Module 4

Republic of the Philippines
PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY
Court Decrees, Legal Instruments,

RA 9048, RA 10172
and Supplemental Reports
GOAL
 To impart with participants the process and sample
cases on court decree, legal instruments, RA 9048/RA
10172 and supplemental report cases
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
 The participant will gain knowledge on the proper
guidance on what to do on related issues and
concerns on cases pertaining to CDLI, RA 9048/RA
10172 and supplemental report.
Processing of CRDs Affected by Legal Instruments
LEGAL INSTRUMENTS
 are sworn statements in a form of affidavit

which affect the civil status of persons.
These acts are executed without an order
from the court.
Examples of LEGAL INSTRUMENTS

1. Affidavit of Reappearance
• It is a sworn statement of the fact and circumstance
of the reappearance of the absent spouse who was
previously declared by court as presumptively dead

2. Affidavit of Legitimation
• Legitimation is a process where a child born out of
wedlock is considered legitimate by fiction of law due
to the subsequent valid marriage of his/her parents.
• Affidavit of Legitimation is a joint sworn statement of

the parents of an illegitimate child where they
declare the fact of their not being disqualified to
marry each other at the time when the child was
conceived and the fact that they subsequently
married each other after the child was born.

Republic Act 9858 (Legitimation of Children Born to Minor
Parents)
• This Law amended Article 177 of the Family Code which
states that: “Children conceived and born outside of
wedlock of parents who, at the time of the conception of
the former, were not disqualified by any impediment to
marry each other, or so disqualified only because either
or both of them were below eighteen (18) years of age,
may be legitimated.”

4. Affidavit of Acknowledgement
• It is a public instrument acknowledging an
illegitimate child by both parents or by the mother
alone if the father refuses.
• It is applicable only to those illegitimate children

born prior to the effectivity of the Family Code
(before 03 August 1988)

5. Affidavit of Admission of Paternity
• It is a public instrument acknowledging an
illegitimate child by the father
• It is applicable only to those illegitimate children

born during the effectivity of the Family Code
(on or after 03 August 1988)

6. Affidavit to Use The Surname of the Father (AUSF)
• It is an affidavit to be executed in order to use the

surname of the father. The AUSF is a registrable
document. The father, mother, child if of age, or the
guardian, may file the AUSF in order for the child to
use the surname of the father.

7. Acquisition of Citizenship
• This is a sworn statement of an individual containing the
fact of his acquisition of Philippine citizenship by means
other than naturalization, election of Philippine citizenship
or repatriation.
8. Option to Elect Philippine Citizenship

• It is a statement that allows the child (those who were
born before Jan. 17, 1973 of Filipino mothers and of alien
fathers) to choose or elect Philippine Citizenship upon
reaching the age of majority.

9. Repatriation document with oath of allegiance
• The affidavit of repatriation is a sworn statement of

an individual who previously lost or renounced his or
her Philippine citizenship and is now expressing his or
her intention to regain Philippine citizenship and his
willingness to renounce allegiance to his present
citizenship.

 Certificate of Legal Capacity to contract marriage
 Authorization and ratification of artificial insemination
 Marriage Settlements and any modification thereof
 Partition and distribution of properties of spouses and
delivery of the children’s presumptive legitime
 Voluntary emancipation of minor
 Waiver of rights/interests of absolute community of
property
Legal Instruments
When to register
 Thirty (30) days from the date of execution.
However, under Rule 6 of Administrative Order No.
1, Series of 2016 (Revised Rules and Regulations
Governing the Implementation of Republic Act No.
9255), the public document not made on the record
of birth, or the Affidavit to Use Surname of the
Father (AUSF) shall be registered within twenty (20)
days from the date of execution at the place where
the birth was registered. Otherwise the procedures
of late registration shall be applied.
Legal Instruments
Who shall register
 Person concerned to submit four (4) copies of the
legal instrument to the civil registrar of the
city/municipality where the legal instrument was
executed.
Legal Instruments
Where to register
General Rule: Legal Instruments are registered at the place
of their execution
Exceptions:
• Affidavit of Reappearance – to be registered in the civil
registry office of the residence of the party/ies to the
subsequent marriage at the instance of any interested
person, with due notice to the spouses of the
subsequent marriage and without prejudice to the fact
of the reappearance being judicially determined in
case such fact is disputed (Art. 42, Family Code of the
Philippines and Rule 61a of AO 1, Series of 1993)
Legal Instruments
Where to register
Exceptions:
• Marriage settlement– where the marriage was

recorded (Rule 61b of AO1, Series of 1993)
Legal Instruments
Where to register
Exceptions:
• Admission of Paternity, Acknowledgement,

Legitimation, Voluntary Emancipation of Minor,
Parental Authorization/ Ratification of Artificial
Insemination – where the birth of the child was
recorded (Rule 61c of AO 1, Series of 1993)
Registration of AAP, AUSF, or PHI
(Revised IRR Of RA 9255)
Where to register
• For births that occur in the Philippines, the Affidavit of
Admission of Paternity, Private Handwritten Instrument,
Affidavit to Use the Surname of the Father executed in the
Philippines shall be registered at the LCRO of the place of
birth.
• For births that occur within or outside the Philippines, the

