 16, 1973; and
 (b) All lawyers whose names were
included orare entered therein after the
said date.
I. REGISTRATION
Every person admitted to the practice of law shall
register in the integrated bar at national office or
at the office of his chapter not later than 60 days
after admission.
III.
Registration shall be accomplishby:
 Signing and filing in the prescribed
registration form containing such
information as may be required by
the Board of Governors.
 Paying membership dues and all
authorize special assessments.
Every change after registration in respect to any of
the matters above specified shall be reported
within sixty days to the Chapter Secretary who
shall in turn promptly report the change to the
national office.
II. TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP
A Lawyer may terminate his membership in the
IBP on the following instances:
1. Voluntary termination.
 A member may terminate his
membership by filing a verified notice
to that effect with the Secretary of
the Integrated Bar, who shall
immediately bring the matter to the
attention of the Supreme Court.
Forthwith, he shall cease to be a
member and his name shall be
stricken from the Roll of Attorneys.
2. Retirement
 Any member in good standing who
shall have attained the age of
seventy-five years, or who shall have
judicially adjudged mental incapacity,
be unable to engage in the practice
of Law, may be retired from the
Integrated Bar upon verified petition
to the Board of Governors. Retired
members shall not practice law or be
required to pay dues.
In addition, a Lawyer may also lose his
membership, though disbarment case filed again
him.
*Members in good standing are those who have
paid all membership dues and all authorized
special assessments, plus surcharges owing
thereon, and who is not under suspension from
the practice of law or from membership privileges.
REINSTATEMENT OF MEMBERS
In cases of voluntary termination.
 Reinstatement may be made in
accordance with rules and
regulations prescribed by the Board
of Governors and approved by the
Court, provided that any written
application for reinstatement must
be filed with the Board, which shall,
within fifteen (15) days from receipt,
forward the same to the Court with
its appropriate recommendation.
In cases of retirement.
 A retired member may be reinstated
to active membership upon written
application to and approval by the
Board.
Reporter: De guzman, Euler karl
MEMBERSHIP DUES
Section 23. Membership dues. - On or before the
10st day of January, every member of the
Integrated Bar shall pay annual dues for the
ensuing fiscal year in the amount of TWO
THOUSAN PESOS at the National Office or at the
office of his Chapter
Membership dues shall be apportioned as follows:
Chapter share - P200.00; General Fund - P150.00;
Welfare Fund - P40.00; Legal Aid - P20.00; Bar
Discipline - P20.00; and IBP Journal - P70.00. (As
amended pursuant to Bar Matter No. 668).
Section 24. Effect of non-payment of dues. –
 Any member who has not paid his
membership dues for any given fiscal year
on or before the last day (January 30) of
the immediately preceding fiscal year
shall be considered as dues-delinquent
members.
 Suspend all his membership privileges
other than the practice of law.
 A recommendation to the Supreme Court
for the removal of the delinquent
member's name from the Roll of
Attorneys
Section 22. Retirement; reinstatement. - Any
member in good standing who shall have attained
the age of seventy-five years, or who shall have
been forty years as lawyer shall, by reason of
physical disability or judicially adjudged mental
incapacity, be unable to engage in the practice of
Law, may be retired from the Integrated Bar upon
verified petition to the Board of Governors.
Retired members shall not practice law or be
required to pay dues.
IBP lifetime Membership
the Board of Governors of the Integrated Bar of
the Philippines resolves to promulgate the
following rules and regulations implementing the
life membership plan.
Section 1. Any lawyer, at the time he files his
application for life membership, should have met
the following qualifications:
a.) be a member in good standing;
b.) had at least ten (10) years of continuous
membership in the IBP
c.) should have attended at least five (5)
conventions of the IBP, either national or regional,
or a combination thereof;
d.) must have rendered at least one hundred
twenty (120) hours of free legal aid service with
the IBP.
The term "continuous membership" shall mean
continuous payment of the annual membership
dues to the IBP and shall not include the years
when a member incurs arrears. For a member who
was disbarred or whose membership was
terminated, "continuous membership" shall start
on the date of his reinstatement.
Section. 2. The application for life membership
shall be approved by the National President upon
favorable recommendation by the National
Secretary, National Treasurer and the Director of
the National Center for Legal Aid (NCLA) and a
clearance of "no pending case" from the
Commission on Bar Discipline (CBD).
Section. 3. The Certificate of Life Membership shall
be issued only during the National or Regional
Convention of the IBP.
Section. 4. A lifetime member of the IBP shall be
entitled to all rights and privileges without further
payment of the annual membership dues,
provided he complies with the conditions of life
membership as may be promulgated by the IBP
Board of Governors.
Section. 5. A lifetime member of the IBP shall
continue to be liable to pay any special assessment
that may be imposed by the National Office or his
Chapter.
Only the annual income of the life membership
trust fund shall be available for expenditure of
the IBP and shall be applied as follows:
(1) To the payment of the life member's annual
dues as provided in Section 23, Article III of these
By-Laws;
(2) Fifty percent of the balance of the income, if
any, shall be automatically appropriated for the
operational expenses of the Committee on Bar
Discipline, including the salaries of the national
investigators or commissioners and the staff of the
Committee
(3) The other fifty percent of the balance, if any,
shall be deposited as part of the life membership
trust fund.
Reporter :Dinaga, Shiela Mae B.