Twala Takes the National Stage Twala stepped into the national conversation this week as Co-Founder and General Counsel Atty. Third Bagro sat down with Salve Ibañez on ANC's The Boardroom. The segment centered on a question with real economic weight: can digital notarization move the needle for a country still bound to paper, ink, and long lines at the notary's office? For Twala, a Philippine-built document intelligence platform combining artificial intelligence and blockchain technology, it was an opportunity to bring eNotarization out of the back office and into the national spotlight.

MAKATI CITY, Philippines — August 27, 2026 — Twala joined real estate industry leaders at the Chamber of Real Estate and Builders' Associations, Inc. (CREBA) 5th General Membership Meeting today, with Mr. Dwight Harold "Jiggy" Calucag, Twala's Director for Government Relations, appearing as Resource Person before CREBA's National Board and member-chapters at the Glass Pavillion, Dusit Thani Hotel, to walk the industry through what electronic notarization means for the way property transactions get closed in the Philippines.

TAGUIG CITY, Philippines — August 5, 2026 — Twala, a Philippine legal technology company, today announced that it has been accredited by the Supreme Court of the Philippines as an Electronic Notarization Facility (ENF). The accreditation authorizes Twala to provide electronic notarization services nationwide under the Court's 2025 Rules on Electronic Notarization. The accreditation marks a significant milestone in the implementation of the Supreme Court's electronic notarization framework and advances the country's transition toward legally recognized digital transactions.

QUEZON CITY, Philippines — The Land Registration Authority (LRA) is preparing the country's land titling system for a technological overhaul, revealing plans to adopt blockchain, geospatial information system (GIS), and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies as part of a new online titling and registration system.

May 28, 2026, Zoom – Twala, in partnership with the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) – Quezon City Chapter and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) – Quezon City Chapter, organized a focused two-hour webinar that drew an engaged audience of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), corporate officers, legal practitioners, and professionals from various industries. The session delivered both the legal foundations and the practical roadmap needed to transition from paper to digital with confidence — a shared commitment that reflects the strength of the ongoing collaboration between Twala and PCCI–QC.

Manila, Philippines — May 7, 2026 — Twala strongly advocated for the adoption of the Senate-approved version of the proposed CADENA Bill during the House of Representatives deliberations held on May 6, 2026, emphasizing that aligning with the Senate measure would accelerate the passage of a landmark transparency and digital governance reform for the Philippines.

QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES — March 27, 2026 — Twala, the DOST-backed legal-tech startup pioneering blockchain-based digital signatures and e-notary solutions, has officially joined the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Quezon City (PCCI QC). The partnership was formalized through a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signing aimed at accelerating the digitalization of businesses across the city.

Electronic notarization (e-notarization) is reshaping how legal documents are authenticated in the Philippines. Instead of relying solely on paper-based processes, documents can now be signed and notarized digitally—making transactions faster, more secure, and more accessible. In the Philippines, electronic notarization operates under the regulatory framework issued by the Supreme Court of the Philippines through its Rules on Electronic Notarization. These rules outline the standards for identity verification, electronic signatures, digital seals, secure platforms, and audit trails to ensure that electronically notarized documents remain legally valid and enforceable.

The implementation of electronic notarization in the Philippines represents a major step toward modernizing legal processes. Through regulations issued by the Supreme Court of the Philippines, notarization is now permitted in a secure digital environment, provided that specific standards and roles are strictly followed. To fully understand how electronic notarization operates, it is essential to clarify three foundational components: the Electronic Notary Public (ENP), the Electronic Notary Facility (ENF), and the Electronic Notary Administrator (ENA).

The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) has entered into a strategic partnership with Twala, a Department of Science and Technology–backed Filipino legal technology company, to provide lawyers nationwide with secure, compliant, and state-of-the-art digital signature and electronic notarization solutions.

Quezon City, Philippines — DOST-backed tech startup Twala has digitally signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Quezon City Chapter—the largest IBP chapter in the country—to equip around 13,000 lawyers with cutting-edge digital signature and electronic notary solutions, pushing digital transformation farther in the legal profession.

Despite the ongoing digital shift, 70% of enterprises in the Philippines still heavily rely on physical paperwork for their operations. This dependence on paper is not only costing businesses in terms of time but is also draining financial resources that could be better invested elsewhere.

Makati City, October 9, 2025 — Twala is honored to participate in the Contract Management Summit organized by the PJ Lhuillier Group of Companies (PJLGC), held at the Networld Capital Ventures Inc. (NCVI) Building in Makati City.

B2B transactions in the Philippines are shifting to paperless processes through electronic signatures (e-signatures). This change speeds up deals, enhances trust, and improves security, transforming how businesses operate.