AAP or PHI and AUSF executed outside the Philippines shall
be registered at the PFSP of the country of residence, or
where there is none, to the PFSP of the country nearest the
place of residence of the party concerned.
Registration of AAP, AUSF, or PHI
(Revised IRR Of RA 9255)
W h e re to re g i ste r
• For births that occur outside the Philippines, the AAP
or PHI, and AUSF executed in the Philippines shall be
registered at the LCRO of the place of execution.
Legal Instruments
Where to register
• All other legal instruments executed abroad
should be registered in the civil registry office of
Manila (Refer to AO 1, Series of 1993)
Legal Instruments
How to register
 The civil registry office where the vital event is
registered shall make the proper annotation on the
remarks portion of the document and applicable
registry book after the legal instrument is
registered.
Standard Annotations
Legitimation/RA 9858
If the birth was registered using the “Legitimated by the subsequent marriage of
surname of the father: parents < Name of Father> and <Name of
Mother> on <Date of Marriage> at <Place of
Marriage> under registry number <Registry
Number of the Affidavit of Legitimation >”.
If the birth was registered using the “Legitimated by the subsequent marriage of
surname of the mother: parents < Name of Father> and <Name of
Mother> on <Date of Marriage> at <Place of
Marriage> under registry number <Registry
Number of the Affidavit of Legitimation
>.The child shall be known as < Name of the
child by virtue of the legitimation>”.
Acknowledgment
Acknowledgement (For children “Acknowledged by <Name of
born before August 3, 1988) father/Mother> on <Date of Execution of
the Affidavit> under Registry Number
<Registry Number of the Affidavit of
Acknowledgement>. Henceforth, the child
shall be known as: <Full Name of the Child
by virtue of the acknowledgement>.
Republic Act No. 9255
Administrative Order No. 1, Series of 2004
For children born on or after August 3, 1988
With information about the father “The surname of the child is hereby
in the Certificate of Live Birth changed from <Last Name of the Mother>
(COLB), child is under the surname to <Last Name of the Father> on <Date of
of the mother execution of the AUSF>. The child shall be
known as: <Full Name of the Child>
pursuant to RA 9255.
PSA will only annotate its file if the AUSF is registered prior to the full
implementation of the Revised IRR of RA 9255 (August 1, 2016)
For children born on or after August 3, 1988
With no information about the Acknowledged by <Name of Father> on
father in the COLB, child under the <Date of execution of the affidavit of
surname of the mother, affidavit of admission of paternity>. The Surname of
admission of paternity signed by the child is hereby changed from <Last
the father is properly registered Name of the Mother> to <Last Name of the
and submitted as one of the Father> on <Date of execution of the
attachments AUSF>. The child shall be known as: <Full
Name of the Child>, pursuant to RA 9255.
Revised IRR of Republic Act No. 9255
For children born on or after March 19, 2004
With information about the father “The surname of the child is hereby
in the Certificate of Live Birth changed from <Last Name of the Mother>
(COLB), child is under the surname to <Last Name of the Father> on <Date of
of the mother execution of the AUSF>. The child shall be
known as: <Full Name of the Child>
pursuant to RA 9255.
Republic Act No. 9255 (Administrative Order No. 1, Series of 2016)
For births not yet registered, “Acknowledged by (name of the father) on
without AUSF and acknowledged (date of execution of AAP)
by the father at back of COLB. Note: Annotation in the Registry Book only
For births not yet registered, “Acknowledged by (name of the father) on
without AUSF and acknowledged (date of execution of AAP) under (Registry
by the father in a separate Number of AAP)
document
For births not yet registered, “Acknowledged by (name of the father)
without AUSF through Private under (Registry Number of PHI)
Handwritten Instrument
In all cases above, the child shall be registered under the Last Name of the Mother
For births not yet registered, WITH “Acknowledged by (name of the father) on
AUSF and acknowledged by the (date of execution of AAP) pursuant to RA
father at back of COLB 9255”
Note: Annotation in the Registry Book only
For births not yet registered, WITH “Acknowledged by (name of the father) on
AUSF and acknowledged by the (date of execution of AAP) under (Registry
father in a separate document Number of AAP) pursuant to
RA 9255”
For births not yet registered, WITH “Acknowledged by (name of the father)
AUSF through Private Handwritten under (Registry Number of PHI) pursuant to
Instrument RA 9255”
In all cases above, the child shall be registered under the Last Name of the Father
For births previously registered “Acknowledged by (name of the father) on
under the surname of the mother, (date of execution of AAP) under (Registry
without AUSF, and acknowledged Number of AAP pursuant to RA 9255 ”
by the father in a separate AAP
For births previously registered “Acknowledged by (name of the father)
under the surname of the mother, under (Registry Number of AAP) pursuant
without AUSF, and acknowledged to RA 9255 ”
by the father in a PHI
with AUSF, and acknowledged by Number of AAP). The child shall be known
the father in a separate AAP as (full name of child) pursuant to RA 9255”

with AUSF, and acknowledged by Number of PHI). The child shall be known as
the father through PHI (full name of child) pursuant to RA 9255.
In all cases above, the child’s COLB shall be annotated under the Last Name of the
Father
For births previously registered The child shall be known as (full name of
under the surname of the mother, child) pursuant to RA 9255”
and with previously registered
acknowledgment
AUSF is registered allowing to use

the surname of the father
In the case above, the child’s COLB shall be annotated under the Last Name of the
Father
Affidavit of Reappearance Effect of the Affidavit of Reappearance is
not annotated in the marriage certificate.
Recording of the Affidavit of Reappearance
automatically terminate the subsequent
marriage.
Option to Elect Philippine A petition for correction of entry under Art

Citizenship 412 shall be filed in order for the effects of
the Option to Elect Philippine Citizenship be
annotated in the COLB
Requirements
1. Legitimation
Case 1: Minor parents, child was acknowledged on the record of birth
• Joint Affidavit of Legitimation (AOL)
• Certificate of Registration of the Affidavit of Legitimation
• Marriage Certificate of parents
• Supplemental AOL that contains information on the minority of
the parent/s, in case the registered AOL did not mention about the
minority of the parent/s
• Un-annotated Birth Certificate
• Annotated Birth Certificate
• Other requirements, if applicable:
- Death Certificate of deceased spouse or
- Annotated Marriage Certificate/s of previous marriage/s,
Requirements
1. Legitimation
Case 2 : Parents not minor, child was acknowledged on the record of
birth
- Annotated Marriage Certificate/s of previous marriage/s
Requirements
1. Legitimation
Case 3 : Minor parents, child was NOT acknowledged on the record of
birth and born before August 3, 1988
• Affidavit of Acknowledgment
• Certificate of Registration of the Affidavit of Acknowledgment
• Supplemental affidavit of legitimation that contains information on the minority of
the parent/s, in case the registered AOL did not mention about the minority of the
parent/s
- Death Certificate of deceased spouse or Annotated Marriage Certificate/s of
previous marriage/s
- Authentic writing and death certificate of parent/s (in the absence of affidavit of
acknowledgment of the deceased parent/s)
Requirements
1. Legitimation
Case 4: Child was NOT acknowledged on the record of birth and born
on or after August 3, 1988
• Joint Affidavit of Legitimation (AOL). This affidavit should mention the
admission of paternity of the child by the father.
- Annotated Marriage Certificate/s of previous marriage/s
Requirements
2. Acknowledgement
Case: Child was born before August 3, 1988, not acknowledged by the
father or the mother on the record of birth
• Affidavit of acknowledgment of the non-acknowledging parent
• Certificate of Registration of the Affidavit of Acknowledgment
- Authentic writing and death certificate of non-acknowledging
parent (in the absence of affidavit of acknowledgment of the
deceased non-acknowledging parents
Requirements
3. Republic Act No. 9255 (AO 1, Series of 2004)
Case 1: Child was born on or after August 3, 1988, acknowledged by the
father on the record or birth, under the surname of the mother
• Affidavit to use the surname of the father
• Certificate of Registration of the AUSF
Requirements
3. Republic Act No. 9255 (AO 1 Series of 2004)
Case 1: Child was born on or after August 3, 1988, acknowledged by the
father on the record or birth, under the surname of the mother
Requirements
Case 2: Child was born on or after August 3, 1988, not acknowledged by
the father on the record or birth, under the surname of the mother
• Affidavit of admission of paternity
• Certificate of Registration of the Admission of Paternity
- Public document showing proof of acknowledgment and death
certificate of the father (in the absence of affidavit of admission
of paternity of the deceased father)
Requirements
• Affidavit of admission of paternity
• Certificate of Registration of the Admission of Paternity
• Affidavit to Use the Surname of the Father
• Other, PHI
Affidavit of
Legitimation (AOL)
• AOL must be certified copy
• Must be executed by both parents.
In case two separate AOLs are
executed by the parents, different
registry numbers should be assigned
to the two AOLs.
• With a registry number assigned in
the document
• AOL executed by parents abroad
must be registered in the City Civil
Registry Office of Manila
• In case only one surviving parent
executed the AOL, require
submission of Certificate of Death of
the spouse or court decree on
declaration of presumptive death
Affidavit of Acknowledgment or Admission of
Paternity
• Affidavit of Admission of Paternity (AAP) is
used for children was born during
Family Code, on or after August 3, 1988
• Affidavit of Acknowledgement (AA) is

