Need a document notarized? Here's how you can do it online
Need to get a document notarized but don't have time to visit a law office? The process has become more convenient as the Supreme Court has accredited the first batch of Electronic Notarization Facility providers.
In an announcement, the court detailed that they have accredited three platforms as ENF Providers, namely, Ohelio, Inc.'s Twala; Quanby Solutions, Inc.'s QLegal; and UNAWA, Inc.'s NotarizeIT.
"These accredited platforms facilitate the eNotarization of documents in accordance with the Rules of Electronic Notarization," the SC stated.
An electronic notarization is a "digital process wherein electronic documents are signed and notarized through a secure Electronic Notarization Facility Provider, administered by an Electronic Notary Public."
The providers offer the secure digital tools, systems, applications, and other technology needed to facilitate electronic notarization.
eNotarization was first considered by the SC in 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. It introduced the Interim Rules on Remote Notarization of Paper Documents as a temporary measure to address legal challenges during lockdowns. It eventually created a technical working group to finalize eNotarization rules, seeing the long-term need for a permanent solution to such legal challenges.
Steps to get your documents e-notarized
Under the 2025 Rules on Electronic Notarization, you can notarize digital documents (PDF or PDF/A) online or in person with a notary public located anywhere in the Philippines.
Simply create an account on an accredited e-notarization platform, join a physical or virtual session with the notary and required witnesses to verify your identity, and sign.
After the document has been notarized using the ENF platform, it will then be automatically transmitted to the SC's Central Notarial Database.
