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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

of

(Name of Testator / Testatrix)_

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

I, __________, of legal age, Filipino, single, and residing at __________,

being of sound and disposing mind and memory, and not acting under undue

influence, violence, fraud, or intimidation of whatever kind, do by these presents

declare this to be my Last Will and Testament which I have caused to be written

in English, a language which is known to me, and in accordance with the

requirements of Philippine Laws. I hereby declare that:

1. I give and bequeath to __________ my real property consisting of a

parcel of land located in __________, with an area of _____ (_____ sq.m.),

more or less, and covered by and more particularly described in Transfer

Certificate of Title No. _____ of the Register of Deeds of _____ , together with

all the improvements erected upon said parcel of land;

2. I give and bequeath to __________ the sum of (amount in words)

(amount in numbers) , which amount is deposited with __(name of depositary

bank) , located in ___(complete address of bank) , under account number

_____;

3. I give and bequeath to __________ my __(number of shares in

words)___ __(number of shares in numbers)__ in ___(name of

corporation)___;
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4. I hereby designate (name of designated executor) the sole executor

of this Last Will and Testament, and in his default or incapacity to act, (name of

alternate executor);

5. I hereby direct that the executor named herein or his lawful substitute

should serve without bond;

6. I hereby revoke any and all my other wills, codicils, or testamentary

dispositions heretofore executed, signed, or published, or alleged to have been

executed, signed, or published by me.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this _____ day of

_____ 2003 in __________.

(Signature of Testator / Testatrix


over printed name)
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ATTESTATION CLAUSE

WE, the undersigned attesting witnesses, whose residences are stated


opposite our respective names, do hereby certify: That the testator / testatrix
(name of testator/testatrix) has published unto us the foregoing will consisting of
four (4) pages numbered correlatively in letters on the upper part of each page,
as her Last Will and Testament and has signed the same and every page
thereof, on the left margin, in our joint presence and we, in turn, at her request,
have witnessed and signed the same and every page thereof, on the left
margin, in the presence of the testator / testatrix and in the presence of each
and all of us.

____________________ ____________________
Witness Residence

____________________ ____________________
Witness Residence

____________________ ____________________
Witness Residence
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JOINT ACKNOWLEDGMENT

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES)


) S.S.

BEFORE ME, a Notary Public for and in _________, personally


appeared this ________, the following:

Name Community Tax Date/Place Issued


Certificate Number
____________________ ____________________ ____________________
____________________ ____________________ ____________________
____________________ ____________________ ____________________
____________________ ____________________ ____________________

all known to me to be the same persons who signed the foregoing Last Will and
Testament, the first as testator/testatrix and the last three as instrumental
witnesses, and they respectively acknowledged the same as their own free and
voluntary act and deed.

I hereby certify that the foregoing Last Will and Testament consists of
four (4) pages including the page whereon this acknowledgment is written, and
has been signed on the left margin of each and every page thereof by the
testator / testatrix and his witnesses, and sealed with my notarial seal.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this _____ day of


_____ 2003, in _____.

Notary Public

Doc. No. : _____;


Page No. : _____;
Book No. : _____;
Series of 2003.

Note:

The foregoing is the format for a notarial will. The will may likewise be drafted
in the form of a holographic will. In a holographic will, the Attestation Clause
and the Joint Acknowledgment are not necessary. In addition, the following are
the other requirements for a holographic will, as provided by Article 810 of the
Civil Code:

a) The will must be entirely hand-written by the testator / testatrix;


b) The will must be dated in the testator’s / testatrix’s handwriting;
c) The will must be signed by the testator / testatrix.
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However, a holographic will must likewise be subjected to probate proceedings.


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