used for children born during Civil
Code, before August 3, 1988
• The AAP should be signed by the father
• AA should be signed by the father or the

mother or both the parents.
• Must be certified copy and with assigned

registry number (if separate public
document)
Legitimation
• If the civil status in the COM of the parent is
widow/widower, check if there is attached COD of the
previous deceased spouse. Verify status of “impediment” by
checking if the date of death is at least nine (9) months prior
to the date of birth of the child.
• If status of the parent/s is annulled, there must be a

marriage certificate with annotation on the annulment as a
requirement. The copy of MC should already be issued by
PSA CRS. If the decision is “void ab initio”, proceed with
the processing of legitimation. If not, verify if there is at
least nine (9) months after the annulment was declared
before the child was born.
Legitimation
• Check if the parents are minors at the time of

conception by comparing the dates of birth of the
parents found in the COM and date of birth of child in
the COLB.
• If the age of the parent/s is/are below 18 years

old and nine (9) months at the time of birth of the
child, they are considered minors. The AOL should
contain a clause on the minority of the parents of the
child.
Revised IRR of RA 9255
W h o E xe c u te s t h e AU S F
• Children aged 0-6 years old,
The AUSF shall be executed by the mother or the
guardian, in the absence of the mother
• Children aged 7-17 years old

The AUSF shall be executed by the child with Attestation
of the mother or the guardian, in the absence of the
Mother
• If of legal age (18 years old and over)

The AUSF shall be executed by the person himself
without attestation of the mother.
Business Rules
1. Same registry number in the Affidavit of
Acknowledgment and Affidavit to Use the Surname of
the Father (AUSF)
• The request for annotated birth certificate cannot be

processed. The civil registry office should be
requested to assign separate registry numbers for the
Affidavit of Acknowledgement and the AUSF.
• Assigning of registry number should follow the rules

provided in Memorandum Circular 2010-04
(Guidelines in the Correction of Entries in the
Geographic, Statistical Portion and/or Registry
Numbers on Civil Registry Documents).
Business Rules
2. Certified copy of registered Affidavit of Legitimation is not available
(Memorandum Circular 2009-4)
• If the registered Affidavit of Legitimation is no longer available, the
request for the annotated birth certificate can still be processed
provided that that the following shall be submitted:
A. Certified true copy of the particular page of the Registry Book where the
entries in the fact of birth appears;
B. Certified true copy of the particular page where the fact of Legitimation
appears;
C. Affidavit executed by the civil registrar attesting to the fact that all efforts
have been exerted to locate/retrieve the document;
D. Marriage certificate of the parents of the applicant to prove the
occurrence of the subsequent marriage which produced the effects of
legitimation;
E. Certificate of No Marriage (CENOMAR)
Business Rules
3. Supplemental guidelines in the execution of affidavit of
legitimation in case of death of parent/s (Memorandum Circular
No. 2008-04).
• In addition to the requirements stated under Rule 66 of
Administrative Order No. 1, series of 1993, the following
requirements shall be submitted for processing legitimation
a) Affidavit of legitimation executed by the surviving parents or by

either parents during their lifetime. If the mother is the surviving
parent, there should be a public document indicating that the
deceased father has acknowledged the illegitimate child. If the
father is the surviving parent, a public document should be
executed acknowledging his child; and
b) Affidavit executed by the surviving parent declaring his/her

spouse as already dead with the attached death certificate as
additional requirements.
Business Rules
4. Execution of Affidavit of Legitimation in case of death of the parent/s
• If the parents are dead, the legitimation of the birth of the child
can be processed after the following rules shall be complied:
A. The surviving parent in case one of the parents dies or is presumed

dead shall execute an Affidavit of Legitimation. The surviving parent
should be required to submit the death certificate or the judicial
declaration of presumptive death
B. If both parents are dead and an Affidavit of Legitmation was executed

during their lifetime, the Affidavit of Legitimation shall be registered
as part of supporting documents for legitimation
C. In case both the parents are already dead without executing any
Affidavit of Legitimation, the child if of age, may file a petition for
legitimation in court. If the child is a minor, the judicially appointed
guardian may file petition in court.
Business Rules
5. Registration of legal instruments executed abroad
(Rule 61 (2) of Administrative Order No. 1, Series of
1993)
• All legal instruments executed abroad shall be

registered in the Civil Registry Office of Manila,
including legal instruments which may be
executed in the Philippines if the vital events
occurred in a foreign country and duly registered
with the Philippine Consulate.
Business Rules
6. Annotation of the fact of the reappearance of the
spouse declared presumptively dead by the court in
the marriage certificates of the present spouse.
• The effects of the reappearance of the absent

