1.

To be eligible for commissioning as notary public, what qualifications must the

petitioner possess?

Rule III of the Rules on Notarial Practice: Sec. 1. Qualifications – A notarial commission
may be issued as Executive Judge to any qualified person who submits a petition in
accordance with the Rules. To be eligible for commission as notary public, the petitioner:

(1) Must be a citizen of the Philippines

(2) Must be over twenty-one (21) years of age
(3) Must be a resident in the Philippines for at least one (1) year and maintains a regular
place of work or business in the city or province where the commission is to be
issued
(4) Must be a member of the Philippine Bar in good standing with clearances from the
Office of the Bar Confidant of the Supreme Court and the Integrate Bar of the
Philippines
(5) Must not have been convicted in the first instance of any crime involving moral
turpitude

2. A notary public is empowered to perform what kind of notarial acts? Enumerate

only

Rule IV, Sec. 1(A):

(1) Acknowledgements
(2) Oaths and affirmations
(3) Jurats
(4) Signature witnessing
(5) Copy certifications
(6) Any other act authorized by these Rules

3. What is meant by “competent evidence of identity” as used in the Notarial Law?

Rule II, Sec. 12, Rules on Notarial Practice:

Sec. 12 Competent Evidence of Identity – th phrase “competent evidence of identity” refers

to the identification of an individual based on:

(a) At least one current identification document issued by an official agency bearing the
photograph and signature of the individual
(b) The oath or affirmation of one credible witness not privy to the instrument, document
or transaction who is personally known to the notary public and who personally
knows the individuals, or of two credible witnesses neither of who is privy to the
instrument, document or transaction who each personally knows the individual and
shows to the notary public documentary identification

4. What are the prohibited acts of a notary public?

Rule IV, Section 2. Prohibitions –

 (A) A notary public shall not perform a notarial act outside his regular place of work or
business; provided however, that on certain exceptional occasion or situations, a
notarial act may be performed at the request of the parties in the following sites
located within his territorial jurisdiction:
1. Public offices, convention halls, and similar places where oaths of office may
be administered
2. Public function areas in hotels and similar places for signing of instruments or
documents requiring notarization
3. Hospitals and other medical institutions where a party to an instrument or
document is confined for treatment; and
4. Any place where a party to an instrument or document requiring notarization
is under detention

(B) A person shall not perform a notarial act if the person involved as a signatory to the
instrument of document

1. Is not in the notary’s presence persnally at the time of the notarization

2. Is not personally known to the notary public or otherwise idfentified by the
notary public through competent evidence of identity as defined by these
Rules

5. Disqualifications in performing a notarial act?

Rule IV, Section 3. Disqualifications – A notary public is disqualified from performing a

notarial act if he:

(A) Is a party to the instrument of document that is to be notarized

(B) Will receive, as a direct or indirect results, any commission, fee, advantage, right,
title, interest, cash, property, or other consideration, except as provided by these
Rules and by law; or
(C) Is a spouse, common-law partner, ancestor, descendant, or relative by affinity or
consanguinity of the principal within the fourth civil degree

6. State the purpose of Acknowledgment in a notarial document, distinguish it from:

The purpose of an acknowledgement is evidentiary in character except that the

statute made it essential to the validity of an instrument admissible to record or evidence. It
is to ensure that the signer of the document is indeed the person named or a party to a
document. It is also to verify the identity of the signer and to confirm that they signed the
document.

a. Jurat- used when the signer is swearing to the content of the document. It is a
statement that the instrument was subscribed and sworn to or affirmed before a proper
officer without stating it is his act or deed.

b. Verification- It is a statement made under oath that the pleading is true. It also
secures in good faith the averments made by a party in the pleading.
 c. attestation clause- It is the part of the instrument where a third person who witnessed
the actual execution of the instrument subscribes his name as witness to that fact. An
attestation clause is a provision at the end of an instrument, especially a will, that is signed
by witnesses and recites the formalities required to make the instrument effective. A formal
attestation clause itself can serve as prima facie evidence of the facts within the instrument.

1. Affidavit containing a Jurat of a Notary Public

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
CITY OF BACOLOD ) SS.