As the Philippine HR sector rapidly evolves through digital transformation and the embrace of hybrid work setups, HR professionals are innovating to enhance operational efficiency and elevate the employee experience. The rise of electronic signatures is proving to be a critical enabler for organizations seeking to modernize workflows and ease administrative burdens. E-signatures offer a secure, swift, and paperless alternative to traditional HR documentation processes.

In an era where contracts are signed with a click and deals close without paper, the way we sign documents has completely changed. But with this shift comes confusion: are digital signatures and electronic signatures the same thing? At first glance, they might sound identical—after all, both allow you to sign without pen and paper. However, there’s a big difference in how they work, how secure they are, and when you should use them. Knowing the distinction is crucial for businesses and professionals who want to ensure their agreements are not only fast and convenient, but also legally valid and tamper-proof.

First Impressions Count — And HR Sets the Tone Employee experience begins on the first day of onboarding. If the first few days include delays in onboarding with unsigned contracts, unacknowledged policies or security clearances (just to name a few), this can create the perception of an organization that is disorganized and unstructured. Even if this was unintentional, the poor first impression will linger. In a competitive labor market, a slow and/or unorganized onboarding experience can hamper engagement, as well as contribute to early attrition. Speed, clarity and consistency matter now more than ever.

Manila, Philippines — On August 6, 2025, the Lyceum of the Philippines University (LPU) and Twala, a leading provider of digital signature and electronic document workflow solutions, formally signed a partnership agreement during a contract signing ceremony held at LPU’s main campus in Intramuros, Manila.

In procurement, speed is not just a competitive advantage. It is a requirement. Whether you are finalizing a supplier contract, approving a purchase request, or onboarding a new vendor, delays at the signing stage can stall the entire workflow. E-signatures offer a powerful way to streamline the process. But not all platforms are designed for the complexity and urgency of procurement operations. If your team is evaluating solutions, now is the time to look beyond generic tools and invest in one that is purpose-built for procurement.

August 5, 2025 – Quezon City, Philippines — At ASTICON 2025, one of the country’s premier conferences on emerging technologies, Twala CEO Engr. Jeffrey Reyes urged leaders to rethink how trust is built in the digital age.

Educational institutions across the Philippines are now streamlining admissions by replacing paper-based systems with digital solutions. By adopting electronic signatures and advanced legal technology, schools improve security, ensure legal compliance, and reduce paperwork, making the enrollment process more efficient and reliable.

Contracts are the foundation of business agreements, ensuring clarity and legal protection for all parties involved. However, even experienced legal teams in the Philippines can make costly mistakes that lead to disputes, compliance risks, and financial losses. With evolving laws on electronic signatures and notary compliance, contract management is changing—yet many businesses still rely on outdated practices.

From client contracts to vendor agreements, the way you handle business relationships today shapes your profitability tomorrow. Efficient contract management is a cornerstone for enhancing operational workflows and driving profitability in today’s competitive Philippine business landscape. Handling partnerships, vendor agreements, or client contracts can often become complex.

This shift from traditional ink signatures to digital ones is reshaping how companies interact with customers and how transactions are processed.

E-signatures provide a faster and more convenient alternative to traditional wet signatures, which often require physical presence, paper-based documentation, and manual verification. In a sector as competitive and heavily regulated as finance, the benefits of e-signature adoption are substantial.

We’re in the Digital Era and organizations today face growing challenges in streamlining agreement management while ensuring compliance. Twala, the Philippines' trusted e-signature and blockchain-secured document platform, revolutionizes the process—making it smarter, safer, and more efficient than ever.

Enter advanced cryptographic technology, a revolutionary innovation that is poised to transform the way we conduct business. By leveraging the power of decentralized networks, blockchain offers a robust and transparent solution for securing digital signatures, ensuring the authenticity and integrity of transactions.

In today’s digital world, trust is as much about security as it is about accuracy. TwalaSign is an AI-powered, blockchain-secured, document integrity solution that anchors trust at its core, ensuring documents are verifiable, immutable, and, most critically, unalterable. But what truly sets TwalaSign apart is its blockchain-driven approach to unbreakable document integrity.

Legal operations in the Philippines are evolving, thanks to workflow automation. For years, law firms and legal teams have relied on manual tasks like contract management, document review, and communication. However, the rise of automation is transforming how legal work is done, making processes faster, more accurate, and efficient.

Ensuring legal compliance is crucial for any organization in the Philippines, but maintaining high standards can often come with hefty costs. Legal teams, however, can implement affordable, practical strategies that not only streamline compliance processes but also save time and money.

