I. Apostilled Philippine Documents
An Apostille is a certificate that authenticates the origin of a public document. It is issued by a country that is party to the Apostille Convention to be used in another country which is also a party to the Convention.
On 14 May 2019, the Philippines became a party to the Apostille Convention. Authentication is still required for all Philippine documents to be used abroad, but this time with an Apostille instead of an Authentication Certificate (“red ribbon”) as proof of authentication.
Since the Netherlands is also a party to the Apostille Convention, after authentication (Apostillization) of a Philippine document by DFA-OCA, as Competent Authority, there is no more need for authentication (legalization) of said Apostilled document by the Dutch Embassy in Manila.
For more information on how to apply, please visit the Department of Foreign Affairs website at https://www.apostille.gov.ph/
II. Apostilled Dutch Documents
Similarly, as the Philippines is a party to the Apostille Convention, there is no more need for the Philippine Embassy in The Hague to authenticate/legalize documents issued by Dutch authorities to be used in the Philippines, so long as said Dutch documents are duly-Apostilled by the competent Dutch Authority.
Clients are thus advised to obtain the Dutch Apostille (instead of Philippine Embassy legalization) for their documents from the competent authorities in the Netherlands.
(See list of competent Dutch authorities that issue apostille - https://www.rechtspraak.nl/Organisatie-en-contact/Organisatie/Rechtbanken.)