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Contract Amendment

Also known as contract amendment (addendum), addendum, or variation agreement.

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Change specific terms of a contract you already signed, such as the price, dates, or scope, while keeping everything else in force.

Heightened care. The legal consequences are significant. Read the notes below closely and consider having a Philippine lawyer look at it before you sign.

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What is a Contract Amendment?

A Contract Amendment is a written agreement that records what the people involved have promised to do for one another.

What this template does. Change exact terms of an existing Philippine agreement while controlling party consent, novation, accrued rights, guaranty/security, approvals, form, and continuing effect.

Also searched as

  • addendum
  • variation agreement
  • contract modification
  • amend agreement
  • change contract
  • first amendment

Commonly used by

  • Individuals
  • Small businesses
  • Employers
  • Landlords
  • Organizations

Legal considerations

Heightened care. Review the complete original and prior changes; identify each exact operative amendment; distinguish limited modification from express novation; obtain every affected party, creditor, guarantor, security-provider, board, spouse, lender, landlord, regulator, or third-party consent; and match mandatory form, filing, tax, and registration rules.

How it is signed

Depends on the route you choose. How it must be signed depends on the choices you make in the questions. Your signing checklist states exactly which formalities apply to your version.

What it draws on

  • Civil Code
  • Supreme Court novation jurisprudence
  • Electronic Commerce Act
  • Notarial Rules
  • Original contract and transaction-specific law

The exact provisions, with links to the official text, are listed under the Philippine law behind it.

How to complete your Contract Amendment

The guided interview takes you through 7 steps. The document updates as you answer, and some questions appear only when your earlier answers make them relevant.

  1. Step 1

    Identify the original agreement

    An amendment must identify the exact agreement, its existing change procedure, and every earlier amendment before changing obligations.

    Up to 11 questions
  2. Step 2

    Confirm the parties and authority

    Use the same legal identities as the original. A party substitution or release needs explicit consent and may create novation risk.

    Up to 20 questions
  3. Step 3

    Write each exact change

    Use a section number, schedule, or unmistakable subject. Supply complete operative wording rather than a summary of intent.

    Up to 21 questions
  4. Step 4

    Set timing and lawful basis

    State when the change begins and the real lawful basis for the parties' new promises. Retroactivity cannot rewrite third-party rights or falsify records.

    Up to 9 questions
  5. Step 5

    Control legal effect and old rights

    Choose whether this is a limited modification or an express extinguishment and replacement of identified obligations. Novation is never presumed.

    Up to 10 questions
  6. Step 6

    Match approvals and form

    An amendment can require the same or stricter approval, notarization, registration, filing, tax, lender, landlord, board, or regulator steps as the original transaction.

    Up to 6 questions
  7. Step 7

    Finish and sign the controlled version

    Preserve the original governing terms unless deliberately changed, identify every attachment, and sign a complete final instrument.

    Up to 6 questions

Sample Contract Amendment

This is how the opening of a finished document reads. Every name, address, and amount is invented. Your own document is built from your answers, so its wording changes with them.

12 clauses, about 793 words in the complete sample.

First Amendment to Digital Marketing Services Agreement

Republic of the Philippines · limited amendment · Template v0.2.0

PARTIES AND ORIGINAL AGREEMENT

This Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) is signed on August 31, 2026 by Sampaguita Retail, Inc., a corporation, with address at 120 Ayala Avenue, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines, represented by Maria L. Santos, President, who is duly authorized (“Party A”), and Jose R. Cruz, of legal age, doing business under the name and style “Likha Digital Studio”, with address at 44 Maginhawa Street, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines (“Party B”).

The Parties entered into the Digital Marketing Services Agreement dated January 15, 2026 concerning Project Sampaguita / Campaign 2026 (the “Original Agreement”). The disclosed earlier changes are: None

RECITALS

The Parties reviewed the complete Original Agreement, including its change procedure: Section 18 requires every amendment to be in a written instrument signed by authorized representatives of both Parties.

