Guideline for Shipment of Remains to the Philippines

Requirements for the Consular Mortuary Certificate (the Consular Mortuary Certificate is a required document and shall be issued by the Philippine Consulate whenever the remains of a deceased person are shipped to the Philippines):

A certificate of death issued by the local civil registrar, or similar authority, showing the name, age and nationility of the deceased person, as well as the place, date and cause of death, as certified by the attending physician;
A duly notarized certificate issued by the Mortuary/Funeral Director, stating that the body was properly embalmed/cremated in accordance with internationally accepted health practices; that it is in a sanitary condiciton consistent with existing standards for overseas shipment; and that the casket/urn has been hermetically sealed and contains only the remains of the deceased;
A Certificate of Non-Contagious disease by the proper health authority, stating that the deceased did not die of a contagious disease or that the remains to be shipped did not originate from a place contaminated by a contagious disease;
The Philippine Consulate General shall collect a fee US$25.00 for the Consular Mortuary Fee and US$25.00 for the Report of Death, amounting to a total cost of US$50.00. Payment should be in cash, postal money order or cashiers' check only.

Note:
All documents to be submitted must be one (1) original/certified true copy and four (4) photocopies.