Authority

Philippines - Central Authority & practical information

Central Authorities:

Office of the Court Administrator
Supreme Court of the Philippines

1. The Supreme Court of the Philippines - Office of the Court Administrator and judges having jurisdiction over the area where the document is to be served are competent to complete the certificate referred to in Article 6 of the Convention.

2. For purposes of Article 9.1 of the Convention, the receiving authority shall be the Supreme Court of the Philippines - Office of the Court Administrator

3. In accordance with Article 17 and 18, for service of extrajudicial documents, the additional authority is the Integrated Bar of the Philippines

Contact details:
Address: Third Floor
Old Supreme Court Building
Padre Faura Street
Ermita, Manila 1000
Philippines
Telephone: +632 8536 9040
Fax:  
E-mail: [email protected]
(Primary)

[email protected]
(Secondary)
General website: https://oca.judiciary.gov.ph/
Contact person:  
Languages spoken by staff: English, Filipino
Payment details: Account name:
Service Convention Fund
Bank name:
Land Bank of the Philippines
Account Number:
3472-1010-39
Swift Code:
TLBPPHMM
(The payment should be addressed to the Service Convention Fund)

 

Practical Information:
Forwarding authorities
(Art. 3(1)):		 Justices and Clerks of Court of collegiate courts, and Judges of lower courts
Methods of service
(Art. 5(1)(2)):

The Office of the Court Administrator shall cause the service of judicial documents through courts having jurisdiction over the address indicated in the request for service. Thereafter, the
concerned Judge to whom the request was forwarded to shall assign a sheriff, process server, or any other competent personnel to serve the document personally, unless the same is impracticable.

For more information on modes of service, please see the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended (A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC, 15 October 2019).
Translation requirements
(Art. 5(3)):		 The Request and its attachments must be accomplished/translated in English or Filipino.
Costs relating to execution of the request for service
(Art. 12):		 US $100.00 for each addressee. For multiple addressees residing in the same address, only one fee shall be paid. If the cost for the service of document exceeds US $100.00, the Central Authority shall send an updated Statement of Cost to the forwarding authority of the Requesting State for payment.
Time for execution of request:  
Judicial officers, officials or other competent persons
(Art. 10(b))		  
Oppositions and declarations
(Art. 21(2)):		 Click here to read all the declarations made by this State under the Service Convention.
Art. 8(2): Opposition
Art. 10(a): Opposition
Art. 10(b):  
Art. 10(c): Opposition
Art. 15(2):  
Art. 16(3):  
Derogatory channels (bilateral or multilateral agreements or internal law permitting other transmission channels)
(Arts. 11, 19, 24 and 25)
Disclaimer:
Information may not be complete or fully updated – please contact the relevant authorities to verify this information.		  
Useful links:

https://oca.judiciary.gov.ph/hague-service-convention/

https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/13552/
Administrative Order No. 251-2020

Administrative Order No. 101-2024
Competent authorities
(Arts 6, 9)

1. The Supreme Court of the Philippines - Office of the Court Administrator and judges having jurisdiction over the area where the document is to be served are competent to complete the certificate referred to in Article 6 of the Convention.

2. For purposes of Article 9.1 of the Convention, the receiving authority shall be the Supreme Court of the Philippines - Office of the Court Administrator
Other authorities
(Art. 18)		 See here.

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