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The document outlines the rules and regulations for correcting clerical errors in civil registry documents such as date of birth or sex. It specifies who can file petitions, required documents, applicable fees, and where to file depending on circumstances.

A petitioner must submit a certified copy of the birth record, at least two supporting documents, a notice of posting, and pay the required filing fee. Supporting persons can file on behalf of minors or incapacitated individuals.

The fees are PHP1000 for corrections and PHP3000 for name changes if filing locally, and USD50/150 if filing with a consulate. Additional fees apply if the petitioner is a migrant.

Republic Act No.

10172 Implementing
Rules and Regulations
Republic of the Philippines
OFFICE OF THE CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL
National Statistics Office
Manila

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 1, SERIES OF 2012

Subject: RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF


REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10172 (An Act Further Authorizing the City or
Municipal Civil Registrar or the Consul General to Correct Clerical or
Typographical Errors in the Day and Month in the Date of Birth or Sex of a
Person Appearing in the Civil Register Without Need of a Judicial Order,
Amending for this Purpose Act Numbered Ninety Forty-Eight.)

Pursuant to Section 2 of Act No. 3753, the Office of the Civil Registrar
General (OCRG) hereby promulgates the following rules and regulations of
Republic Act No. 10172 which was approved on August 15, 2012 for the
information, guidance and compliance of all concerned parties.

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

Commonwealth Act No. 591 mandates the National Statistics Office (NSO)
through the OCRG to carry out and administer the provisions of Act No. 3753
otherwise known as the “Civil Registry Law”.    

This Order shall be suppletory to Administrative Order No. 1, Series of 2001


(Implementing Rules and Regulations, Republic Act No. 9048).

Republic Act No. 10172 amended Sections 1, 2, 5 and 8 of Republic Act No.
9048.  Section 1 of this Amendatory Law provides, “No entry in a civil
register shall be changed or corrected without a judicial order, except for
clerical or typographical errors and change of first name or nickname, the
day and month in the date of birth or sex of a person where it is patently
clear that there was a clerical or typographical error or mistake in the
entry, which can be corrected or changed by the concerned city or
municipal civil registrar (C/MCR) or consul general in accordance with the
provisions of this Act and its implementing rules and regulations.”

IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS


    
Rule 1.  Authority to Correct Clerical or Typographical Error

The duly appointed C/MCR in accordance with the provisions of the existing
laws, including the Consul General, are hereby authorized to correct clerical
or typographical errors in the day and month (date of birth) or sex of a
person in the civil register for birth.    

Rule 2.  Definition of Terms

As used in these rules, the following terms shall mean:

2.1.  Clerical or typographical error - Refers to a mistake committed in


the performance of clerical work in writing, copying, transcribing or
typing an entry in the civil register on the entry of day and month in
the date of birth or the sex of the person, which is visible to the eyes
or obvious to the understanding, and can be corrected or changed only
by reference to other existing record or records: Provided, however,
that no correction must involve the change of nationality, age (refers
to the correction on the year of birth), or legitimacy status of the
petitioner/document owner.

2.2. Sex – Refers to the biological and physiological characteristics that


define men and women.

2.3. Day and Month of Birth – Refers to the entry in the month and/or
day of birth of the petitioner/document owner which is sought to be
corrected. 

2.4. Accredited Government Physician – Refers to a licensed doctor of


medicine who is registered with the Professional Regulations
Commission (PRC) and is  employed in any government hospitals, health
institutions, or public health offices.

2.5. Medical Certification – Refers to the certification issued by the


accredited government physician attesting to the fact that the
petitioner/document owner has not undergone sex change or sex
transplant.

Rule 3. Who may file the petition.

3.1. For correction of entry on the day and/or month in the date of
birth:

Any person of legal age, having direct and personal interest in the
correction of a clerical or typographical error in the day and/or month
in the date of birth of a person in the civil register for birth, may file
the petition.
A person is considered to have direct and personal interest when he is
the owner of the record, or the owner's spouse, children, parents,
brothers, sisters, grandparents, guardian, or any other person duly
authorized by law or by the owner of the document sought to be
corrected; Provided; however, that when a person is a minor or
physically or mentally incapacitated, the petition may be filed on
his/her behalf by his/her spouse, or any of his/her children, parents,
brothers; sisters; grandparents, guardians, or persons duly authorized
by law.