spouse declared presumptively dead by the court
should not be annotated in the marriage certificate
of either the first or second marriage of the present
spouse. However, the reappearance of the absent
spouse shall have the effect of declaring the
subsequent marriage as null and void.
Business Rules
7. Affidavit of Legitimation executed prior to R.A. 9858
with clause that one of the parents is a minor
• There is no need to execute a supplemental affidavit

because the previously executed Affidavit of
Legitimation filed before the effectivity of R.A. 9858
already bears a clause referring to the minority of
one of the parents. This is a substantial compliance
with the requirements for legitimation under R.A.
9858.
Business Rules
8. Petition for legitimation denied due to the previous
marriage of the father prior to the conception and birth
of his child to his present wife
• The child cannot be legitimated anymore because of

the impediment. The other remedy is to file a
petition for R.A. 9255 so that the child can use the
surname of the father.
• However, before the petition for R.A. 9255 shall be

processed, the registered affidavit of legitimation
should first be cancelled in court.
Business Rules
9. Annotation on Certificate of Live Birth (COLB) of a Child who is
Late Registered at the same time legitimated by Subsequent
Marriage of Parents
• A child acknowledged by the father by signing at the back

of the COLB is late registered using the surname of the
father under R.A. 9255 (An Act Allowing Illegitimate
Children to Use the Surname of the Father) at the same
time to annotate his legitimation.
Business Rules
• The child shall be registered using the in the surname of the
father (applying R.A. 9255 with acknowledgment of
paternity) then legitimation with the annotation shall be as
follows:
“Legitimated by the subsequent marriage of parents < Name

of Father> and <Name of Mother> on <Date of Marriage> at
<Place of Marriage> under registry number <Registry Number
of the Affidavit of Legitimation >”.
• There is no need to mention in the annotation that, “…the

child shall be known as (first name, middle name, last
name)”.
Business Rules
10. Guidelines in the Execution of Acknowledgment/ Admission of
Paternity (Memorandum dated June 30, 2009)
• An illegitimate child whose filiation is not recognized by the

father bears only the first name and surname and does not
have a middle name. The name of the unrecognized
illegitimate child shall identify him as such.
• Exception: Only when the child is legitimated by subsequent

marriage of the parents or acknowledged by the father in a
public instrument or private handwritten instrument shall the
child bear the mother’s last name as her middle name and the
father’s last name.
Processing of
Civil Registry
Documents
Affected by
RA 9048 &
RA 10172
RA 9048
 is 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. This law amended Articles 376 and
412 of the Civil Code of the Philippines.
RA 9048 allows the:
• 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; and
• change of a person's first name in his/her civil

registry document under certain grounds specified
under the law through administrative process
RA 10172
 is another act which further authorizes 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 RA No. 9048.
RA 10172 allows the correction of clerical or
typographical errors in the birth certificate:
• Day and/or month in the day of birth;

• Sex
STANDARD ANNOTATIONS
RA 9048 “Pursuant to the decision rendered by C/MCR <Name
For change of first name of the C/MCR who approved the petition> dated
<date when the petition was approved by the
C/MCR> and affirmed by CRG under OCRG no.<OCRG
Number generated by OCRG> , the child’s first name is
hereby changed from <Name to be changed> to <new
name>.”

For correction of clerical of the C/MCR who approved the petition> dated
errors <date when the petition was approved by the
C/MCR> and affirmed by CRG under OCRG no. <OCRG
Number generated by OCRG> the <Item to be
corrected> is hereby corrected from <original entry of
the item to be corrected> to <corrected entry>.
STANDARD ANNOTATIONS
For correction of of the C/MCR who approved the petition> dated
clerical error in the <date when the petition was approved by the
day/or month of C/MCR> and affirmed by CRG under OCRG no.
<OCRG Number generated by OCRG> the <Item to be
birth corrected> is hereby corrected from <original entry of
the item to be corrected> to <corrected entry>
pursuant to RA 10172

For the correction of of the C/MCR who approved the petition> dated
sex <date when the petition was approved by the
C/MCR> and affirmed by CRG under OCRG no. <OCRG
Number generated by OCRG> the child’s sex is hereby
corrected from “<Sex to be corrected>” to “<correct
sex>” pursuant to RA 10172
REQUIREMENTS
RA 9048
a. Approved petition for Correction of Clerical Error or
Change of First Name with C/MCR decision
b. Certificate of Finality
c. Action taken by the Civil Registrar General (CRG)
d. Annotated document
e. Un-annotated document
REQUIREMENTS
RA 10172
a. Approved petition for Correction of Sex/Month or
day of birth with C/MCR decision
b. Certificate of Finality
c. Action taken by the Civil Registrar General (CRG)
d. Annotated document
e. Un-annotated document
Guidelines in the correction of entries in the geographic,
statistical portion, and/or registry numbers on civil registry
documents (Memorandum Circular No. 2010-4)
• This memorandum circular provides the guidelines for the

correction of erroneous geographic and statistical portion,
and registry number of civil registry documents
• The owner of the document or his/her representative shall

make a written request for the correction of the wrong
entry with the civil registry office where the vital event is
registered;
• Out-of-town filing of these corrections shall be allowed in

cases where the applicant/document owner is not a
resident of the place of his/her place of birth;
• The owner of the document or his/her representative shall

submit supporting documents that will show information on
the vital event;
• The civil registrar shall determine the wrong entry in the

geographic portion, statistical portion and/or registry number
of the civil registry document.
• Upon evaluation, if the civil registrar is convinced and that
the wrong entry is duly supported by evidence, he/she shall
correct the civil registry document by placing the following
annotation in the remarks portion:
• For Geographical Entries
“The entry in the item on Geographical Identification in the

_______________ of _______________ is hereby corrected
from _____________ to _____________ pursuant to OCRG
Memorandum Circular No. _______.
• For Statistical Portion
“The statistical entry in the _______________ of
_______________ is hereby corrected from _____ to ____
pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. _______.
• For Registry Number

