An authorization letter is a document that grants a person the right to act on the applicant’s behalf as his/her representative, to claim, submit, process, or sign documents.

Apply In-Person:

1. To Get an Authorization Letter, the applicant has to approach the respective department where they need to authorized.
2. If the applicant need to get authorization letter for birth, death marriage the applicant has to approach Philippines Statistics Authority link
3. If the applicant needs to get authorization letter for food or drugs the applicant has to approach food and drug administration link
4. The applicant has to write the authorization letter to the concerned authority.
5. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the request letter.
6. The applicant has to attach the necessary documents that are mentioned in “Required Documents” section of this page.
7. The applicant has to attach photocopies of the required documents along with the letter while submitting it.
8. Submit all the documents with the completed application to the concerned officer.
9. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
10. An acknowledgment receipt will be provided. Please save it for future reference.
11. The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee as requested by the authority.
12. Then the application will be processed further. All the updates on the application status will be sent via SMS to the applicant’s mobile number.
13. This entire process can be completed within 1 -2 weeks or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

• Authorization letter
• Proof of identity
• Any other documents (If required)

PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY
PSA Complex, East Avenue
Diliman, Quezon City

Civil Registration concerns:
Telephone: (02) 8461-0500 local 702/703
E-mail: crs.qvu1@psa.gov.ph , crs.qvu2@psa.gov.ph , crs.qvu3@psa.gov.ph

Statistical concerns:
Telephone: (02) 8462-6600 locals 839, 833 and 834
E-mail: info@psa.gov.ph
Contact details link

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
Civic Drive Filinvest Corporate City
Alabang, Muntinlupa City
Tel. no: +632 8 857-1900
Email: info@fda.gov.ph
Contact Details link

• Any person who intends to get an Authorization Letter is eligible to make this application.

• The fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

• Philippine Statistics Authority’s Authorization template link
• FDA’s Authorization Template link

• Sample authorization letter link

• This entire process can be completed within 1 -2 weeks or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

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• Applicants must complete the application form before submitting it. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicants must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

• Name
• Date of birth
• Place of birth
• Address
• City
• ZIP code
• Contact details
• Email ID
• Fax
• Date
• Signature

• An authorization letter is a document that grants a person the right to act on the applicant’s behalf as his/her representative, to claim, submit, process, or sign documents.

• The word ‘authorization’ means giving permission to act upon a formal sanction or a warrant. Authorization letters are written in order to authorize or approve someone on his/her behalf to perform an action that should have been done by the applicant. The applicant is allowed to authorize someone else to carry out the respective task on his/her behalf under certain unavoidable circumstances

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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