IBP ILOILO CITY CHAPTER

STANDARD LEGAL FEES

Effective 15 February 2019

Whenever there are two amounts, the standards is: WHATEVER IS HIGHER
Note: The Fees is exclusive of expenses

CONSULTATION FEES
Plain Consultation (per hour) P1,000.00
Consultation with written advice (per hour) P1,500.00 or P500.00/page
Research/Preliminary Study (per hour) P1,500.00
Preparation of Attorney’s Letter P500.00
Retaineship Agreement (per month) P8,000.00 to P10,000.00

NOTARIZATION
Preparation and notarization of simple affidavits P1,000.00
(jurat)
Authentication of documents P500.00 or P100.00 per page
Preparation of contracts involving sale 3% of Contract Price or P1,500.00
Preparation of contracts not involving sale (no P1,500.00
pecuniary consideration)

ACCEPTANCE FEES (unless specified hereunder)

CRIMINAL CASES CIVIL CASES
Municipal Trial Courts P50,000.00 Municipal Trial Courts P50,000.00
Regional Trial Courts P75,000.00 Regional Trial Courts P75,000.00
Court of Appeals P85,000.00 Court of Appeals P85,000.00
Supreme Court P150,000.00 Supreme Court P150,000.00

Correction of entries/Change of Name P40,000.00

Domestic Adoption P75,000.00
Adoption involving Foreigners( inter country P150,000.00
Adoption)
Naturalization P150,000.00
Negotiation and Execution of Collective P50,000.00 or P2,500.00 /hour
Bargaining Agreement (CBA)
Election Cases P120,000.00
Testate/Intestate Proceedings without P60,000.00 or 5% of the Zonal Value of the Estate
Opposition
Testate/Intestate Proceedings with Opposition P50,000.00 or 10% of the fair Market value (FMV)
or zonal value of the Estate
Land Registration (with Opposition) P150,000.00 or 5% of the fair Market value (FMV)
or zonal value
Land Registration (without Opposition) P75,000.00 or 5% of FMV or ZV
Reconstitution of Title P75,000.00
New Owner’s Duplicate of Title P50,000.00
Registration of patents, copyrights P150,000.00
Immigration P50,000.00
Simple Articles of Incorporation and By – Laws P30,000.00 plus P4,000.00 per P1 Million of
with a minimum authorized capital stock worth Capitalization or fraction thereof
P1,000,000.00
Stockholders agreement or voting trust P30,000.00
Amending corporate charter P30,000.00
Preparation and filing of corporate reports P6,000.00
Preparation of document for dissolution P25,000.00
CORPORATIONS
Preparation of corporate resolution P3,500.00
Change of Registered agent or office P5,000.00
A. Foreign P35,000.00
Authority to do business in the Philippines
Documents for registration to act as registered P35,000.00
agents
Preparation of necessary documents for P35,000.00
withdrawal from country
Change of registered agent or office P25,000.00
B. Not for Profit P35,000.00
Articles of incorporation and by-laws of non-stock
C. Partnership P35,000.00 plus P5,000.00 per I million of the
Drafting of Articles of Partnership with a capitalization or fraction thereof.
minimum capital of P1,000,000.00
Registration of trade name P10,000.00
Dissolution including notices to creditors and P35,000.00
agreements
Deed of Donation P20,000.00 or equivalent to 3% of the Zonal
Value of FMV

Bond, collateral or indemnity P5,000.00

Building Contract Determine price or not less than P20,000.00 or

Release or Extension of Mortgage with additional
condition
Option to Purchase Real Estate
3% equivalent to one year lease whichever is
higher
P3,000.00
Not less than P20,000.00 or 3% of the gross
purchase price or zonal valuation

Per hour
Regional Trial Courts P3,500.00 NLRC P3,000.00 or
Or P1,500.00/hour
P1,500.00/hour
Court of Appeals P10,000.00 or OMB P2,500.00.00 or
P3,000.00/hour P1,500.00/hour
Supreme Court P20,000.00 or Prosecutor’s Office P2,500.00 or
P5,000.00/hour P1,000.00/hour
Labor Arbiter P2,000.00 or Other Administrative P3,500.00 or
P1,000.00/hour Agencies P1,500.00/hour
Sandiganbayan P10,000.00 or
P5,000.00/hour
Ombudsman P10,000.00
Cebu/Manila P3,000.00/hour

 “A member who stubbornly refuses to follow the foregoing standard fee

schedule shall be reported to the IBP National Office for appropriate
disciplinary action.” (Item No.6, Point VII)