2018 Standard Legal Fees

Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Cebu Province and Cebu City Chapters
Date of effectivity: 15 December 2018

Whenever there are two amounts, the standard is whatever is higher.

**CONSULTATION**
Plain consultation - P1,000/hr
Consultation with written advice - P1,500 or P500/page
Research/preliminary study - P1,000/hr
Preparation of attorney's letter - P1,000
Retainership agreement - P8,000/month

**NOTARIZATION**
Preparation and notarization of simple affidavits (jurat) - P1,000
Authentication of documents - P500 or P100/page
Notarization of contracts - P1,500
Preparation of contracts involving sale and similar transactions - 2% of contract price or P1,500
Preparation of contracts not involving sale (no pecuniary consideration) - P1,500

**ACCEPTANCE FEES**
Criminal cases
MTC - 40,000
RTC - 65,000
CA - 80,000
SC - 150,000

Civil cases
MTC - 35,000
RTC - 60,000
CA - 75,000
SC - 150,000

Correction of entries/change of name - 35,000

Domestic adoption - 70,000
Adoption involving foreigners - 150,000
Naturalization - 120,000
Negotiation and execution of CBA - 50,000 or 2,500/hr
Election cases - 120,000
Testate/intestate proceedings w/o opposition - 60,000 or 5% of the fair market value (FMV) of
the estate
W/ opposition - 150,000 or 10% of the FMV
Land registration - 150,000 or 5% of the FMV
Reconstitution of title - 75,000
New owner's duplicate of title - 50,000
Registration of patents, copyrights - 150,000
Immigration - 40,000

Before other agencies

original jurisdiction - 60,000
appellate jurisdiction - 70,000

**APPEARANCE FEES**
MTC - 2,000 or 1,000/hr
RTC - 3,500 or 1,500/hr
CA - 8,000 or 2,000/hr
SC - 15,000 or 2,500/hr
Labor Arbiter - 2,000 or 1,000/hr
DOLE/POEA/NCMB - 2,500 or 1,500/hr
NLRC - 3,000 or 1,500/hr
OMB - 2,500 or 1,000/hr
Pros. Ofc. - 2,500 or 1,000/hr
RSP - 3,500 or 1,500/hr
other admin agencies - 3,500 or 1,500/hr

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"A member who stubbornly refuses to follow the foregoing standard fee schedule shall be
reported to the IBP National Office for appropriate disciplinary action." (Item No. 6, Point VII)

Thanks to Atty. Oliver Dicdican for the copy of the schedule.”