Special Power of Attorney

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SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:

I, [FULL NAME OF PRINCIPAL], of legal age, [CIVIL STATUS], [CITIZENSHIP], with residence and postal address at [ADDRESS] [OFW VARIANT: and presently residing at [FOREIGN ADDRESS], [COUNTRY]], do hereby name, constitute and appoint [FULL NAME OF ATTORNEY-IN-FACT], of legal age, [CIVIL STATUS], [CITIZENSHIP], with residence and postal address at [ADDRESS], [RELATIONSHIP TO PRINCIPAL, IF ANY], to be my true and lawful attorney-in-fact (the "Attorney-in-Fact"), for me and in my name, place and stead, to do and perform the following specific acts:

[Keep only the powers actually granted. Acts of strict dominion — selling, mortgaging, borrowing, compromising, donating, leasing real property for more than one year — must be stated expressly: Civil Code, Art. 1878.]

1. [REAL PROPERTY — SALE] To sell, transfer and convey, for a price of not less than [AMOUNT IN WORDS] PESOS (PHP [AMOUNT]) and on such other terms as my Attorney-in-Fact may deem beneficial to me, the parcel of land [WITH IMPROVEMENTS] covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. [TCT NUMBER] of the Registry of Deeds of [CITY/PROVINCE], with an area of [AREA] square meters, located at [LOCATION], and declared for taxation under Tax Declaration No. [TD NUMBER]; to sign the deed of absolute sale and related documents; and to receive the price and issue receipts for it;

2. [GOVERNMENT AGENCIES] To file, process, follow up and claim, before the [AGENCY — e.g., BIR, LTO, PSA, SSS, Pag-IBIG Fund, Registry of Deeds, Assessor’s Office], all documents relating to [SUBJECT MATTER], including the payment of taxes and fees and the receipt of certificates, clearances and titles;

3. [LITIGATION] To represent me in [CASE TITLE AND NUMBER], pending before [COURT/AGENCY], including at mediation, judicial dispute resolution and pre-trial, and to enter into an amicable settlement or compromise on terms not less favorable to me than [MINIMUM TERMS];

4. [OTHER] [DESCRIBE ANY OTHER SPECIFIC ACT CLEARLY AND COMPLETELY];

5. To sign, execute and deliver all documents, and to do all acts, that are necessary or incidental to the foregoing.

HEREBY GIVING AND GRANTING to my Attorney-in-Fact full power and authority to do and perform every act necessary to carry out the foregoing powers, as fully as I could do if personally present, and HEREBY RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING all that my Attorney-in-Fact shall lawfully do or cause to be done under this instrument.

My Attorney-in-Fact [MAY/MAY NOT] appoint a substitute. This Special Power of Attorney shall remain in force until [DATE/the completion of the acts above], unless I revoke it earlier in writing.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this instrument this [DAY] day of [MONTH] 2026 at [CITY/MUNICIPALITY], [PHILIPPINES/COUNTRY]. ______________________________ [FULL NAME OF PRINCIPAL] Principal TIN: [TIN, IF REQUIRED] ______________________________ [FULL NAME OF ATTORNEY-IN-FACT] Attorney-in-Fact (with conformity)

SIGNED IN THE PRESENCE OF: ______________________________ [FULL NAME OF WITNESS 1] Witness ______________________________ [FULL NAME OF WITNESS 2] Witness

ACKNOWLEDGMENT REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES)CITY/MUNICIPALITY OF [CITY/MUNICIPALITY])S.S.

BEFORE ME, a Notary Public for and in [CITY/PROVINCE], Philippines, this [DAY] day of [MONTH] 2026, personally appeared the following, each of whom exhibited to me competent evidence of identity bearing his or her photograph and signature: NameCompetent Evidence of Identity (type and number)Date / Place of Issue; Expiry[FULL NAME OF PRINCIPAL][ID TYPE] No. [ID NUMBER][DATE OF ISSUE] / [PLACE]; [EXPIRY]

