Authorization letters and documents.

Hello readers, 

This is not a guide in making an authorization letter. I can make another post for you, but basically, this post gives you the best advice from someone whose life had been too focused in government paper works. 

This also works for students with English major courses wanting to know the basics and real-life qualifications of authorization letters. 

What does a valid ID indicate? 

• a clear face picture
• the person's clear First Name, Middle Initial and Last Name
• Agency (whether SSS, PAGIBIG or PHILHEALTH) 
• Clear signature

Here's a sample Valid ID (Which is no longer valid now since I have already graduated)

Front & Back

Why need an authorization? 

• When the original person is not geographically available
• When the person is busy, while you are free (make sure you are at least 18 years old).

This screenshot below is an authorization letter for my mother's Globe Bill. 

What things should you bring when you are authorized to do government transactions? Here's a checklist. 

• Photocopy of the person's Valid ID with three replicate signatures of the owner. You can read my previous post about PHILHEALTH and claiming your MDR right here. Getting MDRs for patients had been a walk in the park as long as you have the right documents. 
• Your own Valid ID (see earlier photo) and make sure your name is correctly spelled as most government IDs are prone to typographical errors.
• Authorization letter stating the purpose of the authorization, the name of the authorizing person and the authorized (who happens to be you). 
• Cedula (this is only needed when claiming for someone else's last pay check) 
• Affidavit duly authorizing you (this is again for claiming anything monetary by nature) and this should be duly notarized. 

These are all the things that are common for any authorization request involving you as the legal representative of somebody. 

Points to note: 

• This blog post doesn't cover major legal cases where affidavits duly notarized are involved. 
• This post focuses on major authorization for government papers such as PAGIBIG, SSS, PHILHEALTH and any other protocol requiring the presence of the involved person. 
• This is a general approach and is based on major government protocols that I was the authorized person or representative. 

Should you have major concerns, please write down your comments and questions. 

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Eldee.