President Benigno Aquino III had signed the new law extending the power of local civil registrars to correct errors in birth certificates without any court order. Correcting errors in date of birth and gender in birth certificates no longer needs court approval.
Republic Act 10172, which was signed by the President last Aug. 19, amended several provisions of Republic Act 9048.
It extended the coverage of exemptions to requirement of judicial approval for correction on entries in the birth certificate.
Under the new law, the city or municipal registrar may correct clerical or typographical errors in the day and month of date of birth or gender without a court order.
The previous law did not include the entries on date of birth and gender among the exemptions on court approval requirement and only specified entries on first name and nickname in the civil register.
Apart from this, the new law also specified where the fees for corrections in the birth certificate should go.
“The fees collected by the city or municipal civil registrar or consul general pursuant to this Act 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,” read Section 8 of RA 10172.
RA 10172 amended RA 9048 that exempted only the first name and nickname from court approval requirement.
Under the new law, the applicant must to submit an affidavit seeking correction of the erroneous entry in the birth certificate.
It must be supported by certain documents such as certified true copy of certificate containing the entry or entries sought to be corrected and two public or private documents showing the correct entry.
A certification from the appropriate law enforcement agencies that he has no pending case or no criminal record must also be submitted.
The petition for change of first name or nickname or correction of erroneous entry on birth date and gender must also be published at least once a week for two consecutive weeks in a national newspaper.
RA 10172 also allowed the local civil registrar to collect reasonable fees for any petition seeking to correct errors in birth certificates.
The law, signed last August 15, will take effect 15 days after publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two newspapers.
It is then advisable to go to the nearest NSO or Municipal Civil Registrar Office to seek consultation regarding any concerns.
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Good day, Ask ko lang po tungkol sa Birth cert. ko, ang problema ko naman po iba ang apelyido ko sa birth cert. sa nakagisnan ko ng apelyido. Ano po ang maganda kong gawin dito.Nagtanong na po ako sa Manila City Hall, kaya lang po napakalaki ng hinihingi sa aking bayad, wala naman po akong ganuong kalaking pera. Sana po ay matulungan ninyo ako. Maraming salamat po.
Gumagalang,
Elizabeth
How true is this?
where i ask about this because of my son name they put female insted of male..more power thanks for helping me this
papaano naman yung walang last name kaya rin bang ma correct yun? kasama rin ba sa pagpapatupad nyo..
kasama ba dito sa amendments ang place of birth?
ang nso ay septm.2 , pero lht po ng document nya ay january 31 ,pero pareho po ung ung , pnu po un pwde din po b un papalitan libre dn ???????????
salamat ! antayin q po ang inyong sagot ,,,,,,,,,,,
its a good idea Mr president as i have few relatives with this problem including my son, niece and son in law
For your questions and inquiries better go to the nearest Municipal Civil Registrar since if you will read this item, it was a repost from Philstar.com
I was just sharing an information about the new bill.
hello ,goodafternoon po !!! ask ko lng tungkol sa birthcertificate ko. ndi po kc aq nkaregister sa nso ( negative po ung result ) kya pumunta aq sa cityhall magpa2late register sna aq kaso ung ngkaproblema sa req. n hiningi . ipinanganak muna aq bago nkasal ung magulang ko.pero apelyido ng tatay ko ang gamit ko sa school.ang gusto nla papirmahin ko ung tatay ko ang kaso halos 20years n rin sya ng patay.so anu po ang pede kong gawin or req. n pede gamitin.para mgkaroon n aq ng birthcertificate.maraming salamat po 🙂 ghelyn ng caloocan
sir good day po,bakit ang sabi po sa LCR sa amin sa marinduque,ndi daw po totoo itong bagong batas na ito,basta lng daw po ito pinost ng kung sino sino,gaano po talaga ito katotoo ,gayung nakita ko po yung copy na may pirma dito din po yutube?salamat ng marami,,
sana po, maipost nyo ang new details regarding this RA 10172. like yung date of implementation and other details. tnx po
good day! ask ko lang po kung magkano ang magagastos sa pagcorrect ng clerical error?sabi po kasi sa lcr ay may babayaran daw po.
Bakit po ang tagal ma process ng law na to? It says there after 15 days…peru 1 month na yata ang nakalipas peru til now hindi pa rin alam ng mga taga munisipyo qng anu yung gagawin nila o kubg paano i process..
Tapos hindi na nag aaccept ng ganitong kaso abg pao..paano nalabg abg mga katulad ko na nagmamadali para makakuha na ng passport sa october…
Marami tao ang nagkakaroon ng problema dahil sa mali ang mga letter ng mga name nila sa “Birth Certificate”…..’Wag nman po sana tayo magpaasa sa mga tao,,, kung magpo-post po sana tayo yung makatotohanan lamang,,,, gaano po ito katotoo??? ito po ba ay sadyang nilagdaan ng ating Presidente,,,, para sa marami nating mga kababayan na nagkakaroon ng problema tungkol sa kanilang birth certificate……
Sana po paki-reply ang aming mga katanungan…….. Salamat po!!!!
This is a news item from major broadsheets.
Consult your Municipal Civil Registrar about it.