known to me, or identified by me through the competent evidence of identity stated above, to be the same persons who signed the foregoing Special Power of Attorney in my presence, and who acknowledged to me that they signed it voluntarily for the purposes stated therein and that it is their free and voluntary act and deed. This Special Power of Attorney, consisting of [NUMBER] ([NUMBER IN FIGURES]) pages, including the page on which this acknowledgment is written, has been signed by the parties and their instrumental witnesses on the left margin of each and every page and on the signature page. WITNESS MY HAND AND NOTARIAL SEAL on the date and at the place first above written. Doc. No. ______; Page No. ______; Book No. ______; Series of 2026. __________________________________ [FULL NAME OF NOTARY PUBLIC] Notary Public for [CITY/PROVINCE] Notarial Commission No. [NUMBER] Commission valid until December 31, [YEAR] Roll of Attorneys No. [NUMBER] PTR No. [NUMBER]; [DATE]; [PLACE OF ISSUE] IBP No. [NUMBER]; [DATE]; [CHAPTER] MCLE Compliance No. [NUMBER]; [DATE] Office: [OFFICE ADDRESS OF NOTARY]

VARIANT B — PRINCIPAL SIGNING ABROAD (OFW)

Use one of the two options below instead of the Philippine acknowledgment above.

Option 1 — Consular acknowledgment at a Philippine Embassy or Consulate

EMBASSY/CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE PHILIPPINES )

[CITY, COUNTRY] ) S.S.

CONSULAR ACKNOWLEDGMENT

BEFORE ME, [FULL NAME OF CONSULAR OFFICER], [CONSUL/VICE CONSUL] of the Republic of the Philippines at [CITY, COUNTRY], duly commissioned and qualified, this [DAY] day of [MONTH] 2026, personally appeared [FULL NAME OF PRINCIPAL], holder of Philippine Passport No. [PASSPORT NUMBER] issued on [DATE OF ISSUE] at [PLACE OF ISSUE] and valid until [EXPIRY DATE], known to me to be the same person who signed the foregoing Special Power of Attorney in my presence, and who acknowledged to me that it is [HIS/HER] free and voluntary act and deed.

This instrument consists of [NUMBER] ([NUMBER IN FIGURES]) pages, including this page, and has been signed by the principal and the instrumental witnesses on each and every page.

WITNESS MY HAND AND THE SEAL of this Embassy/Consulate on the date and at the place above written.

Service No. [____]; Fee paid: [____] O.R./Receipt No. [____] ______________________________ [FULL NAME OF CONSULAR OFFICER] [CONSUL/VICE CONSUL]

Option 2 — Foreign notary + Apostille (or consular authentication)

1. The principal signs before a notary public of the country where he or she is, who attaches the notarial certificate required by local law. Leave this space for that certificate.

2. If that country is a party to the Apostille Convention (in force for the Philippines since 14 May 2019), the competent authority of that country issues an Apostille on the notarized SPA. No further authentication by the Philippine Embassy/Consulate is needed.

3. If that country is not a party, the notarized SPA must be authenticated by the Philippine Embassy/Consulate having jurisdiction.

4. Send the original (with Apostille or authentication) to the Philippines. Registries of Deeds, banks and the BIR generally require the original, not a scan.

[SPACE FOR FOREIGN NOTARIAL CERTIFICATE AND APOSTILLE]

DRAFTING NOTES FOR THE LAWYER — delete this page before printing

• Basis: Civil Code, Arts. 1868–1932 (agency); Art. 1878 (special power required for acts of strict dominion, compromise, loans, leases of real property over one year, etc.); Art. 1874 (sale of land through an agent is void unless the authority is in writing); Art. 1892 (substitution); Arts. 1919–1920 (revocation).

• Notarial act: acknowledgment (2004 Rules on Notarial Practice, Rule II, Sec. 1). The notary must not notarize if the principal is not physically present (Rule IV, Sec. 2(b)).

• Abroad: consular notarial services of the DFA/Foreign Service Posts, or local notarization plus Apostille (Apostille Convention, Philippines effective 14 May 2019). Check the post’s current requirements and whether the receiving office (RD, bank, BIR) accepts the chosen route.

• Electronic notarization: the Rules on Electronic Notarization (A.M. No. 24-10-14-SC, approved 4 Feb 2025) supplement the 2004 Rules; confirm whether the receiving office accepts e-notarized instruments before using them.

• Banks often refuse general SPAs and require their own forms; ask the bank first.

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