AFFIDAVIT OF LOSS

I, _______________, of legal age, single, and with residence in

_____________________, Negros Occidental, Philippines, under oath, state:

1. That my Bank of the Philippine Islands ATM Card, with number ________________
were lost. The same was last seen on January 28, 2022.

3. That after exertion of diligent efforts to locate the Bank of the Philippine Islands ATM
Card, it was to no avail and therefore considered to be lost and can no longer be found.

4. That I am executing this Affidavit to attest to the truth of the foregoing facts and to use
the same for whatever legal purpose it may serve.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto affix my signature this ______________ at

______________.

_____________________
_____________________
Affiant

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this ______________ at ______________, Affiant

exhibiting to me his/her ID: ______________________.

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2. Acknowledgment of a Notary Public in a Contract

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )

PROVINCE OF NEGROS OCC. ) S.S.
CITY OF BACOLOD )
x-------------------------------------------x

BEFORE ME, at the City of Bacolod, Philippines, this _______ day of __________, personally
appeared the following with their corresponding Community Tax Certificates and Identification
Cards.

Name Identification Card No.

___________________________
___________________________

Known to me to be the same persons who executed the foregoing instrument and
acknowledged to me that the same is their own free and voluntary act and deed.

This instrument consisting of two (2) pages including this page where the acknowledgment is
written.

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3. Verification attached to an Initiatory Pleading

VERIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION

OF NON-FORUM SHOPPING

I, _______________________ of legal age, Filipino, and with residence address at

_____________, Bacolod City, Philippines, after having been duly sworn in
accordance with law, depose and say that:

1. I am the Petitioner in the above-entitled case;

2. I have caused the preparation and filing of the foregoing Petition for
___________________________. I have read the allegations therein and
the same are all true and correct to the best of my own knowledge and
based on genuine and authentic records;

3. I hereby certify that I have not filed any other action or claim
involving the same or related issues before any court or tribunal, and to
the best of my knowledge, no such action was filed or is pending. Should
I thereafter learn that a similar action is filed or is pending before any
court or tribunal, I undertake to inform the Honorable Court of such fact
within five (5) days from notice hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my signature this

___________________, in the City of Bacolod, Philippines.

MARICHU DITCHING
Affiant

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this ______________, affiant

exhibiting to me her ______________with picture, known to me to be the same
person who executed the foregoing Petition, and acknowledged to me that the same
is her free act and deed.

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4. Certification of a Notary Public

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )

CITY OF BACOLOD ) S.S.

COPY CERTIFICATION

I, _______________________, a Notary Public in the City of Bacolod, do

hereby depose and state:

1. That the Baptismal Certificate of MR. COCO MELONA, issued on January

01, 2022 by the Roman Catholic Church - San Antonio Abad Parish, Lacson
Extension, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, which is neither a vital record,
a public record, nor publicly recordable, was presented to me on January 28,
2022;
2. That I have caused or supervised the copying of said document;
3. That I have compared the copy of said document with the original copy; and
4. That i certify, after having determined, that the said copy is accurate and
complete compared with the original document copies.

This certification is issued upon the request of MR. COCO MELONA for all legal
purposes.

Given this 28th of January 2022 at Bacolod City, Philippines

Doc. No.:___ ATTY. PINK BETH CRUZ

Page No.:___ Notary Public for Bacolod City
Book No:___ Notarial Commission No. 123 until
Series of 2021 #34 Sesame Street, Bacolod City
Roll No. 12345
IBP No. 123456; 01/01/22-Bacolod
City
5. Affidavit of Good Faith
AFFIDAVIT OF GOOD FAITH

We, the undersigned mortgagor and mortgagee, severally swear that the foregoing
chattel mortgage is made and executed for the purposes of securing the obligation specified
therein, and for no other purpose, and that the same is just and valid obligation, and one not
entered into for the purpose of fraud.

JUAN DELA CRUZ JR. JUANA S. REYES

Mortgagor Mortgagee
BIR Card with TIN 123-456-789 BIR Card with TIN 321-654-987

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )

CITY OF LAS PIÑAS )ss.

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this _____________

at _____________________ by the affiants who exhibited their ID’s indicated below their
names and signatures as competent proof of identity.

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