Legal requirements for an SPA include clear identification of the principal and agent, specific powers granted, and a precise purpose. The SPA must be notarized and, if executed abroad, consularized at the nearest Philippine Embassy or Consulate.
Contact the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate, or call these numbers in the United States: From the U.S. & Canada - 1-888-407-4747. From Overseas - +1 202-501-4444.
As a policy, all consular applicants are required to have a confirmed appointment prior to coming to the Consulate.
Please visit our website or social media platforms for information and other contact details. For live emergencies, please contact 911 or your local authorities. For consular emergencies, call the Embassy at 202 368 2767.
There is no guarantee that walk-in clients will be accommodated, as this will depend on the number of applicants being served each day considering limitations on manpower and time. Priority will be given to those who have secured an online GOAS appointment or have received a confirmation by email.
We do not provide walk-in services; you must have an appointment to enter the U.S. Embassy in Manila or the U.S. Consular Agency in Cebu.
For consular emergencies, please contact the Embassy's emergency number at 202-368-2767.
Statutory Construction – the art or process of discovering and. expounding the meaning and intention of the authors of the law with. respect to its application to a given case, where that intention is rendered. doubtful, among others, by reason of the fact that the given case is not. explicitly provided for in the law.
Legal Bases PD No. 1746 (Creating the Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines) dated 28 November 1980 – created the CIAP to promote, accelerate and regulate the growth and development of the construction industry in conformity with national goals.
Let us take a look at the three most basic approaches to statutory interpretation and construction: textualism, intentionalism, and purposivism.