3.2. For correction of a clerical or typographical error in sex:

The petitioner affected by such error shall personally file the petition
with the civil registry office where the birth certificate is registered.

Rule 4.  Where to file the petition

4.1. For correction of clerical and typographical error in the entry of


the day and/or month in the date of birth.

The verified petition may be filed with the C/MCR of the city or
municipality or the Philippine Consulate, as the case may be, where
the birth record containing the day and/or month in the date of birth
to be corrected is registered.

When the petitioner has migrated to another place within the


Philippines and it is not practical for such party, in terms of
transportation expenses, time and effort to appear before the C/MCR
of the place of birth, the petition may be filed with the C/MCR of the
place where the petitioner is residing or domiciled. 

Any person whose birth record was reported abroad and presently
residing in the Philippines, the petition may be filed with the C/MCR of
the place of residence following the procedures of migrant petition.

Any person whose birth record was registered in the Philippines, or in


any Philippine Consulate, but who is presently residing or domiciled in
a foreign country, may file the petition with the nearest Philippine
Consulate.

4.2. For correction of clerical and typographical error in the entry of


sex

The verified petition shall be filed, in person, with the C/MCR of the
city or municipality or the Philippine Consulate, as the case may be,
where the record containing the entry of sex in the birth certificate to
be corrected is registered.

Rule 5.  Processing of the petition

Insofar as applicable, Rule 5 of Administrative Order No. 1, Series of 2001,


shall be observed. 

Rule 6.  Form and content of the petition

Insofar as applicable, Rule 8 of Administrative Order No. 1, Series of 2001


shall be observed. In addition, as supporting documents to the petition, the
following shall be submitted:

6.1. Earliest school record or earliest school documents;


6.2. Medical records;
6.3. Baptismal certificate and other documents issued by religious
authorities;
6.4. A clearance or a certification that the owner of the document has
no pending administrative, civil or criminal case, or no criminal record,
which shall be obtained from the following:
6.4.1. Employer, if employed;
6.4.2. National Bureau of Investigation; and
6.4.3. Philippine National Police.

6.5. The petition for the correction of sex and day and/or month in the
date of birth shall include the affidavit of publication from the
publisher and a copy of the newspaper clipping; and
6.6. In case of correction of sex, the petition shall be supported with a
medical certification issued by an accredited government physician
that the petitioner has not undergone sex change or sex transplant.

Rule 7.  Posting and publication of the petition.

Insofar as applicable, Rule 9 of Administrative Order No. 1, Series of 2001


shall be observed.

Rule 8.  Duties of the C/MCR

Insofar as applicable, Rule 10 of Administrative Order No. 1, Series of 2001


shall be observed.
In addition, the C/MCR shall issue a certification on the authenticity of the
certification issued by the accredited government physician certifying that
the petitioner/document owner has not undergone sex change or sex
transplant.

Rule 9.  Duties and powers of the CRG

Insofar as applicable, Rule 11 of Administrative Order No. 1, Series of 2001


shall be observed.

Rule 10.  Authority to collect filing and other fees

The C/MCR is hereby authorized to collect from every petitioner three


thousand pesos (P3,000.00) for petition to correct the day and/or month in
the date of birth or sex. An indigent petitioner shall be exempt from paying
the required payment, provided that the petition is supported by a
certification from the City/Municipal Social Welfare Office that the
petitioner/document owner is indigent.
In the case of a petition filed with the CG, a filing fee of one hundred fifty
U.S. dollars ($150.00) or its equivalent value in local currency for the
correction of clerical or typographical error is required.

In the case of a migrant petition, there shall be a service fee of one


thousand pesos (P1,000.00) to be collected by the PRCR.

When a petitioner/document owner files petition for correction of clerical


error under R.A. 9048, simultaneously, with a petition for correction of
clerical error under R.A. 10172, and the same document is involved, the
petitioner/document owner shall pay only the amount of P3,000.00
corresponding to the fee under R.A. 10172.

All fees collected by the C/MCR or the consul general pursuant to this Law
shall accrue to the funds of the Local Civil Registry Office concerned or the
Office of the Consul General for modernization of the office and hiring of
new personnel and procurement of supplies, subject to government
accounting and auditing rules.

