Get your documents notarized without the trip to the notary.
Sign your document on Twala, book an Electronic Notary Public, appear by live video or in person, and get back a notarized PDF that anyone can verify. Twala is an Electronic Notarization Facility accredited by the Supreme Court of the Philippines.
A principal’s appointment with an Electronic Notary Public moves from Awaiting review to Confirmed. After the session and the fee, the notarized document reads Sealing, then Notarized, with its notarial certificate page, the notary’s seal, and the register line, ready to download.
Same notarization. Less of your day.
Under the Supreme Court’s Rules on Electronic Notarization, a notarial act done the right way through an accredited platform has the same validity, force, and effect as a traditional one. What changes is everything around it.
No office runs
Join from home, the office, the province, or overseas. Only the Electronic Notary Public has to be in the Philippines.
Signers in different places
Everyone on the document signs it on Twala from their own device, and everyone appearing joins the same session from wherever they are.
Proof that lasts
Your notarized document gets a notarial certificate page with the notary’s seal, and the act is entered in the notary’s notarial register and filed with the Supreme Court. Anyone can check it on Twala’s verify page (opens in a new tab).
Message everyone on the appointment
Each appointment has a Messages tab shared by the notary, you, and everyone on it, for questions, logistics, and files. It opens as soon as you send the request and stays open until 24 hours after the session is completed.
How it works, from account to notarized PDF
Verify your identity
Identity verification with a National ID: consent and the fee on Before you verify, a scan of the QR code on the card, a face scan, the registry’s record to confirm under Is this you?, then Identity verified.
The five steps, each shown with a live view of the product: verify your identity with your National ID or a government-issued ID and a face scan; add your document, signed on Twala or sent for signing through an envelope; choose a notary and a time and send the request; join the session after a location check; then pay the fee and download the notarized PDF.
Choose how you’ll appear
Either way, the notarization is electronic. Switch between the two to see who is where during your session.
Remote: the notary is in the Philippines; the principal joins from wherever you are, and a witness joins from their own device. Everyone is connected by live audio-video in one Twala session.
- Identity verified
- Document signed on Twala
- Live audio-video sessionRemote
- Location checked
- Recording, with consentRemote
- Act performed, fee paid
- Notarial certificate and seal
- Notarial register
Before your session, have these ready
Tick each one off as you get ready. Your list stays on this page.
Can my document be eNotarized?
Pick the closest match from the document types notaries file acts under.
Choose the closest match to see whether it can usually be eNotarized on Twala.
Even if a document can be eNotarized, the office receiving it decides whether it will accept it. If you’re filing with a government agency, bank, or registry, ask them first. Twala is a technology platform. We can’t give legal advice about your document, but your notary can tell you before the session whether it qualifies.
Your identity and your document, protected
Notarization only works if everyone can trust who signed and what was signed. Twala was built for both.
Identity checks
Your National ID or a government-issued ID, matched to a face scan before you can book, plus two-factor authentication at sign-in if you turn it on.
Location you can’t fake
Your connection is checked as you book and as you join a session, and VPNs, proxies, and Tor are blocked, as the Rules require.
Tamper-evident documents
Every notarized PDF is sealed with a digital signature and anchored on a blockchain with HashOrigin Technology. Any change after notarization shows up as Document tampered when it’s verified.
Only the right people see it
The notary and the principals can open the notarized document. Witnesses see the notarization’s status and register details, but never the document.
Handled under the Data Privacy Act
Nothing is collected for identity verification until you consent. What an act records about you is entered in the notary’s notarial register and filed with the Supreme Court, as the Rules require.
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Frequently asked questions
Validity, IDs, witnesses, fees, and what happens on the day.
Is an eNotarized document legally valid?
Yes. Under the Supreme Court’s Rules on Electronic Notarization, an electronic notarial act carried out through an accredited facility has the same validity, force, and effect as a traditional one.
Do I have to be in the Philippines?
No. Only the Electronic Notary Public does. You can join a remote session from anywhere, as long as you aren’t using a VPN, proxy, or Tor.
What ID can I use?
Your Philippine National ID, which is checked against the national registry, or a government-issued ID that hasn’t expired and shows your photo clearly. Either way, a face scan is matched to it.
How long does my identity verification last?
Until the ID you verified with expires, or three years, whichever comes first. You renew it once it has expired.
When do I sign the document?
Before the act. A notarization takes a document signed with Twala’s secure digital signature, so everyone on it signs on Twala first: before you book, or through the envelope you send right after you request the appointment.
Can I book a document nobody has signed yet?
Yes. Choose New document when you request the appointment and upload the unsigned PDF. You send it for signing through an envelope right after, and it’s notarized only once everyone has signed.
Will the session be recorded?
Only if the notary asks, and only once everyone in the session consents. If anyone declines, nothing is recorded and the session goes on.
Who keeps my records?
Your notary’s notarial register records every act, and Twala files it with the Supreme Court. You can download your notarized document from Notarizations in your Twala account whenever you need it.
Do my witnesses need accounts?
Yes. Each witness needs a Twala account under the email you added them with, and a current identity verification.
How much does it cost?
Requesting an appointment is free. The notary sets the fee for the act at the session. Paid online, it comes to the notarial fee, VAT (12%) added at checkout, and the documentary stamp tax. The notary can instead choose cash payment, paid to them directly. Identity verification has its own fee, shown before you start.
Can I sign for my company or someone else?
Yes, if you bring proof of authority, such as a board resolution, secretary’s certificate, or SPA.
Can I change my appointment time?
Yes, until the notary’s minimum notice before the session. Open the appointment and click Change time. A confirmed session keeps its original time until the notary accepts the new one; the notary can’t move it themselves.
How do I contact my notary?
Use the Messages tab on your appointment. Everyone on the appointment shares the conversation, and it stays open until 24 hours after the session is completed. Messages don’t send an email, so look for the red dot.
Twala is a technology provider and does not give legal advice. Notarial acts are performed by commissioned Electronic Notaries Public.
Get notarized from wherever you are.
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