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Action to Petition for Change of First Name under Republic Act No. 9048

Republic Act 9048 - it is an act authorizing the City or Municipal Civil Registrar / Consul General to correct clerical or  typographical error in an entry and or Change of First Name in the Register without need of judicial order, amending for this purpose Articles 376 and 412 of the Civil Code of the Philippines.

The petition for the correction of Sex and day or month or in the date of birth shall be included the affidavit of publication from the publisher and a copy of newspaper clippings.

Office or Division: City Civil Registrar’s  Office or Registration Division
Classification: Highly Technical
Type of Transaction: G2C - Government to Citizen ; G2G - Government to Government
Who May Avail: All;  illegible clients 

CHECKLIST OF REQUIREMENTS

1. Certified machine copy of the certificate containing the alleged erroneous entry or entries to be secured at Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)

2. Not less than 2 public or private documents upon which the correction shall be based. Examples of these documents are the following: 

a. baptismal certificate,
b. voter's affidavit,
c. employment record,
d. GSIS/SSS record,
e. medical record,
f. school record,
g. business record,
h. driver's license,
i. insurance, 
j. land titles, 
k. certificate of land transfer, 
l. bank passbook,
m. NBI/police clearance,
n. civil registry records of ascendants, and
o. other documents which the petitioner or the city or municipal civil registrar or the consul general may consider relevant and necessary for the approval of the petition.

3. Clearance from authorities:
    3.1 Employer, if employed
    3.2 NBI
    3.3 PNP

4. Proof of Publication
    4.1 Affidavit of Publication from the Publisher
    4.2 Copy of newspaper clipping

Steps Service Details
1 Client Steps:  Go to the  Public Assistance and Complaints Desk (PACD) to avail of the service.    
Agency Action: Requires client to sign the logbook and advise him / her to proceed to the person in-charge of the service for submission of requirements.    
Fees to be Paid: None    
Processign Time: 2 Minutes    
Person Responsible: Registration Officer II at City Civil Registrar’s  Office
2 Client Steps:  Proceed to the employee in-charge and submit the documents as required.    
Agency Action: Receive and review the documents, determine the nature/type of petition and the requirements needed, and issue order of payment to be paid at the office collector.    
Fees to be Paid: None    
Processign Time: 33 Minutes    
Person Responsible: City Civil Registrar at City Civil Registrar’s  Office
3 Client Steps: Present the order of payment and pay the corresponding fee at the office collector.    
Agency Action: Receive payment, issue Official Receipt (depends on the petition filed) and advise client to give it to the employee in-charge.    
Fees to be Paid: PHP 3,000.00  (Note: An indigent petitioner shall be exempt from the payment of the said fee.)    
Processign Time: 5 Minutes    
Person Responsible: Bonded Collector at City Civil Registrar’s  Office
4 Client Steps: Present the Official Receipt to the employee in-charge.    
Agency Action: Received the official receipt, encode and print and let the petitioner signs the petitioner form.  
Fees to be Paid: None     
Processign Time: 45 Minutes    
Person Responsible: City Civil Registrar at City Civil Registrar’s  Office
4.1

Agency Action: Prepares Notice of Posting and post it for 10 days to the bulletin board 
Fees to be Paid: None    
Processign Time: 10 Days
Person Responsible: City Civil Registrar at City Civil Registrar’s  Office
4.2 Agency Action: Prepares Notice of Publication and advise client to publish in the newspaper of general circulation  and advise the client to return after the lapse of the posting period    
Fees to be Paid: None
Processign Time: 14 Days
Person Responsible: City Civil Registrar at City Civil Registrar’s  Office
5 Client Steps: Returns and claims the document at the releasing section.    
Agency Action: Release the documents and requires the client to sign the logbook.      
Fees to be Paid: None    
Processign Time: 2 Minutes
Person Responsible: City Civil Registrar at City Civil Registrar’s  Office

Total Fees to be Paid: PHP 3,000.00 (Note: An indigent petitioner shall be exempt from the payment of the said fee.)
Total Processing Time: 26 Days, 1 Hour, 27 Minutes