Correction of Clerical Error or Change of First Name

File a petition to fix a typographical error, change a first name, or correct the day or month of birth or sex in a civil registry record, without going to court (RA 9048 and RA 10172).

Local Civil Registry Office Based on national rules

Requirements checklist

Tick each item as you get it ready. Only the sections that match your situation apply to you.

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All petitions

Petition form, to be notarizedWhere to get it: Local Civil Registry Office
Certified copy of the record to be correctedWhere to get it: PSA or Local Civil Registry Office
At least two public or private documents showing the correct entry
- Baptismal certificate
- School records
- Voter’s record
- SSS, GSIS, or PhilHealth records
- Medical records
- Marriage certificate, if applicable
Valid ID of the petitioner, such as
- PhilSys National ID (card or digital)
- Passport
- Driver’s license
- UMID, SSS, or GSIS ID
- PRC ID
- Voter’s ID or voter’s certification
- Postal ID
- Senior citizen ID or PWD ID
- PhilHealth ID

To change a first name, or correct the day or month of birth or sex

NBI clearance
Police clearance
Certification from your employer that you have no pending case, or an affidavit of non-employment
Proof of publication in a newspaper of general circulation, once a week for two consecutive weeks

To correct the entry for sex

Medical certification from an accredited government physician that you have not undergone sex change or sex transplant

You must be of legal age and have a direct, personal interest in the record.
The implementing rules set the filing fee at ₱1,000 for clerical errors and ₱3,000 for a change of first name or a correction of day or month of birth or sex. Indigent petitioners are exempt. Confirm the amount with the office.

The municipal government has not published its own checklist for this service. These details come from the national rules below, so the office in Catarman may ask for something more. Please confirm before you go.

Republic Act 9048, as amended by Republic Act 10172
PSA statement on RA 10172
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