The Parties wish to make only the changes stated below for this lawful basis: The parties' reciprocal promises to expand and complete the deliverables, adjust the fee and timetable, and continue performing the Original Agreement as amended. They intend the operative provisions—not the title or recital alone—to control.

1. DEFINITIONS, INCORPORATION, AND AUTHORITY

Capitalized terms not defined here have the meanings in the Original Agreement. The Original Agreement is incorporated only to the extent consistent with this Amendment.

Each signer represents that the named legal party exists or has capacity, that the signer has verified authority, and that every approval or consent required by the Original Agreement and applicable law is obtained or is an express condition to effectiveness.

No party is added, removed, released, or substituted by this Amendment.

2. EXPRESS AMENDMENTS

1. Section 3.2 — Campaign Deliverables is deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following: “The Provider shall deliver twelve short-form campaign videos, four long-form product videos, monthly performance reports, and the editable source files listed in Replacement Schedule A by 30 November 2026.” Context only (not operative wording): The campaign now includes two additional product launches.

2. Section 5.1 — Professional Fee is deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following: “The total professional fee is increased to PHP 780,000.00, exclusive of applicable VAT, payable according to the milestone allocation in Replacement Schedule A after receipt of a valid invoice and any required withholding documentation.” Context only (not operative wording): The expanded deliverables require additional production work.

3. Section 2.1 — Term is deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following: “The term is extended through 15 December 2026 solely to complete, review, correct, and accept the amended deliverables, without changing any surviving obligation.” Context only (not operative wording): The new launch dates extend the delivery timetable.

3. SCHEDULES AND ATTACHMENTS

The following complete, dated attachment is incorporated: Replacement Schedule A — Deliverables, Milestones, and Payment Allocation, version dated 31 August 2026, attached to this Amendment, replaces Schedule A dated 15 January 2026 in full. An attached replacement schedule supersedes only the identified earlier schedule; unrelated schedules continue.

4. EFFECTIVE TIME AND PRIOR PERFORMANCE

This Amendment takes effect on September 1, 2026, provided every required signature, consent, and approval has then been obtained.

Deliverables accepted and fees accrued before 1 September 2026 remain governed by the Original Agreement and the original Schedule A.

5. LEGAL EFFECT; NO IMPLIED CHANGE

This instrument is a limited modification, not an extinguishment or novation of the Original Agreement. Except for the express changes in this Amendment, the Original Agreement continues in full force. No change is inferred from negotiations, conduct, silence, partial performance, invoice handling, or a course of dealing.

If this Amendment conflicts with the Original Agreement, this Amendment controls only to the extent of that express conflict. An apparent conflict must first be read to preserve compatible provisions. No summary, heading, draft, negotiation, or reason statement changes the operative wording.

6. ACCRUED RIGHTS, DEFAULTS, AND LIMITED WAIVER

All rights, claims, remedies, amounts, obligations, defaults, notices, and liabilities accrued before effectiveness are preserved unless this Amendment expressly states otherwise. No delay or signature constitutes a waiver.

Each Party states that it is not presently giving notice of a known uncured default through this Amendment; this statement is not a waiver of a later-discovered breach.

The rest of the document covers

  • 7. GUARANTY, SECURITY, AND THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS
  • 8. RATIFICATION AND CONTINUING EFFECT
  • 9. GOVERNING TERMS AND DISPUTES
  • 10. COUNTERPARTS, SIGNATURES, AND COMPLETE RECORD
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How long does it take?
The guided interview has 7 steps and up to 83 questions. Some questions only appear when they apply to your situation, so you may answer fewer. You can read the document as it builds, and sign in to save a draft and finish later.
Do I need a notary?
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Is it reviewed by a lawyer?
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Is there a free template?
Yes. The sample on this page is free to read and to download as an editable Word file, with no sign-in. It uses fictional names, dates, and amounts, so replace every one. The paid version is built from your own answers, checks them as you go, and includes the signing checklist for your exact situation. Download the free sample (.docx)
Can I change it after I buy it?
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Which law does it follow?
It is drafted under Philippine law and relies on 6 official sources, each listed above with the provisions used and the date it was last checked.
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