Contract disputes in the Philippine legal sector can be costly, time-consuming, and damaging to business relationships. One effective way to mitigate these issues is by adopting tamper-proof digital signatures, which offer enhanced security and document integrity.

The legal landscape in the Philippines can be challenging, especially when it comes to ensuring compliance with digital tools like electronic signatures. For businesses and law firms, making sure that digital signatures meet the requirements of the law—specifically the E-Commerce Act and the Rules on Electronic Evidence—can be a time-consuming and complex process. Understanding these requirements is crucial for ensuring that digital signatures are legally valid and admissible in court.

In today's fast-paced business environment, efficiency is paramount. Operations teams in the Philippines are continually seeking innovative solutions to streamline their workflows, reduce costs, and save time. One powerful tool that has gained significant traction is digital signatures. With the rise of remote work and digital transformation, understanding the benefits of digital signatures is essential for Philippine businesses looking to enhance their operations.

In an increasingly digital world, document security and integrity are paramount for operations teams that handle sensitive information, including contracts, financial records, and proprietary data. Advanced cryptographic technologies like Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), commonly known as blockchain, are emerging as key enablers of secure, efficient, and tamper-proof document management.

Twala, a cutting-edge e-signature platform, has been named one of the 10 finalists in Sprout Solutions’ Impact ’23: The Philippine B2B SaaS Challenge. Featured in BusinessWorld, Twala joins a diverse group of early-stage startups recognized for their potential to drive digital transformation in the Philippines.

In 2022, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) introduced new rules that allow the use of electronic signatures (e-signatures) for opening bank deposit accounts. This move is part of the BSP’s effort to modernize banking in the Philippines and support the country’s shift toward digital financial services.

The Supreme Court has approved new guidelines for the electronic submission of pleadings, which took effect last April 5, 2024. This initiative, part of the Court's Strategic Plan for Judicial Innovations (2022-2027), aims to reduce court congestion and expedite legal processes by shifting to digital filings. The Guidelines are designed to:

August 24, 2024 — Twala, a DOST-supported tech startup, makes waves on Radyo Siyensa. Co-founders Engr. Jeffrey Reyes and Atty. Third Bagro discussed their innovative blockchain-based platform, Twala Sign, and its contributions to digital transformation.

The rise of e-commerce in the Philippines has introduced new challenges, particularly the risk of online fraud. As businesses increasingly rely on digital transactions, ensuring secure and trustworthy interactions has become essential. Digital signatures have emerged as a key tool for addressing these concerns, helping to reduce fraud and build trust in the digital economy. By ensuring document integrity and verifying identities, digital signatures enhance security in contracts, payments, and transactions.

Twala, a DOST-backed tech startup known for its blockchain-based digital solutions, was recently featured on Radyo Siyensa, a program of Radyo Pilipinas—the largest news network of the Philippine government in terms of reach. Twala was represented by its Co-Founder and CEO, Engr. Jeffrey Reyes, and Co-Founder and General Counsel, Atty. Third Bagro. The show was hosted by no less than DOST Secretary Renato Solidum, alongside veteran radio journalist Onin Miranda.

Twala, a pioneering DOST-backed startup known for its blockchain-secured digital identity, digital signature, and intelligent document solutions, played a prominent role at the inaugural Advanced Science, Technology, and Innovation Convention (ASTICon) 2024. Held at Novotel Manila in Cubao, Quezon City, the event marked the 37th anniversary of the Department of Science and Technology’s Advanced Science and Technology Institute (DOST-ASTI) and brought together key figures from industry, government, and the tech sector under the theme “Together, We Can.”

Twala, a startup backed by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in the Philippines, has carved a niche for itself in the realm of intelligent document and digital identity technology. The company specializes in providing tamper-proof digital signatures, digital identity solutions, and intelligent document solutions. Leveraging the power of artificial intelligence and secured by blockchain technology, Twala’s innovative solutions address critical needs for security and authenticity in the digital age.

THE Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has announced a strategic partnership with Twala, a digital signature and digital identity startup supported by the Department of Science and Technology through the DoST Startup Grant Fund, to enhance the agency's digitalization strategy.

Twala's Co-founder and CEO, Engr. Jeffrey Reyes, has been recognized as one of the Movers and Shakers in the Philippine Startup Ecosystem on Esquire Philippines Trailblazers List for 2024.

About twenty-five years ago, the Philippine Congress empowered the Supreme Court (SC) to issue rules to allow for electronic notarization in the country. There is reason to be optimistic that the time for e-notarization has finally come.

Twala, a DOST-backed digital signature and digital identity startup, e-signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Senate of the Philippines to help its digitalization efforts. This is the first time the Senate has entered into such an agreement with a Filipino innovative tech-startup.

