Step 1: The Requirements and where to get them.

You need the following as your Annexes for your petition: (Note: You can get this
list from your RTC Clerk of Court)

a. A Copy of the Certificate of Membership in the Philippines Bar – You get

this after you sign your Roll of Attorney. Have it photocopied, you do not have to
have it certified.

b. Certification of no pending administrative case from the OBC – This one is

the cause of delay of all petitions. It took us a month before we can get this one.
To get this, you have to go to the OBC, fill out the form and pay the fees (about
P100. 00 in 2017) plus LBC if you want them to send it to you. One LBC can fit at
least Three (3) Certificates so you can split the cost with your friends. What we
did is that we gave one address (our friend) and have all our OBC Clearance sent
there. By the way, it took as a month before we had our OBC Clearance.

To avoid delay, go to the OBC after Roll signing and fill out the form for your
Notarial Commission.

c. Certificate of Good Moral Character by two executive officers of the Local

Chapter – Get this from your local chapter. In Baguio-Benguet, the local chapter
is located at the Third (3rd) Floor of Justice Hall. The IBP personnel are very
friendly and accommodating. Important: Bring your IBP receipt before going
there. You can get this immediately depending on your chapter.

d. Clearance from the Office of the Clerk of Court (RTC Clearance) – Go to the
RTC Clerk of Court and pay the fees. You can get this within Thirty Minutes to an
hour.

e. NBI Clearance – If you are from Baguio City, I have a guide here. You can still
get this guide even if you are not from Baguio since the process is the same.

f. Three (3) Specimen Signature – Sign a blank bond paper with the signature
that you want to use. I am sure that most of us have been experimenting with our
signature since First Year Law. I recommend opting for a short signature instead
of a long formal signature because you will be signing a lot of documents in the
future.

g. Three (3) Pieces of Passport sized ID – Paste/glue it in a piece of bond

paper.

h. IBP Membership Receipt – You will get this once you paid your fees in the
Supreme Court
i. PTR Receipt – Get this from your City/Municipal Hall, get your CEDULA first
tell them that you are a NEW LAWYER with no office yet. Bring your CEDULA to
the counter for PTR Receipt, tell them that you are a NEW LAWYER. The fee will
not exceed P500 for new lawyers.

STEP 2: Filing Your Petition

Now that you have the required documents, you may now draft your Petition. If
you have none, my store offers a Notary Petition plus Formal Offer of
Evidencetemplates. you can have these forms for a minimal fee of Php99. You
can edit this and share if you wish.

Bring your Petition together with the Annexes checked by the Clerk of Court first
before paying for the filing fee. Make sure to photocopy all your Annexes.

Step 3: Publication
You do not have the liberty to choose which newspaper will publish your
Petition. The court will conduct a raffle and the chosen newspaper will publish
and give you the affidavit of publication. The fees that we paid is P2500 each
lawyer, other batches paid P1500 each, others P650 each. Yes, very expensive.
However, our friend filed a petition for recomputation before the Office of the
Clerk of Court and we were able to get Php 1500 refund each. Newspapers have
prescribed rates, so always ask for recomputation. Only one person filed the
Petition for recomputation and it benefited us all. So, if the publication fees are
excessive, go to the Clerk of Court.

Step 4: Hearing
Before the hearing, you have to submit a FORMAL OFFER OF EXHIBITS with the
clerk of court. If you have no copy, my store offers a bundle of Notary Petition
plus Formal Offer for a minimal fee of Php99. The forms are in word format and
follow the Efficient Paper Rule. Bring all originals with you together with the
Formal Offer and submit it to the Clerk of Court. You may submit it on the day of
the Hearing but it is advisable to submit it a few days before the hearing.

How to become a Notary Public for new Bar Passers the Philippines

Word Format Notarial Petition and Formal Offer of Exhibit here