The Supreme Court (SC) is expanding the digitalization of legal services with an electronic notarization framework that allows electronic documents to be notarized in person or remotely through accredited digital platforms.
The rules introduce Electronic Notaries Public (ENPs), who are authorized to perform notarial acts for individuals located anywhere in the Philippines and, in certain cases, even abroad.
The Supreme Court said pilot testing of artificial intelligence (AI) software for voice-to-text transcription for court stenographers is underway in select first-and second-level courts. It is also developing new rules on e-notarization.
