- Under RA No. 9048, as amended by RA No. 10172, Filipinos abroad may file a petition to correct clerical or typographical errors in civil registry entries without a court order. The petition may be filed at the Philippine Embassy or Consulate with jurisdiction over the petitioner’s residence.
The document owner
If a minor or incapacitated, a parent, spouse, child, sibling, grandparent, guardian, or legally authorized person may file, provided the owner appears in person.
At the Local Civil Registry (LCR) or Embassy/Consulate where the record is kept
For Filipinos abroad, a migrant petition may be filed at the nearest Embassy/Consulate if the record is in the Philippines
Examples of correctable errors include:
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Misspelled name or place of birth
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Incorrect day and/or month in the birthdate
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Wrong sex, if not due to sex reassignment surgery (petitioner must be alive)
Note:
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Only one correction per entry is allowed under this law. Further corrections require a court order.
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For Supplemental reports, please visit the PSA website for information and guidance.
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For Unreadable reports, please visit this link for more information.
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For Birth Document Effecting Legitimation by Subsequent Marriage of Parents, please visit this link for more information.
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For guidance, email: civilregistry.sgpe@gmail.com