The local legislative body shall ratify the fees herein prescribed upon
effectivity of this Order.  Prior to ratification by the local legislative body,
all fees collected in connection with this Order shall go to the LCRO trust
fund, provided, however, that the fees prescribed therein shall be uniform
in all cities and municipalities in the country, and in all Philippine
Consulates.

Rule 11.  Retroactivity clause

This Order shall have retroactive effect insofar as it does not prejudice or
impair vested or acquired rights in accordance with the Civil Code and other
laws.

Rule 12.  Separability clause

If any portion or provision of this Order is declared void or unconstitutional,


the remaining portions or provisions thereof shall not be affected by such
declaration.

Rule 13.  Repealing clause.


All circulars, memoranda, rules and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent
with the provisions of this Order are hereby repealed or modified
accordingly.

Rule 14.  Effectivity clause.

This Order shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
Official Gazette or in at least two newspapers of general circulation.

Approved this 24th day of October 2012.


 

CARMELITA N. ERICTA
Civil Registrar General

Republic Act No. 9048


Republic of the Philippines

Congress of the Philippines Metro Manila Eleventh Congress

Third Regular Session

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-fourth day of


July, two thousand.

[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9048]

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OR MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OR THE


CONSUL GENERAL TO CORRECT A CLERICAL OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR IN AN
ENTRY AND/OR CHANGE OF FIRST NAME OR NICKNAME IN THE CIVIL REGISTER
WITHOUT NEED OF A JUDICIAL ORDER, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE
ARTICLES 376 AND 412 OF THE CIVIL CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the


Philippines in Congress  assembled:

SECTION 1. Authority to Correct Clerical or Typographical Error and


Change of First Name or Nickname - No entry in a civil register shall be
changed or corrected without a judicial order, except for clerical or
typographical errors and change of first name or nickname which can be
corrected or changed by the concerned city or municipal civil registrar or
consul general in accordance with the provisions of this Act and its
implementing rules and regulations.

SECTION 2. Definition of Terms - As used in this Act, the following terms


shall mean:

1. "City or Municipal civil registrar" refers to the head of the local civil


registry office of the city or municipality, as the case may be, who is
appointed as such by the city or municipal mayor in accordance with the
provisions of existing laws.
2. "Petitioner" refers to a natural person filing the petition and who has
direct and personal interest in the correction of a clerical or
typographical error in an entry or change of first name or nickname in
the civil register.
3. "Clerical or typographical error" refers to a mistake committed in the
performance of clerical work in writing, copying, transcribing or typing
an entry in the civil register that is harmless and innocuous, such as
misspelled name or misspelled place of birth or the like, which is visible
to the eyes or obvious to the understanding, and can be corrected or
changed only by reference to other existing record or records: Provided,
however, That no correction must involve the change of nationality, age,
status or sex of the petitioner.
4. "Civil Register" refers to the various registry books and related
certificates and documents kept in the archives of the local civil registry
offices, Philippine Consulates and of the Office of the Civil Registrar
General.
5. "Civil registrar general" refers to the Administrator of the National
Statistics Office which is the agency mandated to carry out and
administer the provision of laws on civil registration.
6. "First name" refers to a name or nickname given to a person which
may consist of one or more names in addition to the middle and last
names.

SECTION 3. Who May File the Petition and Where. -  Any person having
direct and personal interest in the correction of a clerical or typographical
error in an entry and/or change of first name or nickname in the civil
register may file, in person, a verified petition with the local civil registry
office of the city or municipality where the record being sought to be
corrected or changed is kept.

           In case the petitioner has already migrated to another place in the
country and it would not be practical for such party, in terms of
transportation expenses, time and effort to appear in person before the
local civil registrar keeping the documents to be corrected or changed, the
petition may be filed, in person, with the local civil registrar of the place
where the interested party is presently residing or domiciled. The two (2)
local civil registrars concerned will then communicate to facilitate the
processing of the petition.

           Citizens of the Philippines who are presently residing or domiciled in


foreign countries may file their petition, in person, with the nearest
Philippine Consulates.

          The petitions filed with the city or municipal civil registrar or the
consul general shall be processed in accordance with this Act and its
implementing rules and regulations.