Pinoy tech startup Twala said businesses can make their processes more efficient by shifting from paper-based documents to digital documents secured by blockchain. Lawyer Third Bagro, co-founder and general counsel of Twala, said by using a blockchain-powered digital identity and digital signature, businesses can also rest assured that their documents are tamper-proof and court-admissible.

Twala, a DOST-backed digital signature and digital identity startup, and the Organization of Socialized and Economic Housing Developers of the Philippines (OSHDP), the preeminent consortium of mass housing developers in the country, have come together in a groundbreaking partnership to digitalize the housing sector. This significant collaboration was unveiled during the OSHDP Affordable Housing Summit 2023, held at the Henann Regency Resort & Spa on September 1, 2023.

The National Confederation of Cooperatives (NATCCO) has concludedits inaugural Billionaire Co-ops' Summit 2023 by signing a landmark 2-year contract worth 2 million pesos with innovative Philippine startup, Twala. This agreement heralds a new stage of financial and social inclusion within the cooperative sector, through digitalization of paper-based workflows.

Twala, a DOST-backed digital signature and digital identity startup is proud to announce the participation of its CEO, Jeffrey Reyes, at the Cloud Signature Consortium General Assembly held in Utrecht, Netherlands, on June 15-16.

Twala, a blockchain-powered digital identity, and digital signature platform, recently collaborated with the Philippine Supreme Court to provide inputs in their ongoing work to draft rules to allow electronic notarization in the country.

After integrating Twala's secure esignature into their operations, Secuna experienced a significant improvement in their document processing turnaround time.

Twala Sign has helped NCCB to streamline their approval processes, making them faster, more reliable, and efficient, while also saving time, paper, and money. With the audit trail in Twala Sign,NCCB is audit-ready, ensuring transparency and accuracy in their processes.Twala Sign is a cost-effective solution that is recommended by NCCB's CEO, making it a trustworthy choice for other companies looking for a reliable digital signature solution.

Twala, a DOST-funded startup in the Philippines providing digital identity and blockchain-based signature solutions, is excited to announce its membership in the Cloud Signature Consortium (CSC), a global organization dedicated to promoting the adoption of cloud-based electronic signatures. As a member of the CSC, Twala will collaborate with industry leaders to develop, enhance, and advocate for secure digital authentication and electronic signature standards.

Twala has partnered with the DOST - Advanced Science andTechnology Institute (DOST-ASTI) to accelerate research and development in the field of Blockchain Technology.

It can be tough to write up a contract from scratch, especially if you’re doing it for the first time. If you’re not careful, you might end up making some of these common mistakes. Not to worry! We’ve got some tips on how to avoid these mistakes and some tools for making your contract drafting process even easier. Here are some common contract writing mistakes, and how to solve them:

All businesses have important agreements they make with other entities. To ensure that these agreements are legally binding, as well as for an added layer of security for both parties, contracts are formed between or among them. 

Human Resources is one of the departments in a business or corporation that needs signatures very often. From employee agreements to benefits and payroll forms, from performance evaluations to compliance documents, HR may require signatures to ensure legal and regulatory compliance as well as for documentation of the agreements between companies and their employees.

Contract cycle time refers to the time it takes to prepare, process, and sign your company’s contracts. While this cycle is wholly necessary, it can be quite tedious and take a lot of time and effort. Thus, reducing the time it takes to finish the cycle can do a lot for the company in terms of saving not just resources, but money in the long run as well. Here are 6 tips to reduce contract cycle time.

Common operational documents — such as sales contract approvals, account openings, applications, hiring, and onboarding — all have one common requirement: a signature. 

The importance of your legal department cannot be overstated. They handle all contracts and agreements that your business needs, from start to finish. However, this process generates massive amounts of paper, which in turn, generates massive amounts of work for your legal team.

Recruitment, as we mentioned, involves a very lengthy and challenging documentation process — especially when it comes to facilitating new employment contracts. ‍Electronic or digital signature platform, such as those offered by Twala, can help your business take the pain out of this aspect of recruitment. 

Blockchain startup Twala has received a P4.6 million grant fund from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) — Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD) to further help companies power their remote or hybrid work arrangements through its digital signature solution.

Twala, a tech startup that offers digital transformation of businesses with their legally binding and secure electronic signature platform powered by blockchain technology, got selected as one of the startups that will join the IdeaSpace Philippines Acceleration Program 2021.

The use of electronic signatures in the Philippines presents a vast and largely untapped opportunity for industries, both public and private. With the rapid acceleration of digital transformation and the recent wave of supportive regulations from key government institutions, electronic signatures are poised to become the new standard for secure, efficient, and legally recognized transactions.