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RETAINER CONTRACT

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

This CONTRACT made and executed by and between:

________________, a domestic corporation duly


organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of
the Republic of the Philippines, with office address at
________, herein represented by its ______,
________________ (hereinafter referred to as the
"CLIENT");

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FERNANDEZ FERNANDEZ & ASSOCIATES, a


general professional partnership, with principal office at
Teodora Ruiz Bldg., Poblacion, Meycauayan City,
Bulacan, and represented in this act by ERNESTO P.
FERNANDEZ, JR., Attorney-at-Law, (hereinafter referred
to as the "LAW FIRM");

WITNESSETH: That -

WHEREAS, the LAW FIRM has offered its professional legal


services to the CLIENT and CLIENT agrees to retain the professional
legal services of the LAW FIRM under a retainership basis, subject to
the terms and conditions hereinafter stipulated;

NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual


covenants and agreement herein agreed upon, the CLIENT and the
LAW FIRM, by these presents, have entered, as they hereby enter,
into a contract of services whereby the LAW FIRM shall render legal
services to the CLIENT, under the following terms and conditions:

1. The term or duration of this contract shall be for one (1)


year effective upon signing of this agreement and shall automatically
be renewed on a year to year basis unless otherwise agreed upon by
both parties;

2. The LAW FIRM, while in the performance of its duties,


shall be entitled to a fixed monthly retainer fee of FIFTEEN
THOUSAND PESOS (P15,000.00);
3. The LAW FIRM shall make itself available for ready
consultation by the CLIENT or its duly authorized officers in all
matters or business requiring legal advice and opinion affecting the
said corporation in general;

4. The LAW FIRM shall render documentation services to


the CLIENT as part of this retainership with the corresponding fee of
SIX HUNDRED PESOS (P600.00) per page. Client documents
requiring the participation and signature of a party other than the
Client shall be subject to fees the amount of which will depend on the
nature of the deed or contract and the moneys or interests involved.

5. In collection cases judicial and extra-judicial in nature, the


attorney's fees shall be the equivalent of Ten Percentum (10%) of the
amount or the monetary value recovered by the Client. Pleadings
filed in Court and other quasi-judicial agencies and tribunals shall be
charged to the Client at SIX HUNDRED PESOS (P600.00) per page.

6. The LAW FIRM shall handle other cases as referred to it


by the CLIENT, such as, all suits or cases for or against the CLIENT,
including officers and employees of the CLIENT sued in their official
capacity, the attorney’s fees shall be at the rates provided as follows:

A. Appearance fee of Three Thousand


Pesos (P3, 000.00) in the Province of
Bulacan;

B. Appearance fee of Three Thousand


Pesos (P3, 000.00) in Metro Manila,
exclusive of gasoline expense;

C. Appearance fee of Five Thousand Pesos


(P5,000.00) per day outside of the
Province of Bulacan and Metro Manila,
exclusive of gasoline expense, meal
allowance and hotel accommodation, if
required;

7. The LAW FIRM shall not compromise or settle judicially


or extra-judicially any account, foreclosure proceeding or suit
wherein the CLIENT is a party, without the written consent and
conformity of the CLIENT or his duly authorized officer;

8. Expenses for mailing of demand letters, pleadings to


court and copies thereof to adverse parties, costs of photocopy of
evidentiary documents, payment of stenographic notes, costs of
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publications of notices, as well as filing fees and other legal expenses
in court and other appropriate government offices shall be for the
account of the CLIENT;

9. It is understood that the LAW FIRM shall be entitled to


reimbursement for all its expenses, including gasoline actually
consumed for transportation, incurred in the performance of its
duties by virtue of this retainer contract;

10. The LAW FIRM shall, whenever requested by the


CLIENT take immediate measures to investigate the facts and
ascertain the legal position of the CLIENT concerning any accidents,
claim or liability, and shall on such cases do what may be required
for the protection of the CLIENT;

11. The LAW FIRM, in addition to the herein enumerated


services, shall well and faithfully serve the CLIENT and shall at all
times devote its time and attention to the assignments and tasks
given and/or entrusted to it by the CLIENT and shall do and
perform all such services, acts and things connected therewith as the
CLIENT shall from time to time direct; nor shall the LAW FIRM at
any time get itself in a situation where a conflict of interest may arise
between those of the CLIENT and the LAW FIRM and/or its
CLIENTS;

12. The LAW FIRM shall not, either during the term of this
contract or any time thereafter, use or disclose to any person, office,
corporation or entity any confidential information concerning the
affairs of the CLIENT which he may have acquired in the course of or
as incident to this contract for its own benefit, or to the detriment or
probable detriment of the CLIENT;

13. It is understood and agreed that nothing in this contract


shall be construed as establishing the relationship of employer-
employee between the CLIENT and the LAW FIRM, including its
personnel;

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed this


instrument this __ day of ______ 2017 at _________________.

___________________ FERNANDEZ
FERNANDEZ &
ASSOCIATES

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By: By:

_________________________ ERNESTO P. FERNANDEZ, JR.


_________________________ Voter’s Identification Card
_________________________ 1412-0464B-G1674EPF10001-0 of
_________________________ Comelec, Meycauayan, Bulacan

SIGNED IN THE PRESENCE OF

_________________ _________________

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )


MEYCAUAYAN CITY, BULACAN ) S.S.

BEFORE ME, this __ day of ________ 2017 at __________


personally appeared, _______ & ATTY. ERNESTO P. FERNANDEZ,
JR., known to me and to me known to be the same persons who
executed the foregoing deed, and acknowledged to me that the same
is their free act and deed.

This deed is consisting of Five (5) pages, including this page on


which this acknowledgement is written, refers to a Retainer Contract
and signed by the parties and their instrumental witnesses on each
and every page hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and


affixed my notarial seal, the day, year and place above written.

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Doc. No. ____;
Page No. ____;
Book No. ____;
Series of 2017.

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