Section 19Sec./Art. 19

Exemption from Notarial Charges. - Any metropolitan, municipal, or municipal circuit trial court judge in his capacity as notary public ex officio shall administer the oath to or acknowledge the instrument of any thrift bank and its borrowers or mortgagor free from all charges, fees and documentary stamp tax, collectible under existing laws, relative to any loan or transaction not exceeding Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000) or such amount as the Secretary of Finance, upon recommendation of the Monetary Board, may prescribe as may be necessary to promote and expand the economy.