Practice question
Relevant foreign investment-right documents are duly certified under the Apostille Convention. Counsel says consularization by the Philippine embassy is always the only stated method. Which is correct?
- Only consularization is mentioned and apostilles are forbidden.
- Every unauthenticated private email automatically replaces both.
- Apostille certification itself guarantees reciprocity regardless of content.
- The certification turns foreign law into a Philippine statute.
- The IRR also contemplates Apostille Convention certification as an alternative.
Legal references
- RA 11659, amending CA146, public-utility definition and national-security safeguards: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/94539
- Signed March 20, 2023 implementing rules of RA11659, Sections 5-7 and 32-45: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/97017
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