“The registry number in the _______________ of
_______________ is hereby corrected from ____ to ______
pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. _______.
• The annotated civil registry document shall be endorsed to

the OCRG.
• The effect of this memorandum circular shall likewise be

indicated in the “Remarks” column of the registry book;
• If a certified transcription (MF 1A, 2A and 3A) is to be

issued to the client or to the OCRG the same annotation
shall be indicated on the said transcription.
Business Rules
1. Memorandum Circular 91-6 entitled “The place of occurrence
of the Vital Event is the Place of Registration”
• Applies when the document is registered in another city or

municipality instead of the “place of the occurrence of the
event”.
• C/MCR where the document was registered shall forward
the document to the C/MCR where the event occurred
• The birth/marriage/death shall bear annotations as
follows:
“Wrongly registered in _____ but the record was transferred

to _________on ______ (date when the document was
transferred) in accordance with Circular No. 91-6.”
Business Rules
2. Memorandum Circular dated September 12, 2008
• In 1993 onwards, entry on the first name such as

“Baby boy”, “Baby girl”, “Baby”, or “Boy” were
considered as entry name hence, can be filed as a
petition for correction of entry under RA 9048.
• Likewise, the additional name, II, III, IV if omitted

can be supplied by applying the procedures under
Rule 11, AO 1, Series of 1993. In 1993 onwards, the
proper remedy is to file for change of first name
under RA 9048.
Business Rules
3. Rule 12 of RA 9048 is not applicable IF the entry in the
Certificate of Birth is different from the entry in the Certificate
of Marriage.
• Rule 12 states that: “When the petition for a change of first

name is approved by the C/MCR or CG or D/CR and such
decision has not been impugned by the CRG, the change
shall be reflected in the birth certificate by way of marginal
annotation.
• In case there are other civil registry records of the same
person which are affected by such change, the decision of
approving the change of first name in the birth certificate,
upon becoming final and executory, shall be sufficient to be
used as basis in changing the first name of the same person
in his other affected records without need for filing a
similar petition as per Memorandum Circular No. 04-08
issued on August 24, 2004.
Business Rules
4. Rule 12 of RA9048 is not applicable IF the entry in the
Certificate of Birth is different from the entry in the
Certificate of Marriage.
• In such a case, the successful petitioner shall file a

request in writing with the concerned C/MCR, CG or
D/CR to make such marginal annotation, attaching
thereto a copy of the decision.
• This rule was further clarified by Memorandum Circular

04-08 issued on August 24, 2004.
Business Rules
5. Entries of the approved items for correction, name of the LCR, date of
decision, etc are not properly encoded or impugned items were
included in the encoding .
• The creation of entries/data to be used in the annotation of the

corrected document is done at the LSD. The database created at
the LSD is accessed by the Document Management Division
(DMD) of the Civil Registration Department to process the request
of a copy of the corrected document.
• If there are errors in the encoding, there is a need for DMD to

refer back the problem to LSD for proper resolution. Once the
error is resolved, DMD prepares the copy of the annotated
document.
Business Rules
6. For cases involving of change of entry in the COLB of
those who underwent sex change operation or similar
procedure, RA 10172 shall not apply (MC 2013-1, B.7)
7. In case of No entry in the item for sex or neither

“male” nor “female” was marked “X” or both “male”
and “female” were marked “X”, the cases are
considered as omitted information and can be
corrected by filing an application for supplemental
report, thus RA 10172 shall not apply (MC 2013-1,
B.8)
Business Rules
8. In cases where the entry in the sex is other than male
or female, the wrong entry can be corrected through
RA 9048:
Example of the cases:
• The entry in sex is “boy” instead of “male”.
• Entry in sex is “girl” instead of “female”
• Entry in sex is “8” or “X” instead of “male” or “female”.

(MC 2013-1, B. 9)
Business Rules
9. Multiple petitions under RA 9048 and RA 10172
• For cases involving the change of first name and

correction of entry in the item for sex in the same
document, the petition for change of first name shall be
filed separately. However, there shall be only one filing
fee amounting to P3,000.00 to cover both petitions. (MC
2013-1, B.5)
• For cases involving correction of name, day of birth and

sex, the petition for these errors shall be filed through
RA 10172. There shall be only one filing fee amounting
to P3,000.00 to cover all corrections.
Processing of
Supplemental
Reports
Supplemental Report
 An additional report of birth/ death/ marriage filed

for the purpose of supplying information that was
omitted at the time the birth/death/ marriage was
originally registered.
Supplemental Report
 No supplemental report in the “Medical Certificate” in the Certificate
of Death and all applicable certifications contained in the Certificate of
Marriage as this should be accomplished completely before
registration (AO 1, Series of 1993, Rule 11 (1). (MC 2007-004)
 The supplemental report shall not be used in any manner to change or

to correct any entry, which was previously entered in the civil register,
or to circumvent the provisions of Article 412 of the Civil Code of the
Philippines, which prohibits any change or correction of an entry in
the civil register without judicial order [A.O. 1, Rule 11(2)].
Supplemental Report
 The civil registrar shall accept only one supplemental
report for not more than two omitted information in
any registered event. In cases where there are more
than two omitted information, all papers related
thereto shall be forwarded to the Office of the Civil
Registrar General [A.O. 1, Rule 11(3)]. (MC 2007-004)
Supplemental Report
Registration Procedures:
1. The Supplemental report may be filed by the

parents/guardian or the party concerned, if of age, who
shall execute an affidavit indicating the entry/entries misses
in the registration and the reason/s why there was a failure
in supplying the required entry.(A.O.1, Rule 11(4).
2. The Local Civil registry office shall issue a certified copy or

transcription of the document bearing the effects of the
supplemental report. Said certified copy shall be marked
“with supplemental report” to be written on the upper
right hand portion of the document.
Supplemental Report
3. The Affidavit for Supplemental report shall not be registered in
the Registry book for Legal Instruments. For control purposes,
the registry number of the civil registry document affected by
the supplemental report should be transcribed on the upper
right hand portion of the Affidavit.
4. The LCRO shall submit certified true copies of the following
documents to the OCRG:
• copy of the affidavit for supplemental report.
• copy of supplemental report.
• copy of the document with omitted entry/ies.
• copy of the supplemental report bearing the effects of the
supplemental report with remarks “With Supplemental
Report”.
Supplemental Report
5. The Affidavit for Supplemental report shall indicate
the facts of the event like name of the document
owner, data and place of event, entry/entries
omitted, and reason/s for failure to supply the missing
information at the time of registration.
Only one missing Example:
entry
“Information given added from
supplemental report:
First Name of the child: _______

Multiple missing Example
entries “Information given added from
supplemental report:
Place of birth (province): ______