          All petitions for the clerical or typographical errors and/or change of
first names or nicknames may be availed of only once.
SECTION 4. Grounds for Change of First Name or Nickname. - The petition
for change of first name or nickname may be allowed in any of the following
cases:

1. The petitioner finds the first name or nickname to be ridiculous,


tainted with dishonor or extremely difficult to write or pronounce.
2. The new first name or nickname has been habitually and continuously
used by the petitioner and he has been publicly known by that by that
first name or nickname in the community: or
3. The change will avoid confusion.

SECTION 5. Form and Contents of the Petition. -  The petition shall be in


the form of an affidavit, subscribed and sworn to before any person
authorized by the law to administer oaths. The affidavit shall set forth facts
necessary to establish the merits of the petition and shall show affirmatively
that the petitioner is competent to testify to the matters stated. The
petitioner shall state the particular erroneous entry or entries, which are
sought to be corrected and/or the change sought to be made.

          The petition shall be supported with the following documents:

1. A certified true machine copy of the certificate or of the page of the


registry book containing the entry or entries sought to be corrected or
changed.
2. At least two (2) public or private documents showing the correct entry
or entries upon which the correction or change shall be based; and
3. Other documents which the petitioner or the city or municipal civil
registrar or the consul general may consider relevant and necessary for
the approval of the petition.

          In case of change of first name or nickname, the petition shall


likewise be supported with the documents mentioned in the immediately
preceding paragraph. In addition, the petition shall be published at least
once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general
circulation. Furthermore, the petitioner shall submit a certification from the
appropriate law enforcement agencies that he has no pending case or no
criminal record.
          The petition and its supporting papers shall be filed in three (3)
copies to be distributed as follows: first copy to the concerned city or
municipal civil registrar, or the consul general; second copy to the Office of
the Civil Registrar General; and third copy to the petitioner.

SECTION 6. Duties of the City or Municipal Civil Registrar or the Consul


General. - The city or municipal civil registrar or the consul general to
whom the petition is presented shall examine the petition and its supporting
documents. He shall post the petition in a conspicuous place provided for
that purpose for ten (10) consecutive days after he finds the petition and its
supporting documents sufficient in form and substance.

          The city or municipal civil registrar or the consul general shall act on
the petition and shall render a decision not later than five (5) working days
after the completion of the posting and/or publication requirement. He
shall transmit a copy of his decision together with the records of the
proceedings to the Office of the Civil Registrar General within five (5)
working days from the date of the decision.

SECTION 7. Duties and Powers of the Civil Registrar General. -  The civil


registrar general shall, within ten (10) working days from receipt of the
decision granting a petition, exercise the power to impugn such decision by
way of an objection based on the following grounds:

1. The error is not clerical or typographical;


2. The correction of an entry or entries in the civil register is substantial
or controversial as it affects the civil status of a person; or
3. The basis used in changing the first name or nickname of a person
does not fall under SECTION 4.

          The civil registrar general shall immediately notify the city or
municipal civil registrar or the consul general of the action taken on the
decision. Upon receipt of the notice thereof, the city or municipal civil
registrar or the consul general shall notify the petitioner of such action.

          The petitioner may seek reconsideration with the civil registrar
general or file the appropriate petition with the proper court.
          If the civil registrar general fails to exercise his power to impugn the
decision of the city or municipal civil registrar or of the consul general
within the period prescribed herein, such decision shall become final and
executory.

         Where the petition is denied by the city or municipal civil registrar or
the consul general, the petitioner may either appeal the decision to the civil
registrar general or file the appropriate petition with the proper court.

SECTION 8. Payment of Fees. - The city or municipal civil registrar or the


consul general shall be authorized to collect reasonable fees as a condition
for accepting the petition. An indigent petitioner shall be exempt from the
payment of the said fee.

SECTION 9. Penalty Clause. - A person who violates any of the provisions of


this Act shall, upon conviction, be penalized by imprisonment of not less
than six (6) years but not more than twelve (12) years, or a fine of not less
than Ten thousand pesos (P10,000.00) but not more than One Hundred
Thousand pesos (P100,000.00), or both, at the discretion of the court.

          In addition, if the offender is a government official or employee he


shall suffer the penalties provided under civil service laws, rules and
regulations.

SECTION 10. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The civil registrar


general shall, in consultation with the Department of Justice, the
Department of Foreign Affairs, the Office of the Supreme Court
Administrator, the University of the Philippines Law Center and the
Philippine Association of Civil Registrars, issue the necessary rules and
regulations for the effective implementation of this Act not later than three
(3) months from the effectivity of this law.

