Authorization letter - Common SOP in every Government transaction in the Philippines

Not all the time you can go to any government office like Philhealth, SSS, Pagibig, City hall etc maybe you have work and you're not allowed to take a leave or you think you'll lose an opportunity to earn because a single day of absence can break your budget. 

Here's a tip whenever you'll be asking someone to transact for you on your behalf. So that your representative will not go home empty handed or depressed because he lack some standard requirements. Authorization letter is a SOP in most government transactions.

1. Make an authorization letter it could be handwritten on a clean sheet of paper or much better computerized.

2. It could go like this :

Sample authorization letter:

MONTH - DAY - YEAR

To Whom It may Concern

      Good day, I (Your Complete Name/ Firstname, Middle Name or Middle Initial, Last Name) authorized Mr/Mrs/Ms. (Complete Name of your representative  Firstname, Middle Name or Middle Initial, Last Name) (state your relationship to your representative) to (Clearly state your purpose - Whether it be get your sss number, philhealth no. pagibig number, register him/her on your behalf etc)  on my behalf (and state your reason why you can't transact physically in that said government office)

    Hoping For Your Consideration. Thank You.

Sincerely Your,

______________________

(Printed name and Signature)

______________________________________________________________________

Here's a common sample

January 2, 2003

To Whom It may Concern

      Good day, I Tom S. Marvolo authorized Mr. Doofus H. Hagrid, my friend to inquire and claim whether my Philhealth ID is available for pickup on my behalf for the reason I cannot claim it personally because we are so busy at work and I couldn't be absent due to workload.

    Hoping For Your Consideration. Thank You.

Sincerely Your,

______________________

    Tom S. Marvolo

or much simpler like this or use your native dialect :D

 *_________________________________________________________________________*

3. Attached your Photocopied Valid ID and your representative's Photocopied Valid ID or other document like nbi clearance police clearance and other document needed like NSO birthcert. Photo copied and Stapled 

4. If possible also bring the physical IDs/Documents for verification just to be sure.

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Thanks You.