Place of birth (municipality):______
First Name of the child: _______
Date of birth: _______
Requirements
a. Affidavit for supplemental report with the affixed
registry number of the affected document.
b. Certified copy of the document with omitted entry/ies
c. Certified copy of the document bearing the effects of
the supplemental report with remarks “with
supplemental report”.
d. Certified copy of the Certificate of Marriage of the
parents of the document owner, if the document
affected is a Certificate Live Birth.
Business Rules
1. Memorandum Circular 2007-004 issued on February
7, 2007 (Guidelines in preparing and issuing
supplemental report).
• A supplemental report is used to supply entries or
information in the COLB, COM, COD, and COFD,
which are inadvertently omitted when the
document was registered.
• However, the Medical Certificate in the COD and
all applicable certifications contained in the COM
should be accomplished completely before
registration. Hence, no supplemental report
having reference to the mentioned certificates is
acceptable.
Business Rules
2. Memorandum Circular dated September 12, 2008
Revision on Paragraph 2, Case No. 1 of
Memorandum Circular 2007-006
• Prior to the effectivity of Administrative Order
No. 1, Series of 1993, we considered the first
name “Baby”, “Baby boy”, “Baby girl”, “Boy” or
“Girl” as if names were omitted hence these are
cases falling under the procedure of
supplemental report. The child who was born on
1993 onwards, the item on first name of the child
as “Baby”, “Baby Boy”, “Baby Girl”, “Boy” or
“Girl” is not applicable for the supplemental
report.
Processing of
Court Decrees
Court Decrees
 These are court orders which are registrable. It has
undergone a hearing and the petition was approved
by a competent court.
Registrable Court Decrees
WHAT TO REGISTER?
1. Adoption/Rescission of Adoption.
2. Recognition of foreign judgment.
3. Annulment of marriage.
4. Declaration of absolute nullity of marriage.
5. Legal separation/Court Order setting aside the decree
of Legal Separation.
6. Correction of Entry.
7. Declaration of presumptive death of the absent
spouse/Judicial declaration of absence.
Registrable Court Decrees
WHAT TO REGISTER?
8. Judicial determination of the fact of reappearance of
absent spouse, if disputed.
9. Naturalization/Cancellation of Naturalization.
10. Compulsory recognition of illegitimate child/
Voluntary recognition of minor illegitimate child.
11. Judicial determination of filiations.
12. Appointment of Guardianship / Termination of
Guardianship.
13. Emancipation of orphaned minor.
14. Other court decrees.
Court Decrees
1. Adoption
• It is a juridical act that creates between two persons
certain relations, purely civil, of paternity and filiation (6
Demol, par. 1; Grimes vs. Grimes, 207 N.C. 778,178, S.E.
573; Black’s Law Dictionary, Revised Fourth Edition).
Note: Before the Family Code takes effect on August 3, 1988, our
law on adoption is still P.D. 603 (the Child and Youth Welfare Code),
which expressly repealed all the provisions of the Civil Code on
adoption, as amended by Executive Order No. 91 signed by President
Corazon C. Aquino on December 17, 1986 (Sempio, Diy, page 255,
Handbook on the Family Code of the Philippines).
Court Decrees
2. Recognition of foreign judgment
• Foreign judgment must be judicially confirmed by
filing a civil action at the Regional Trial Court in
the Philippines pursuant to Section 48, Rule 39 of
the Rules of Court, and the Supreme Court ruling.
(Memorandum Circular 2007-008 dated
September 24, 2007).
Court Decrees
3. Annulment of marriage
• The court decision declaring the severance of the
marriage bond based on legal grounds provided
for under the Family Code. The marriage in this
case is merely voidable which means that the
marriage suffer certain legal defect or defects
that can be ratified by free cohabitation or
prescription, if not ratified, can be a valid ground
for annulment.
Court Decrees
4. Declaration of absolute nullity of marriage
• It is a court decision declaring that the marriage is
void from the beginning or inexistent from the time of
performance.
• Marriage is fatally defective and cannot be ratified as
in the case of:
• One or more of the essential and formal requisites are
lacking when the marriage was performed.
• When marriage is:
•Incestuous
•Polygamous
•Bigamous
•contrary to public policy.
Court Decrees
5. Legal separation/Court Order setting aside the decree
of Legal Separation
• It is a court decision ordering the separation of the
husband from his wife. This is sometimes called
relative divorce.
• The marriage bond is not severed. In case the

husband and wife reconcile, the court shall set
aside the petition or decision, and the court order
to this effect shall also be recorded in the civil
register.
Court Decrees
6. Correction of Entry
• Court decision declaring the cancellation or the
correction of any entry relating thereto with the
Regional Trial Court of the province where the
corresponding civil registry is located.
Court Decrees
spouse/Judicial declaration of absence
• A court decree that declares that a spouse is
presumed dead if he had been absent for four
consecutive years and the spouse present had a
well founded belief that the absent spouse was
already dead.
• In case of disappearance where there is danger of
death under the circumstances set forth in the
provisions of Article 391 of the Civil Code, an
absence of two years shall be sufficient.
Court Decrees
spouse/Judicial declaration of absence
• Declaration of Absence is a court decree made for
the purpose of determining who among the
interested parties has the better right of
administering the property of the absentee
spouse under the Article 384 of the Civil Code and
Section 2 of Rule 107 of the Revised Rules of Court
Court Decrees
8. Naturalization/Cancellation of Naturalization
Naturalization:
(1) Mode for both acquisition and reacquisition of Philippine
citizenship.
(2) As a mode of initially acquiring Philippine citizenship,
naturalization is governed by Commonwealth Act No.
473, as amended
(3) As a mode for reacquiring Philippine citizenship is
governed by Commonwealth Act No. 63. Under this law,
a former Filipino citizen who wishes to reacquire
Philippine citizenship must possess certain
qualifications and none of the disqualification mentioned
in Section 4 of C.A. 473.
Court Decrees
Cancellation of Naturalization:
(1) By naturalization in a foreign country;
(2) By express renunciation of citizenship;
(3) By subscribing to an oath of allegiance to support
the constitution or laws of a foreign country upon
attaining twenty-one years of age or more
(4) By rendering services to, or accepting commission
in, the armed forces of a foreign country
(5) By cancellation of the certificates of naturalization;
Court Decrees
Cancellation of Naturalization:
(6) By having been declared by competent authority, a
deserter of the Philippine armed forces in time of
war, unless subsequently, a plenary pardon or
amnesty has been granted; and

