Contract
Contract
Contract
by and between
ABERRANT, a design studio duly organized and existing under the laws of the Republic of the
Philippines and recognized by Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), with office
address at Taft Avenue, Malate, Manila, and represented in this Contract by its Creative,
Isabella Aldeguer and its Project Manager, Carla Patricia Yu, hereafter referred to as
ABERRANT;
-and-
Sean Leonard Saquilabon, Filipino, 21, and with residential address at Mandaluyong, Philippines,
hereafter referred to as CLIENT.
WHEREAS, ABERRANT has presented their qualifications and credentials to the satisfaction of Sean
Leonard Saquilabon, and has offered their professional services to Sean Leonard Saquilabon on a consultancy
basis, and Sean Leonard Saquilabon has expressed interest to avail of ABERRANT’s professional services.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises, ABERRANT, and Sean Leonard
Saquilabon, agree to the following terms and conditions:
1. SCOPE OF SERVICES. Andrei Fernandez shall be primarily responsible for the role of providing a
company logo for Sean Leonard Saquilabon.
2. CONTRACT TERM. The scope of the professional services defined in the Terms of Reference as
confirmed in this Contract shall be fulfilled by ABERRANT beginning March 2, 2019 and ending on
April 2, 2019, upon expiration of which, the engagement of ABERRANT pursuant to this Contract shall
be automatically terminated without need of notice.
Nothing in this Contract shall be construed as expressing or implying an automatic renewal hereof,
except where there is an agreement in writing for the renewal thereof, signed by Sean Leonard
Saquilabon and ABERRANT, under such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon.
Conflict of interest means that ABERRANT agrees not to provide services to other organizations or individuals
directly competing with Sean Leonard Saquilabon in specific competitions and organized meets at the
same period Sean Leonard Saquilabon is participating in. This also means that when Sean Leonard
Saquilabon needs ABERRANT's services to prepare for activities, engagements with other
organizations must not affect the quality and time provided to our customers.
4. PRE-TERMINATION. This CONTRACT may be pre-terminated should one of the parties breach the
terms of this CONTRACT, and unreasonably fail or refuse to perform the work and services in such
manner as may be consistent with the terms of this CONTRACT, or committed any acts of fraud,
misrepresentation, serious misconduct, gross negligence, misappropriation, felony and breach of
confidentiality, infringement of intellectual property, violation of academic integrity principles, engaging
in other illegal and unethical practices, and similar acts, one of the other parties, at its option, shall
have the right to cancel this CONTRACT upon giving the other party written notice at least fifteen (15)
days from the proposed date of termination. Should Sean Leonard Saquilabon be the party
pre-terminating the CONTRACT pursuant to this paragraph, all unearned fees shall be forfeited. It
shouldn’t be, in any case, to the detriment of the prejudiced party and its right to seek damages and
avail of any and all legal remedies provided under the law.
In case of termination of this Contract under Section 2 hereof, or under this paragraph, ABERRANT agrees to
secure a written clearance of accountabilities for funds, property, and documents from Sean Leonard
Saquilabon as one of the conditions for the release of the ABBERANT’s final pay.
5. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
a. This Contract constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and may not be amended,
waived or discharged except by an instrument in writing executed by the party against whom
enforcement of such amendment, waiver or discharge is sought; and this contract supersedes
all prior agreements between the parties.
b. ABERRANT shall observe the strictest confidence in handling and keeping the contents of this
contract, all information, documents, papers, multimedia resources, data, etc. furnished or
disclosed by Sean Leonard Saquilabon, its suppliers, contractors and agents. Unless
otherwise provided, the contents of this Contract, and all information, contacts list, documents,
materials, multimedia resources and processes, data, etc. in whatever form and received by
ABERRANT by reason of this Contract are considered confidential information. ABERRANT
agrees to disclose confidential information only to such persons or parties authorized to
receive the same by Sean Leonard Saquilabon.
c. ABERRANT shall not make use of any information described in the first paragraph of Section
7 (b) for personal reason or benefit without the express written consent of DLS-CSB. At the
termination of this Contract and ABERRANT’s services, ABERRANT undertakes to
return/turn-over to Sean Leonard Saquilabon all documents, materials, multimedia resources,
contacts list, and other data he/she received from Sean Leonard Saquilabon, its offices and
project partners, including any copies, notes, or other documents which are pertinent thereto.
For this purpose, ABERRANT agrees to execute all necessary documents and otherwise
provide proper assistance to Sean Leonard Saquilabon to enable Sean Leonard Saquilabon
to obtain, maintain, or enforce legal protection for such Intellectual Property.
ABERRANT shall indemnify Sean Leonard Saquilabon, its offices, contractors, or its partners for
any damage suffered resulting from breach of this section. Existing and/or future policies of
Sean Leonard Saquilabon on intellectual property adopted during the effectivity of this
Contract shall also apply.
e. Any loss and/or damage caused by ABERRANT to any person as a result of or in connection
with his performance of the services under the Terms of Reference and this Contract shall be
the sole and exclusive liability and responsibility of ABERRANT. In this connection,
ABERRANT holds DLS-CSB, its Board of Trustees, Members, Officers, Personnel and
agents, free and harmless from all claims, liabilities, proceedings, damages, costs, charges
and expenses whatsoever arising out of or as a result of such loss and/or damage.
f. In case of a dispute between the Parties arising from the breach by ABERRANT of its
obligations under this Contract, they hereby agree to freely and voluntarily submit themselves
to the necessary consultation and negotiation process for purposes of amicably settling their
dispute. Should the Parties fail to reach an amicable settlement, any dispute or controversy
arising from this Agreement shall be submitted to arbitration, in accordance with the
Alternative Dispute Resolution Act (RA 9285). Finally, the Parties agree that should their
dispute reach the courts of law, the competent courts of Manila shall have exclusive
jurisdiction over the same.
Carla Patricia Yu
Project Manager
WITNESSES
BEFORE ME, a Notary Public in and for Manila City, Philippines, this 2nd day of March 2019,
personally appeared:
all known to me and to me known to be the same persons who executed the foregoing Professional Services
Contract, and they acknowledged to me that the same is their free and voluntary act and deed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and affix my notarial seal on the date and place
above written.