SECTION 11. Retroactivity Clause. - This Act shall have retroactive effect


insofar as it does not prejudice or impair vested or acquired rights in
accordance with the Civil Code and other laws.

SECTION 12. Separability Clause. - If any portion or provision of this Act is


declared void or unconstitutional, the remaining portions or provisions
thereof shall not be affected by such declaration.
SECTION 13. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, rules and
regulations, other issuances, or parts thereof inconsistent with the
provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SECTION 14. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days
after its complete publication in at least two (2) national newspapers of
general circulation.

FAQ on Republic Act No. 9048


What You Need To Know About
 
 
Republic Act 9048
Act Authorizing the C/MCR or Consul General
to Correct a Clerical or Typographical Error
in an Entry and/or Change of First Name
or Nickname in the Civil Register
Without Need of a Judicial
Order

WHAT IS REPUBLIC ACT 9048?

Republic Act (RA) 9048 authorizes the city or municipal civil registrar or the
consul general to correct a clerical or typographical error in an entry and/or
change the first name or nickname in the civil register without need of a
judicial order.
RA 9048 amends Articles 376 and 412 of the Civil Code of the Philippines,
which prohibit the change of name or surname of a person, or any
correction or change of entry in a civil register without a judicial order.

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo approved the act on 22 March 2001. With


the law taking effect on 22 April 2001, the Civil Registrar-General
promulgated Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2001, which was published
in the newspaper in August that year.

WHAT CORRECTIONS CAN BE MADE BY RA 9048?

RA 9048 allows these corrections:

    correction of clerical or typographical errors in any entry in civil registry


documents, except corrections involving the change in sex, age, nationality
and status of a person.

(A clerical or typographical error refers to an obvious mistake committed in


clerical work, either in writing, copying, transcribing, or typing an entry in
the civil register that is harmless and innocuous, such as a misspelled name
or misspelled place of birth and the like, and can be corrected or changed
only by reference to other existing record or records.)

    change of a person's first name in his/her civil registry document under
certain grounds specified under the law through administrative process.

WHAT ARE THE CONDITIONS UNDER RA 9048 THAT THE PETITIONER


NEEDS TO COMPLY WITH?

(1) The petitioner finds the first name or nickname to be ridiculous, tainted
with dishonor or extremely difficult to write or pronounce;
(2) The new first name or nickname has been habitually and continuously
used by the petitioner and he has been publicly known by that first name or
nickname in the community; or,

(3) The change will avoid confusion.

WHO MAY FILE THE PETITION?

Whether it is for correction of clerical or typographical error, or for change


of first name, the petition may be filed by a person of legal age who must
have a direct and personal interest in the correction of the error or in the
change of first name in the civil register.

A person is considered of legal age when he is eighteen years old and above.
Thus, a minor (less than eighteen years old) cannot by himself file a
petition, either for correction of clerical or typographical error or for
change of his first name.

Only the following persons are considered to have a direct and personal
interest in the correction of clerical error or change of first name:

    Owner of the record that contains the error to be corrected or first name
to be changed

     
    Owner's spouse, children, parents, brothers, sisters, grandparents,
guardian, or any other person duly authorized by law or by the owner of the
document sought to be corrected.

WHAT SHOULD BE THE FORM AND CONTENT OF THE PETITION?

The petition, whether it is for correction of clerical error or for a change of


first name, should be accomplished properly and in the prescribed form.
Section 5 of RA 9048 and Rule 8 of Administrative Order No. 1, S. 2001
require that the petition should be in the form of an affidavit, hence, it
should be subscribed and sworn to before a person authorized to administer
oath.
Basically, the petition must contain the following facts or information:

    Merits of the petition


    Competency of the petitioner
    Erroneous entry to be corrected and proposed correction; first name to
be changed and the proposed new first name

WHAT SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED FOR CORRECTING A


CLERICAL OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR IN A CIVIL REGISTRY DOCUMENT?