It is not posted just to give false hope rather to give an info that it is a law and if the Civil Registry is not aware of it then show them that you are informed and more informed at that.
Share them about it too and discuss your problem with them
sana masagut o ang manga katatungan po namin, kasi din aku di maka gradaute sa kolihiyo ng dahil sa gender ko.. working student lang ako wala akung pera pang bayad ng malaking halaga..
good day po ask ko lng po f pwedi po ba mapalitan gender ko. kc lalake po ako tpus sa n.s.o ko po ay babae/ anu po b gagawin ko
Go to the nearest Municiapl Civil Registrar, pwede un kaso ang aware ako ay need mo na consult a lawyer regarding about it then aauzin, after maipublish sa newspaper .
here in our municipality wala pa silang copy ng r.a. 10172, bakit
pumunta ako in our lcr office in i inquire about r.a. 10172 pero reply nila wala pa silang copy about this r.a. 10172, bakit hindi ba sila furnish of this law, thanks
Sir/Madan im just curious about this law regarding sa correction ng first name kasi yun po ang problem ko,may nagsabi po kasi sa akin na wala na daw bayad ngayon ang pag aayos nito as long na may supporting docs ka kaso pag punta ko ng munisipyo ng caloocan they told me na may bayad pa rin at di kasama sa republic act na yun ang pagcocorrect ng first name so anu po ba talaga ang dapat namin paniwalaan about our concern?
It’s now almost december peru wala pa ring nangyayari sa law nato…usad pagong…
helow joseph seguran po ito,ask jo lang po,,bakit dito sa bohol hindi pa raw maasekaso ng local registrar po kasi hindi pa raw sila na si seminar,…pano po yun??
Ask ko Lang po about sa year of birth ko., ano po kaya ang good step., to change my year of birth
ask ko lang po kailan po ba ito ma aaprobahan? salamat pa and more power…..
hello po,
kaka file q lng last Jan. ng petition for correction ng name q pro nagbyad aq ng 1,300 kc hndi nmn dw totoo ito! at 2-3mnths q p bago makuha ang copy q… ka lungkot nmn n balita ito kc pagdating s Municipal Civil Registrar Office hndi nmn napa implement..
Bakit up to now cnsv s quezon city hall ind p dw cna ng cocorect ng birthcertfcate,ang anak q kc girl ng nkalagay male,
Kelan b talaga ipatutupad yan,
magkano po ba usually ang magagastos s correction ng gender? 3,000 po un cnv skin hnd q po kung lhat n un…kc 1,500 po un pagpublished s dyaryo
magkahiwalay po un 3,000 at 1,500
totoo po bang 5,500 ang payment kapag nag papacorrect ng name eligio po ang name nya ang nakalagay sa BC nya is EULOGIO ? tks
hi po ano po bang dapat gawin ko kc un anak ko panganay sakin ko nakaapelyido, gusto po ng tatay nya na sa knya apelyido gamitin. sa birthcertificate nya sa akin ang gmit na apilyido
I would like to ask how do I change the birth order of my youngest so? He should be the 3rd but instead on his birth certificate was indicated 2nd. can you assist me on this? Do I need to submit an affidavit of discrepancy from the hospital he was born? thank you.
Good day po, pde po ba magtanung kung magkano po ang pagtatanggal ng isang letter sa surname matagal po ba un?? pano po kung magkaiba ung surname ng lolo ko sa papa ko? ok lng po ba un? kailangan pa ba ng abogado pra matanggal ung isang letter sa surname?
gud day. pde po sa dito sa davao city magfile ng correction of gender kahit doon sa negros oriental pinanganak? may problem kasi husband ko sa gender sa birth cert nya. thank you po.
good day! ask ko po kc i inquire po d2 municipal namin, abt my sister gender instead of female male po nakalagay…hinihingaan po kc 7k abt dis clerical error. tama po ba yang hnhngi nila?
pls reply po asap.thanks. more power. 🙂
good day! ask ko po kc i inquire po d2 municipal namin, abt my sister gender instead of female male po nakalagay…hinihingaan po kc 7k abt dis clerical error. tama po ba yang hnhngi nila?
pls reply po asap.thanks. more power. 🙂
hi po gud pm ask ko lng po sana kung anu ang requirements ng mag pa change ng gender?i’m female po pero ang nasa BC ko po male.sana matulungan nyo po ako sa problema ko.:(SALAMAT PO GOD BLESS
gud pm po tanong ko lang kng anu ang gwin ko sa birth certificate kasi ipinanganak ako 23 august 1973 ang nasa birth certificate ko 29 august 1973 ano po ang requirement don; salamat po Staff sergeant tattao (Philippine Army)
Better go to your nearest Civil registrar office
good day po ask k lng po kng panu magpacorrect ng one letter s middle name k kc po my isang letter n mali at kng magkano dapat ang payments sna po msagot nyo thanx
Gud pm po.tanong kulang po if may bayad po ang pag space ng apilido ko kase po.sa birtcertificate ko may space po yung dela cruz ko pero po ng pag kuha ko ng NSO ko wala pong space kayapo nagka problema po ako sa pag kuha ko ng pasport.eh pumuta po ako sa city hall namen. pero po mahal ang bayad.anopo ang akin dapat gawen?