Act No. 2645.

: The main purpose of Act No. 2645 is to amend Section 618 of Act No. 190, prescribing additional requirements for the execution of wills in the Philippines to ensure their validity.
: A will must be written in the language or dialect known by the testator for it to be valid.
: The will must be signed by the testator, or the testator's name must be written by another person in the testator's presence and by his express direction.
: The will must be attested and subscribed by three or more credible witnesses.
: The witnesses must sign the will in the presence of the testator and of each other.
: The testator or the person writing the testator's name and the witnesses must sign each and every page on the left margin, and the pages must be numbered correlatively in letters at the top part of each sheet.
: The attestation must state the number of sheets or pages used, that the testator signed the will and every page thereof or caused another to write his name by express direction, and that the three witnesses signed the will and all pages in the presence of the testator and each other.
: No will passing or charging any estate, real or personal, shall be valid unless it complies with the requirements prescribed by this Act, unless exceptions apply as provided in the preceding section.
: This Act took effect on July 1, 1916.
: No, it applies to wills passing real estate or personal property or charging or affecting such estates.