The petition shall not be processed unless the petitioner supports it with the
required documents. The supporting documents should be authentic and
genuine, otherwise, the petition shall be denied or disapproved pursuant to
Rule 5.8 of Administrative Order No. 1, S. 2001. The following supporting
documents are admissible as basic requirements:

    Certified machine copy of the certificate containing the alleged


erroneous entry or entries
     
    Not less than 2 public or private documents upon which the correction
shall be based. Examples of these documents are the following: baptismal
certificate, voter's affidavit, employment record, GSIS/SSS record, medical
record, school record, business record, driver's license, insurance, land
titles, certificate of land transfer, bank passbook, NBI/police clearance,
civil registry records of ascendants, and others.
     
    Notice and Certificate of Posting
     
    Certified machine copy of the Official Receipt of the filing fee
     
    Other documents as may be required by the City/Municipal Civil Registrar
(C/MCR)

WHAT ARE THE SUPPORTING PAPERS FOR CHANGE OF FIRST NAME?


As in the case of correction of clerical error, no petition for change of first
name shall be accepted unless the petitioner submits the required
supporting papers, as follows:

    All the documents required of the petitioner for the correction of clerical
error shall also be required of the petitioner for change of first name.
     
    Clearance from authorities such as clearance from employer, if
employed; the National Bureau of Investigation; the Philippine National
Police; and other clearances as may be required by the concerned C/MCR.
     
    Proof of Publication. An affidavit of publication from the publisher and
copy of the newspaper clippings should be attached.

HOW MUCH IS THE FEE IN FILING A PETITION?

The C/MCR and the District/Circuit Registrar (D/CR) are authorized to


collect from every petitioner the following rates of filing fees:

    One thousand pesos (P1,000.00) for the correction of clerical error
     
    Three thousand pesos (P3,000.00) for the change of first name

In the case of a petition filed with the Consul General (CG), the fees are the
same for all Philippine Consulates. The fees are the following:

    Fifty U.S. dollars ($50.00) for the correction of clerical or typographical
error
     
    One hundred fifty U.S. dollars ($150.00) for the change of first name

A migrant petitioner shall pay an additional service fee to the Petition


Receiving Civil Registrar (PRCR).

This service fee shall accrue to the local treasury of the PRCR.

    Five hundred pesos (P500.00) for correction of clerical or typographical


error
     
    One thousand pesos (P1,000.00) for change of first name

WHERE SHOULD THE PETITION BE FILED?

The general rule is that petition shall be filed with the Local Civil Registry
Office (LCRO) where the record containing the clerical error to be corrected
or first name to be changed is kept. Included in this general rule is the case
of the Office of the Clerk of Shari'a Court where records of divorces,
revocations of divorces, conversions to Islam are kept and where some
Muslim marriages are registered.

However, in case the petitioner is a migrant within or outside the


Philippines, meaning his present residence or domicile is different from
where his civil registry record or records are registered, he may file the
petition in the nearest LCRO in his area. His petition will be treated as a
migrant petition.

Wrong Spelling
The wrongly spelled middle name in the birth certificate should be
corrected by filing a petition for correction of clerical error under the
provisions of Republic Act 9048.

Who Shall File


 owner of the record
 owners spouse
 children
 parents
 brothers
 sisters
 grandparents
 guardian
 other person duly authorized by law or by the owner of the document
sought to be corrected;
 if owner of the record is a minor or physically or mentally
incapacitated, petition may be filed by his spouse, or any of his children,
parents, brothers; sisters; grandparents, guardians, or persons duly
authorized by law.

Where to File
 If born in the Philippines
o The petition shall be filed with the local civil registry office of
the city or municipality where the birth is registered.
o When the petitioner had already migrated to another place
within the Philippines and it would not be practical for such party to
appear in person with the civil registrar of the place of birth, the
petition may be filed with the civil registry office where he/she is
currently residing
 If born abroad
o If born abroad, with the Philippine Consulate where the birth
was reported.

Supporting Documents
1. Certified machine copy of the birth record containing the entry to be
corrected;
2. Not less than two (2) private or public documents upon which the
correction shall be based like baptismal certificate, voters affidavit,
employment record, GSIS/SSS record, medical record, business record,
drivers license, insurance, land titles, certificate of land transfer, bank
passbook, NBI/police clearance, civil registry records of ascendants;
3. Notice/Certificate of Posting;
4. Payment of one thousand Pesos (P1,000.00) as filing fee.For petitions
filed abroad a fee of $50.00 or equivalent value in local currency shall
be collected;
5. Other documents which may be required by the concerned civil
registrar.

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