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FILING PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME(S), CORRECTION OF CLERICAL ERROR UNDER R.A. 9048 & CORRECTION OF CLERICAL ERROR OF SEX/GENDER, DATE/MONTH OF BIRTH UNDER R.A. 1072.

Department: City Civil Registrar’s Office

Location: TLDC Building, Maloro Tangub City

Department Head: Belen F. Linganay

Contact No.: 09102358143

Classification: Highly Technical 

Type of Transaction: Government to Citizen

ABOUT THE SERVICE:

           Republic act No. 9048 authorizes the City/Municipal Civil Registrar to Correct Clerical or Typographical Error and Change of First Name or Nickname in the Registrar without Need of Judicial Order, Amending Articles 376 and 412 of the Civil Code of the Philippines, including Correction of gender, month and date under R.A. 10172

REQUIREMENT(S):

●        Certified Machine Copy of Certificate of Live or Security Paper (PSA)

●        LCR 1-A/LCR 2-A & LCR 3-A CCR Archives

●        At least two (2) public or private documents showing the correct entries upon which the corrections shall be based such as: 

1.    Baptismal Certificate

2.    Voter’s Affidavit

3.    Employment Record

4.    GSIS Record

5.    SSS Record

6.    Medical Record

7.    Civil Registry Records of Ascendants

●        NBI/Police Clearance (for change first name)

●        Official Receipt of the required fees.

Note: For a change of first name and the correction of Clerical Error of Gender/Sex and the date and month of birth, petition shall be published at least once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation.

FEE(S):

●        Filing Fee

o   Change of First Name/Correction Gender/SEX Date & month of birth         -P 3,000.00

o   Correction of Clerical Error under R.A. 9048                                     -P 1,000.00

●        Migrant Petition Fee

o   Change of First Name (service fee)                                                   -P 1,000.00

o   Correction of Clerical Entry (service fee)                                           -P    500.00

Total Processing Time: 20 days and 47 minutes

 

HOW TO AVAIL OF THE SERVICE

Step

Client

Service Provider

Time Needed

Person to approach

1.

Inquire about the service from the public assistance officer.                        

-Answer clients query.

1 minute

Elda L. Agua

2.

Proceed to the Civil Registrar who will determine the nature/type of correction needed.

    -a checklist of requirements will be given.

-Determine the nature/type of correction needed.

 

-Provide client with a checklist of requirements.

 

 

5 minutes

 

 

Belen F. Linganay

3.

Comply the requirements as shown in the checklist.

 

 

 

 

 4.

Go back to the Civil Registrar’s Office.

     -submit the requirements to the Civil Registrar

 

 

-Receive and review the requirements submitted.

 

 

 

2 minutes

 

 

 

Belen F. Linganay

5.

Wait while:

  1. The employee in charge prepares the petition.
  2. Record the petition in the logbook.

 

-Prepare the petition and record it in the logbook.

 

20 minutes

 

 

 

Belen F. Linganay

6.

Sign the petition.

-Request client’s signature on the petition

1 minutes

Belen F. Linganay

7.

Wait while:

  1. The Civil Registrar notarizes the petition
  2. The petition is posted and published
  3. The petition is transmitted to the Central Office (PSA) for affirmation.

 

-Notarized the petition

 

-Post and publish the petition

 

-Transmit the petition to PSA-Manila 

2 months

 

2 minutes

 

2 weeks (CFN)

10 days (CCE)

10 minutes

 

 

 

 

Belen F. Linganay

 

 

 

8.

 

-Prepare Certificate of Finality and LCR 1-A with annotation and un-annotation

 

 

 

 

40 minutes

 

 

 

 

Belen F. Linganay

9.

Submit Civil Registration Service/loaded in the production base

-Wait for 2 months for loading in the data

10.

Follow-up at nearest Sirbilis Center/scan if this is found online.

-Request annotated SECPA/PSA

FEEDBACK AND COMPLAINTS MECHANISM

How to send feedback?

Call, text or email the department head concerned

How feedbacks are processed?

The information is discussed with the employee/concerned and the result is sent to the client giving the feedback

How to file complaint?

Call, text the Local Civil Registrar or send a letter to be dropped at the Suggestion Box located at the door of the office. State the employee being complained about, the incident and the evidences    

How complaints are processed?

The employee is informed of the complaint, the result is reported to the complainant 

Contact Information of CCB, PCC, ARTA

City Legal Officer

Presidential Complaint Center s(PCC)-8888

Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA)-478-5093s