(7) In the case of a woman, upon her marriage to a
foreigner if, by virtue of the laws in force in her
husband's country, she acquires his nationality.
Court Decrees
9. Compulsory recognition of illegitimate child/
Voluntary recognition of minor illegitimate child
• Compulsory recognition of illegitimate child. This court
decree arises from the provisions of Articles 283 and
284 of the Civil Code whereby the father or the mother
is compelled to recognize a child as a natural child.
Court Decrees
10. Judicial determination of filiations
• Filiation is the status of the child in relation to the
father or the mother. Sometimes, it is used to indicate
paternity or maternity. Filiation may be by nature or by
adoption. Natural filiation may be legitimate or
illegitimate. Thus, when the legitimacy or illegitimacy
of a certain child is impugned or disputed by the child
himself or by an interested party, like the alleged
father of the child, the court proceedings is called
judicial determination of filiation. Under Article 406 of
the Civil Code, this court decree shall be entered in the
civil register.
Court Decrees
10. Judicial determination of filiations
• Filiation is the status of the child in relation to the
father or the mother. Sometimes, it is used to indicate
paternity or maternity. Filiation may be by nature or by
adoption. Natural filiation may be legitimate or
illegitimate. Thus, when the legitimacy or illegitimacy
of a certain child is impugned or disputed by the child
himself or by an interested party, like the alleged father
of the child, the court proceedings is called judicial
determination of filiation. Under Article 406 of the Civil
Code, this court decree shall be entered in the civil
register.
Court Decrees
11. Appointment of Guardianship/
Termination of Guardianship
Article 20 of the Child and Youth Welfare Code (PD 603) states that
“The court may, upon the death of the parents and in cases
mentioned in Articles 328 to 332 of the Civil Code appoint a
guardian for the person and property of the child, on petition of any
relative or friend of the family or the Department of Social Welfare
and Development”.
- Any relative, friend, or other person on behalf of a resident minor

or incompetent who has no parent or lawful guardian, or the minor
himself if fourteen years of age or over, may petition the court
having jurisdiction for the appointment of a general guardian for
the person or estate, or both, of such minor or incompetent.
Court Decrees
11. Appointment of Guardianship/
Termination of Guardianship
• When a guardian becomes insane or otherwise incapable of
discharging his trust or unsuitable therefore, or has wasted or
mismanaged the estate, or failed for thirty (30) days after it is
due to render an account or make a return, the court may, upon
reasonable notice to the guardian, remove him, and compel him
to surrender the estate of the ward to the person found to be
lawfully entitled thereto.
• A guardian may resign when it appears proper to allow the

same; and upon his resignation or removal the court may
appoint another in his place.
Court Decrees
12. Emancipation of orphaned minor
Emancipation takes place
(1) By the marriage of the minor;
(2) By the attainment of majority;
(3) By the concession of the father or of the mother
who exercise parental authority - it is required that
the minor be eighteen years of age, and that he
gives his consent thereto
Court Decrees
When to register:
• 10 days after the decree becomes final.
• For Adoption – 30 days
Who shall register:
• The successful petitioner upon advised of the
Clerk of Court.
• If other persons: civil registrar verifies.
Where to register:
• LCRO of the place where the decision was
granted.
Court Decrees
How to register:
• The civil registry office where the court decree
was registered shall forward a certified true copy
of the decision to the LCRO where the event was
registered.
• The C/MCR shall make the proper annotation in
the document and applicable registry book
• The C/MCR shall likewise send the certified true
copy of the annotated document and the
registered court decree to the OCRG within 10
days from receipt.
For Annulment of Marriage
“Pursuant to the decision dated <Date when the decision
was rendered> rendered by Judge <Name of the Judge>
of the Regional Trial Court <Name of the RTC where the
decision was rendered>,Branch <Number>, under Civil
Case No. <Case No.>, the marriage between <Name of
the husband> and <Name of Wife> celebrated on <Date
of Marriage> is hereby declared <COURT DECISION>.”
For Declaration of Nullity of Marriage
of the Regional Trial Court of <Name of the RTC where
the decision was rendered>, Branch <Number>, under
Civil Case No. <Case No.>, the marriage between <Name
of the husband> and <Name of Wife> celebrated on
<Date of Marriage> is hereby declared <COURT
DECISION>.”
Legal Separation
of the Regional Trial Court <Name of the RTC where the
decision was rendered>, Branch<Number>, under Civil
Case No. <Case No.>, the marriage between <Name of
the husband> and <Name of Wife> celebrated on <Date
of Marriage> is hereby declared <COURT DECISION>.
For Presumptive Death

of the Regional Trial Court, <Name of the RTC where the
decision was rendered>,Branch <No.> under Special Proc.
No.<Case No.>, the absentee, <Name of the absentee> is
hereby declared <COURT DECISION>”
Cancellation of Civil Registry Document
“Pursuant to the decision of the court dated <Date when

the decision was rendered> rendered by Judge <Name of
the Judge> of the Regional Trial Court, <Name of the RTC
where the decision was rendered>, Branch <No.> under
Special Proc. No.<Case No.>, this Certificate of <Type of
document> bearing registry <Number> is hereby ordered
<COURT DECISION>.”
Correction of Entry
“Pursuant to the decision of the court dated <Date when
the decision was rendered> rendered by Judge <Name of
the Judge> of the Regional Trial Court, <Name of the RTC
where the decision was rendered>, Branch <No.> under
Special Proc. No.<Case No.>, the <Entry/ies> is hereby
ordered corrected from <____> to <___>?.”

