About the service

Authority to correct clerical or typographical error and to change first name or nickname. The City/Municipal Civil Registrar Consul General, including the Clerk of Shari’a Court in his capacity as District of Circuit Registrar of Muslim Marriages, Divorces, revocations of Divorces and Conversions are hereby authorized to correct clerical error or typographical error and to change first name or nickname in the civil registrar.


REQUIREMENTS

A. Change of First Name/Nickname (CFN)

• Certified true machine copy of the Birth Certificate containing the name to be changed
• Any documents showing the first name continuously and habitually being used
• Police Clearance
• NBI Clearance
• Employer’s Clearance (no pending Administrative Case)
• Affidavit of Non-Employment (if not employed)
• Business Permit if owning a business

B. Clerical or Typographical Error

• Certified true machine copy of the Certificate (Birth, Marriage, death) containing the erroneous entry or entries
• Any documents showing the correct entry/entries upon which the correction shall be based. Example: Baptismal Certificate, Voter’s I.D., School records, GSIS record, SSS record, Medical record, Business record
• Other relevant documents as the Registrar may require


FEES

A. Change of First Name/Nickname (CFN)

• Filing fee : Php. 3,000.00
• Publication Fee : Php. 3,000.00
 In case of Migrant Petition, a service fee of Php 1,000.00 shall be paid.

B. Clerical or Typographical Error (CCE)

• Filing fee : Php. 1,000.00

 In case of Migrant Petition, a service fee of Php 500.00 shall be paid.


how to avail the service


FOLLOW THESE STEPS RESPONSE TIME PERSON(S) RESPONSIBLE
1. Receipt of Problem

• Receives the civil registry records to be corrected

1 minute Ma. Nancy R. Occiano
City Civil Registrar

Adela F. Bermillo
Registration Officer III

2. Discussion of Remedies

• Remedies available under R.A. 9048 are discussed whether to file petition for change of first name or petition for correction of clerical errors

5 minutes Ma. Nancy R. Occiano
City Civil Registrar

Adela F. Bermillo
Registration Officer III

3. List of Requirements

• Petitioner is handed list of supporting documents for purposes of filing the petition

2 minutes Ma. Nancy R. Occiano
City Civil Registrar

Adela F. Bermillo
Registration Officer III

4. Receipt of Requirements

• All documents to be submitted should be authenticated, complete and duly certified

1 minute Ma. Nancy R. Occiano
City Civil Registrar

Adela F. Bermillo
Registration Officer III

5. Preparation of Order of Payment

• Pay the required fees at the CTO

30 seconds Ma. Nancy R. Occiano
City Civil Registrar

Adela F. Bermillo
Registration Officer III

6. Preparation of Petition

• Four sets of the petition are prepared together with all the supporting documents

5 minutes Ma. Nancy R. Occiano
City Civil Registrar
7. Review

• CCR reviews the petition and administers the oath of the petitioner

2 minutes Ma. Nancy R. Occiano
City Civil Registrar
8. Publication and Posting

• Prepares the required Notices for Publication and Posting

(Publication is done once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of national or local circulation, as the case may be for CFN and correction covered by R.A. 10172)

• 10 days posting for CCE

 2 minutes Ma. Nancy R. Occiano
City Civil Registrar
9. Approval of Petition

• Grants the petition after the completion of the publication and posting period and found the same to be complete in form and substance.

1 minute Ma. Nancy R. Occiano
City Civil Registrar