At a glance
- Office: City Civil Registrar's Office
- Classification: Highly Technical
- Who may apply: All
- Total fees: Change of First Name (CFN)-RA 9048 Correction of Entry of Gender Date &Month of Birthdate – RA 10172 Php 3,190.00 Correction of Clerical Error (CCE)-RA 9048 Php 1,170.00 2nd Endorsement Fee Php 650.00
- Total processing time: 10 Days, 3 hours and 13 minutes
Requirements
| Requirement | Where to get it |
|---|---|
| 1. Accomplished Petition Form under RA 9048 / RA 10172 (1 original copy) | City Civil Registrar’s Office |
| 2. PSA Copy of Birth/Marriage/Death of the document owner to be corrected (1 photocopy) | Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) |
| 3. LCR copy of Birth/Marriage/Death of the document owner to be corrected | Local Civil Registry Offices |
| 4. Birth/Marriage/Death Certificate of the Father, Mother, Brother/Sister, Children | Philippine Statistics Authority/ Local Civil Registry Offices |
| 5. Voter’s Registration Record | Client |
| 6. School Records | Client |
| 7. NBI Clearance (New) | Client |
| 8. Police Clearance (New) | Client |
| 9. Employment Certificate / Affidavit of Non Employment (1 original copy) | Issuing Employer/Law Office |
| 10. Valid IDs Card: (National ID, UMID, SSS, Pag-ibig, Philhealth, Voter, Postal, PRC, Passport, Driver’s License, Company ID, Senior Citizen, Barangay, PWD / CEDULA (1 photocopy) | Client |
| 11. Recent CEDULA | Client |
| 12. Prepaid Mailing Envelope or Postage Stamps (for mailing of the 1st & 2ndEndorsement) | Issuing Couriers |
| Situational Requirements: | – |
| 1. Special Power of Attorney, if document owner is represented by nearest of kin | Law Office |
| 2. For Correction of Clerical or Typographical Errors in the Day and Month in the Date of Birth or Sex of person under RA 10172 | – |
| a.) Medical Certificate from City Health Office of Panabo (indicating the sex) for Sex Correction | City Health Office |
| b.) Other Medical Records (indicating the sex) for Sex Correction | Clinics/Hospitals |
| c.) Land Title, Passbook, Passport, Diploma or any analogue document to collaborate claim for correction | Client |
| d.) Publication of the Petition in a National Newspaper circulation for One (1) week; Two (2) consecutive weeks if the petition is for PSA, Central Office, Quezon City | Publishing House |
| e.) Publication of Petition for Local Newspaper in General Circulation for One (1) Week; Two (2) consecutive weeks for Migrant Petition | Publishing House |
Steps
| What you do | What the office does | Fee | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fill-out the Petition Form with Subscription and submits the complete requirements | Receives and assesses the accomplished petition and submitted requirements 1.1 Issues Order of Payment and directs Client to pay at the City Treasurer’s Office (Records Officer III CCRO) | Change of First Name (CFN)-RA 9048 Correction of Entry of Gender Date &Month of Birthdate – RA 10172 Php 3,190.00 Correction of Clerical Error (CCE)-RA 9048 Php 1,170.00 | 2 Hours |
| Go to the City Treasurer’s Office and secure priority number at queuing machine and wait for the number to be called to pay the assigned fees *Make sure to secure Official Receipt that will be issued upon payment | Provide priority number from the queuing machine 2.1 Accept payment based on the Order of Payment 2.2 Issue the Official Receipt (Clerk CTO Revenue Collection Clerk III CTO) | – | 35 Minutes |
| Submits the Official Receipt | Receives the Official Receipt and prepares the petition documents thru Electronic Petition Management System for tracking purposes 3.1Posting/Publication of petition documents *if 3.3 Approves the Petition 3.4 Transmit and mails the petition documents for 1st Endorsement to Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), Central Office, Quezon City for approval of the OCRG 3.5 Advises the client of the duration process – approximate 3 months 3.6 Notifies Client of the Affirmation of the Petition 3.7 Issues Order of Payment & directs client to pay at the City Treasurer’s Office (Registration Officer III CCRO City Civil Registrar CCRO Registration Officer I CCRO Assistant Registration Officer CCRO) | None 2nd Endorsement Fee Php 650.00 | 10 Days 3 Minutes |
| Go to the City Treasurer’s Office and secure priority number at queuing machine and wait for the number to be called to pay the assigned fees *Make sure to secure Official Receipt that will be issued upon payment | Provide priority number from the queuing machine 4.1 Accept payment based on the Order of Payment 4.2 Issue the Official Receipt (Clerk CTO Revenue Collection Clerk III CTO) | – | 35 Minutes |
| Present the Official Receipt | Receive and inform the Client of the duration process – may be requested at PSA approximately after 3 months 5.1Prepares documents for 2nd Endorsement 5.2 Annotates the Documents 5.3 Transmit and mails the 2nd Endorsement to PSA, Quezon City (City Civil Registrar CCRO Assistant Registration Officer CCRO) | – | – |
Source
Read from the office's Citizen's Charter by Muse Spark. Fees and steps change: check the PDF and the office before you go.

