Ways to Correct Errors in Birth Certificate
QUESTION: What should we do in order to correct the date of birth of my mother in her birth certificate? ANSWER: There are two ways in correcting dates of birth in one’s certificate of live birth. One is through judicial process by filing a petition for correction of entry before the court in accordance with Rule 108 of the Rules of Court and the other is through administrative process by filing a petition at the Local Civil Registry Office in accordance with Republic Act (R.A.) No.9048 and R.A. No. 10172. If the error in the date of birth of your mother pertains to the day or month of birth only, she may have the same corrected by filing a petition for correction of entry before the Local Civil Registry of the place where her birth certificate is registered. However, if she has migrated to another place within the Philippines and it is not practical for her, in terms of transportation expenses, time and effort to appear before the local civil registry office of her place o...