- 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:
Misspelled name or place of birth
Incorrect day and/or month in the birthdate
Wrong sex, if not due to sex reassignment surgery (petitioner must be alive)
Note:
Only one correction per entry is allowed under this law. Further corrections require a court order.
For Supplemental reports, please visit the PSA website for information and guidance.
For Unreadable reports, please visit this link for more information.
For Birth Document Effecting Legitimation by Subsequent Marriage of Parents, please visit this link for more information.
For guidance, email: civilregistry.sgpe@gmail.com