Reconciliation of RA 9048 (as amended by RA 10172) and Rules 103 & 108 of the Rules of Court
What do you need to do to correct/change your - misspelled/incorrect first, middle or last name; incorrect date of birth; or incorrect sex/gender? What to do if you do not have a last name or surname on your birth certificate? What law and/or rule governs the correction/change/cancellation of entries in the civil registry? CORRECTION / CHANGE / CANCELLATION of Entries in the Civil Registry Entries in the civil register include births, marriages, deaths, legal separations, annulments of marriage, judgments declaring marriages void from the beginning, legitimations, adoptions, acknowledgments of natural children, naturalization, loss or recovery of citizenship, civil interdiction, judicial determination of filiation, voluntary emancipation of a minor, changes of name and others . The governing law on change of name and correction of clerical and typographical errors in the civil register including day and/or month of a person’s date of birth and sex] is currently Republic Act ...