Timely Registration of Certificate of Live Birth

Birth Registration is the permanent and official recording of a child’s existence. This part of civil registration system acknowledges the existence of a person before the law. It also establishes the child’s family ties. The registration of the child’s birth enables the child to obtain a Live Birth Certificate, the most visible evidence of a government’s legal recognition of the existence of a child as member of the society. It is the document that generally determines the nationality of the child.

Steps to Follow:

1) Submit accomplished Certificate of Live Birth to office employee for evaluation then registration
2) Clients claim registered Birth Certificate on scheduled date

Clients- Hospital Personnel, Public Health Nurses, Public Health Midwives or Parents.

Registration of Marriage Contract

Reglementary Period  of Registration:

Marriage solemnized with license issued – within 15 days following the

         solemnization of marriage.

Marriage exempt from license requirement – within 30 days following the solemnization of marriage.

Marriage exempt from license requirement – within 30 days following the solemnization of marriage.

Timely Registration of Death Certificates

  Registered within the 30-day reglementary period from the time of occurrence

  Note:
-   If deceased is embalmed, secure signature of embalmer (see back portion of  the certificate of death)

-   Burial Permit to be secured from Municipal Heath Office
-   For burial outside Umingan, secure Transfer Permit from Municipal Health Office.

R.A. 9255 (An Act Allowing Illegitimate Children to Use  the Surname of the Father)

      For births previously registered under the surname of the mother and admission of paternity done at the back of Certificate of Live Birth (COLB).

Filing of Petition for Change of  First Name Under Republic Act No. 9048

  Requirements: 

1. Certified machine copy of the civil registry document containing  the alleged erroneous entry.

2. Not less than 2 public or private documents upon which the correction
shall be based, as follows.
2.1.   Baptismal Certificate    2.9    Driver’s License
2.2.   Voter’s Affidavit          2.10  Insurance
2.3.   Employment Record    2.11  Civil registry records of ascendants
2.4.   GSIS Record              2.12  Land Titles
2.5.   SSS record                 2.13  Certificate of Land Transfer
2.6.    Medical Record         2.14  Bank Passbook
2.7.    Business Record        2.15  NBI/Police clearance
2.8.   School Record           2.16  And Others

3. Clearance from the following authorities:

             3.1 Employer, if employed                      

             3.2 National Bureau of Investigation

             3.3 Philippine National Police

             3.4 Other clearances as may be required by the concerned CC

4. Proof of Publication

             4.1 Affidavit of Publication from the publisher

             4.2 Copy of the newspaper clipping

Publication shall be done at least once a week for two (2) consecutive  weeks in a newspaper of general circulation  Filing Fee: Three thousand Pesos (P3,000.00), excluding  mailing and  other incidental expenses.

Filing of Petition for Correction of Clerical Error Under  Republic Act No. 9048

 Republic Act 9048 – An act authorizing the Municipal Civil Registrar or the Consul General to correct a clerical or typographical error in an entry and/or change of First Name or Nickname in the Civil Register without a need of a Judicial Order.

Requirements 

1. Certified machine copy of the civil registry document containing the alleged erroneous entry.

2. Not less than 2 public or private documents upon which the correction
shall be based, as follows:

2.1.   Baptismal Certificate      2.9   Driver’s License
2.2.   Voter’s Affidavit            2.10 Insurance
2.3.   Employment Record      2.11 Civil registry records of ascendants
2.4.   GSIS Record                2.12 Land Titles
2.5.   SSS record                   2.13 Certificate of Land Transfer
2.6.    Medical Record           2.14 Bank Passbook
2.7.    Business record           2.15 NBI/Police clearance
2.8.   School record              2.16 And others

3. Filing Fee: One thousand pesos (P1,000.00, excluding mailing and other incidental expenses)

Note: Depending on the nature of the clerical error to be corrected the petitioner may submit other relevant documents to the Municipal Civil Registrar to further ensure the approval of his petition .On the other hand the Municipal Civil Registrar may also require other documents in addition to what have already been submitted by the petitioner. 

Delayed Registration of Civil Registry Documents

              Registration beyond the reglementary period of registration of Birth, Marriage and Death.

Requirements for Birth

Requirements for Death

Requirements for Marriage

Negative Certification:
LCR Form 1B or 1C (Birth), LCR Form 2B or 2C (Death), LCR Form 3B or 3C (Marriage) — refer to Request for a Certified Copy/Certification of Civil Registry Documents

  Note: An application may be disapproved by the CCR on valid grounds

Request for a Certified Copy / Certification of Civil Registry Documents

        Request for a certified copy of Birth, Marriage, Death and Miscellaneous Civil Registry Documents.

Application for Marriage License

 Reglementary Period of Registration – where a marriage license is required, each of the contracting parties shall file separately in a sworn application for such license with the Municipal Civil Registrar.

Requirements

Requirements for Art. 34

(Couples living together as husband and wife without the benefit of marriage for 5 yrs. or more) 

Timely Registration of Miscellaneous Civil Registry Documents

         Registered within the reglementary period of registration

         Legal Instruments – 30 days after the execution of the instrument, except for Acknowledgment, which is 20 days.  

         Court Orders/Decrees – 10 days after the order has become final, except for Decree of Adoption, which is 30 days.