File the application with the Receiving Unit of the
Company Registration and Monitoring Division (CRMD)
Step 1. Prepare Amended Documents
Requirements
1. Amended Articles of Incorporation – Prepare
four sets of Amended Articles of Incorporation
or Amended By-laws.
2. Directors Certificate – a notarized document
signed by majority of the directors and the
corporate secretary, for example if there are five
incorporators in your company you need at least
four signatures including the corporate
secretary certifying the following:
• The amendment of the Articles of Incorporation or By-
Laws and indicating the amended provisions
• The majority vote for amendment of the directors and
the stockholders or members
• The date and place of the stockholders or members
meeting
• The tax identification number (TIN) of the
signatories which shall be placed below their names
3. Secretarys Certificate – a notarized document signed by
corporate secretary certifying that there is no intra-
corporate dispute in the company.
Step 2. Submit Amended Documents
Submit Director’s Certificate and Amended Articles of
Incorporation and Amended By Laws at the Corporate and
Partnership Registration Division (CPRD), located at the
2nd floor, SEC Building for pre-processing.
The processor checks the documents if compliant with the
provisions of the Corporate Code of the Philippines and
other existing laws. If the documents are complete,
processor advises applicant to pay filing fee, processor will
give you an order of payment (proceed to step 3). If the
documents are not complete, processor advises applicant
to comply with the requirements first.
Step 3. Pay Filing Fee
Present the order of payment to the cashier, pay the
necessary filing fees and cashier will issue an official
receipt. The cashier is located at the ground floor, SEC
Building.
The fee for amending either the Articles of Incorporation
or the By-laws is PhP 510.
Step 4. Receiving of Application
located at the 3rd floor, SEC Building.
After receipt of the application, it is forwarded to the
Corporate Filing and Records Division (CFRD) for
verification. The assistant director will review the
application and forward it to the Director of the Company
Registration and Monitoring Department (CRMD) for
approval.
Certificates may be claimed after ten (10) working
days from filing of application with the Receiving Unit of
the CRMD; or you can contact this number for follow up
+632 584 0763.
Step 5. Release of Amended Certificate
Present your official receipt to Central Receiving and
Records Division (CRRD) located at the ground floor, SEC
Building to get your amended certificate.
If the Amended Articles of Incorporation is Article III or
the the address, be sure that you will also update your
records with the Local Government Units (LGU) like your
barangay permit and mayor’s permit and also with the
Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to prevent possible
problems.
BONUS: Frequently Asked Questions:
1. Can I amend everything in the Articles of Incorporation?
• No. There are some things that you can amend and there
are some things you cannot amend.
2. What items can be amended?
• Corporate Name
• Purpose (Primary / Secondary)
• Business Address
• Number of directors
• Authorized capital stock
3. What items cannot be amended?
•  Information about the original incorporators
¤ Names of incorporators listed in original Articles of
Incorporation
¤ Citizenship and residences of the Incorporators
¤ Names, citizenship and original subscription of the
incorporators
¤ Names and contribution of each member. If you want to
change names and contribution of each member, you can
update it in your General Information Sheet (GIS).
•  Name of the designated Treasurer. If you want to change
your corporation’s treasurer, you can update it in the
General Information Sheet (GIS).