One of the most important document a person should possess is a birth certificate, a record that documents the details and registration of the birth of a child.
It is vital for people to have this document because it is considered as one of the primary requirements upon enrollment, job application and others. If this record bears an incorrect or misspelled name, that would entail a big problem in the future.
However, this can be corrected and fixed under the provisions of R.A. 9048, or 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 first name or nickname without need of a judicial order.”
Change of name
In order to correct a person’s first, middle, or last name in the birth certificate, a petition should be filed in the local civil registry office of the city or municipality where the birth is registered.
Requirements for the petition includes copy of birth certificate; not less than two documents like baptismal certificate, voter’s’ affidavit, employment record, driver’s license, and other private or public documents; certificate of posting and proof of publication are also required.
For changing of name, a P3,000.00 will be charged as filing fee.
Correction of typo error/wrong spelling
For wrongly spelled names on the birth certificate, same requirements and process shall be done. However the filing fee for correcting typographical error or misspelled names will only cost P1,000.00.
Filing of petitions can be done by the owner of the birth certificate, his or her spouse, children, parents, immediate relatives, guardian, and other person duly authorized by law or by the owner of the name.
For overseas Filipino workers (OFW), they can file the petition on the Philippines Embassy and the filing fee will depend on the country you’re working in.
Aside from the requirements listed above, a copy of birth certificate authenticated by the Department of Foreign Affairs and passport are also required.
In case the petitioner had already migrated to another place within the Philippines, the petition may be filed with the civil registry office where he or she is currently residing. If born abroad, this should be filed in the Philippine Consulate where the birth was reported.
The Philippine Statistics Office reminds all petitioner to keep all valid documents handy in case the civil registrar asks for other supporting documents, and to prevent inconvenience.
I know that whoever is registering is also signing the birth certificate to confirm that “all info” is correct.. but it just never fails to encounter a clerk who has an “i” and “e” or “p” and “f” deficiency. 🙁
I once held the line of people registering because whoever was typing my info is taking very loooong to really pick-up all my info — and he is simply copying from a well written form. 🙁
Is there a way to actually type in all the information — that way whoever registered is liable for any typo/correction?
(Just an observation)
exactly my problem right now. written ung first name kasi nagkamali na daw nang nagkamali yong nagtatype kaya nangyare. halos magkadikit first name ko siaka second ..
now I need to pay just for them to put a space on it .. and it takes too much time .. the one that made a mistake should be the one working on this and it’s just unfair like .. I’m going to pay for it .. and filing a petition also requires like every documents which is another and another and another expenses and days not working because of the lines and the waiting
Ang last name ng partner ko is CASTROMERO, pero sa birth certificate nia is CATROMERO. 1 letter lang ba ang discrepancy? Per letter po ba ang pagbabayad sa pagpapa – correct ?
same question po
Gud am po pwd po mgtanong paano po ba gagawin kasi po gusto ko pong palitan ng apelyido ung anak ko gusto ko pong ilagay ung apelyido ng totoo nyang ama kaso lng po ang nakalagay sa bc ay apelyido po ng asawa ko paano po gagawin thank u po
ang anak ng kaibigan ko dala po ng husband nya ang family name sa panaganay na anak. kaso sa second na anak hinadlangan na raw ng nurse na ipadala ang family name kasi that time po ay di pa sila kasal.. ano po ang nararapat naming gawin upang madala ng anak nya ang family name husband yet naka registered na ito at ag birth ay family name ng mother
YUNG sa akin gusto ku ipabagu poh Magkano poh kaya bayad? Kasi ang Dapat talaga last Name koh Atendan. Piru sa birtcertifacate ko poh sa NSO. ATINDAN POH NAKASULAT ANU POH ANG GAGAWEN KOH?
hi., ask ko lang po kasi magkaiba po ung name na gamit ko sa nakalagay sa birth certificate ko. nagpunta ako sa registrar kung saan ako nakaregister. tama po ba na 10,000.00 pesos po ang hinihingi nila para ayusin daw ung name ko sa birth certificate.
Hello po, yung mother ko po noon ay may hinahawakang na vopy ng birth cert nya kaso nung nang hingi ng copy yung insurance ng father ko nung mag claim kami is naibigay nya. Ngayun nung nag chavk kami sa PSA parating negative records ang binibigay sa amin. Later last year nalaman namin na iba pala ang name ng mother ko sa totoo nyang registered name sa Local Civil registry sa Bukidnon, ngayin nasa Pangasinan na kami nakatira pano po namin pwedeng ayusin yung maling spellings nang pa galan ng mother ko, pati pangalang nga parent nya sa birth cert wrong spelling din.
pano po pagyung middle name ahy nd completo
Magkano po ba kung magpapalagay ng pangalan sa birth certificate?
Ginagamit kong name Rocky Gorpido Pindot pero ng kumuha ako ng PSA ko nakalagay Rocky Dula Pindot pasok ba to sa 1,000 fee?
Hello po ask lang po sana ako yung friend ko po kasi nagfile ng PSA birth cert po niya eh iba po na name ang nareceive po niya kaya po ang nangyari inasikaso po niya para malipat po sa name niya pati po birthday niya iba po kasi ang lumabas..kailangan po niya ngayon para magpapassport..last week triny na po niya manguha ng PSA birth nia at ok na po na anotation na po..wala na po kayang magiging problema sa dfa po yun pag nag appointment na po siya.?salamat po in advance sa sagot.
good day po gaano po katagal makukuha kapag nag paayos ng Spelling ng apelyedo ko sa birth certificate ng anak ko 1 letter lang naman po ang mali thanks po sana may sumagot sa concern ko
Hello mag kano po Pa corr
ection Ng apilyido Mali Kase Nilagay Sa Bc ung Dapat Sa Last name Nsa Middlename po? Magkano po kaya aabutin wla po ko lastname Middlename lang? ??Ask ko lang Po ,Ang gamit na last name NG anak NG pinsan ko is sa nanay Nia.. now gusto nila ipachange Ang last name NG sa last name NG tatay.. at the same time ilagay din sa father’s name Ang name NG father .. ano Po Ang process nun and ganun katagal.
Ask ko lang po..illegitimate child po kasi aq.. kinasal parents q after kong ipanganak pero hindi nila nabago o nalagyan man lang ng annotation ung birthcertificate q..ano pong gagawin ko?nakasunod lahat ng documents ko sa apelyido ng tatay q
Quick Question: My brother was born inJapan in 1995. His Birth Certificate issued by the Philippine Consul had an incorrect surname. We have a copy of the Birth Certificate with the wrong surname issued by Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Where should the Petition for the correction of the surname be filed? Thanks!