Requirements
1. Adoption
a. Certified True Copy (CTC) Court Decree of Adoption
b. CTC Certificate of Finality of the court decree of
adoption
c. Certificate of Registration of the Court Decree of
adoption (CTC if place of birth is other than the place
where the decision of adoption was rendered)
d. CTC Certificate of Live Birth prior to adoption
e. CTC of Amended Certificate of Live Birth
f. Certificate of Authenticity of the court decree of
adoption
Requirements
2. Adoption Passed through Inter-Country Adoption
Board (ICAB)
a. Certified/Original Copy of the Foreign Court Decree duly
Registered at the Manila CCRO;
b. Certificate of Registration of the Foreign Court Decree
issued by the CCRO of Manila;
c. Certification that the adoption process passed through the
ICAB;
d. Certified photocopy of the amended of COLB issued by
LCRO/CCRO of the place of birth;
e. If the child was born abroad, PSA shall issue the amended
COLB based on the original COLB from the PSA file;
f. Original COLB from the PSA file.
Requirements
3. Other registrable court decrees:
a. CTC of Court Decision/Order
b. CTC of Certificate of Registration of the Court Decision/
Order
c. CTC of Certificate of Finality
d. CTC of the Certificate of Authenticity of Court Decision/
Order issued by the civil registrar where the decision/order
is registered
e. CTC of the annotated civil registry document/amended
Birth Certificate (for Adoption cases)
f. CTC of the civil registry document without annotation/ birth
certificate prior to adoption (For Adoption cases)
Requirements
The Certificate of Registration is a certification stating

that the court decision/order has been properly recorded
in the Registry Book of Court Decrees/Legal Instruments
under a specific Registry Number.
The Certificate of Finality is in the form of a

certification issued by the court which rendered the
decision/order. It serves as proof that the court
decision/order has become final and executory.
Requirements
The Certificate of Authenticity is in the form of a
certification stating that the city/municipal civil registrar
of the place where the court decision/ order was
registered has examined and verified the authenticity of
the court decision/order.
(Memorandum Circular 2012-02) Guidelines in the Submission of

documents for Court Decision.
Requirements
Amended birth certificate
• is based on the Certificate of Live Birth/Certificate of

Foundling prior to adoption and on the decision of the
court granting the adoption.
• The amended Certificate of Live Birth shall be

prepared by the civil registrar of the city or
municipality where the adoptee was born and not by
the civil registrar of the city or municipality where the
adoption decree was issued and registered.
PROCESS FLOW OF FOREIGN
COURT DECREE
Step 1 The Foreign Court Decree must be registered at the City Civil Registrar of
Manila
Step 2 Secure certified copies of the Foreign Judgement with attached
certification or registration of the Foreign Judgement from the CCR of
Manila
Step 3 File a petition with the Regional Trial Court (RTC) in the Philippines to
recognize the foreign court decree
Step 4 Secure a certified copy of the Foreign Judgment, Certificate of
Registration of the Foreign Court Decree and certified copy of the court
decision, Finality and Certification of Registration of the foreign
judgment from the Civil Registrar where the court is functioning
Step 5 Submit the documents (Step 4) to the Local Civil Registry Office where
the document was registered, a certified copy of the document with
annotation shall be prepared
Step 6 Submit certified copy of the documents mentioned in Step 4 and Step 5
to PSA for processing
Foreign Court Decrees Requirements
1. Certified/original copy of the foreign court decision duly registered at the
Manila CCRO
2. Certificate of Registration of the Foreign Court Decree issued by the CCRO
of Manila
3. Certified copy of the annotated doc (COLB/COM).
4. Certified copy of the un-annotated document
5. Certified copy of the court decision recognizing the foreign court decree.
This certified copies shall be issued by the Local Civil Registrar where the
foreign court decree was recognized by a local court in the Philippines
6. Certificate of registration of the court decree of recognition
7. Certificate of Finality of the court decree recognizing the foreign court
decree issued by the Clerk of Court which granted the recognition
8. Certificate of Authenticity of the Decree of Recognition of Foreign
Judgment
Simulated Birth
 In the case of adoption where the COLB
exhibited in court is the simulated birth, advise
the client to file a petition to cancel the simulated
birth. After cancellation, advise the client to apply
for delayed registration using information about
the natural or biological parents, or through
registration of a foundling.
 After the delayed registration is processed, then,

the amended COLB from the LCRO is
considered.
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Republic of the Philippines

PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY

Court Decrees, Legal Instruments,

 are sworn statements in a form of affidavit

Examples of LEGAL INSTRUMENTS

Examples of LEGAL INSTRUMENTS

• Affidavit of Legitimation is a joint sworn statement of

Examples of LEGAL INSTRUMENTS

Examples of LEGAL INSTRUMENTS

• It is applicable only to those illegitimate children

Examples of LEGAL INSTRUMENTS

• It is applicable only to those illegitimate children

Examples of LEGAL INSTRUMENTS

• It is an affidavit to be executed in order to use the

Examples of LEGAL INSTRUMENTS

8. Option to Elect Philippine Citizenship

Examples of LEGAL INSTRUMENTS

• The affidavit of repatriation is a sworn statement of

Examples of LEGAL INSTRUMENTS

• Marriage settlement– where the marriage was

• Admission of Paternity, Acknowledgement,

• For births that occur within or outside the Philippines, the

For births previously registered “Acknowledged by (name of the father) on

AUSF is registered allowing to use

Option to Elect Philippine A petition for correction of entry under Art

• Affidavit of Acknowledgement (AA) is

• The AAP should be signed by the father

• AA should be signed by the father or the

• Must be certified copy and with assigned

• If status of the parent/s is annulled, there must be a

• Check if the parents are minors at the time of

• If the age of the parent/s is/are below 18 years

• Children aged 7-17 years old

• If of legal age (18 years old and over)

• The request for annotated birth certificate cannot be

• Assigning of registry number should follow the rules

a) Affidavit of legitimation executed by the surviving parents or by

b) Affidavit executed by the surviving parent declaring his/her

A. The surviving parent in case one of the parents dies or is presumed

B. If both parents are dead and an Affidavit of Legitmation was executed

• All legal instruments executed abroad shall be

• The effects of the reappearance of the absent

• There is no need to execute a supplemental affidavit

• The child cannot be legitimated anymore because of

• However, before the petition for R.A. 9255 shall be

• A child acknowledged by the father by signing at the back

“Legitimated by the subsequent marriage of parents < Name

• There is no need to mention in the annotation that, “…the

• An illegitimate child whose filiation is not recognized by the

• Exception: Only when the child is legitimated by subsequent

• change of a person's first name in his/her civil

• Day and/or month in the day of birth;

RA 9048 “Pursuant to the decision rendered by C/MCR <Name

RA 10172 “Pursuant to the decision rendered by C/MCR <Name

c. Action taken by the Civil Registrar General (CRG)

c. Action taken by the Civil Registrar General (CRG)

• This memorandum circular provides the guidelines for the

• The owner of the document or his/her representative shall

• Out-of-town filing of these corrections shall be allowed in