Ra 10172

REPUBLIC ACT NO.
10172
AN ACT FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OR MUNICIPAL CIVIL
REGISTRAR OR THE CONSUL GENERAL TO CORRECT CLERICAL OR
TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS IN THE DAY AND MONTH IN THE DATE
OF BIRTH OR SEX OF A PERSON APPEARING IN THE CIVIL
REGISTER WITHOUT NEED OF A JUDICIAL ORDER, AMENDING
FOR THIS PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED NINETY FORTY-
EIGHT.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9048
MARCH 22, 2001
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OR 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 NEED OF A JUDICIAL
ORDER, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE ARTICLES 376 AND 412 OF
THE CIVIL CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES.
THIS ACT WHICH IS A CONSOLIDATION OF SENATE BILL NO. 3113
AND HOUSE BILL NO. 4530 WAS FINALLY PASSED BY THE SENATE
AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON MAY 30, 2012 AND JUNE
5, 2012, RESPECTIVELY.
APPROVED: AUGUST 15, 2012.

COMPARISON BETWEEN
R.A NO. 9048
AND
R.A. NO. 10172
AUTHORITY TO CORRECT CLERICAL OR TYPOGRAPHICAL
ERROR AND CHANGE OF FIRST NAME OR NICKNAME.
R.A. No. 9048 R.A. No. 10172
GR: No entry in a civil register shall GR: No entry in a civil register shall
be changed or corrected without a be changed or corrected without a
judicial order. judicial order.
EGR:
EGR: • Clerical or typographical errors;
• Clerical or typographical errors; and
and • Change of first name or
• Change of first name or nickname
nickname. Day and month in the date of
birth or sex of a person where
Correcting authority: it is patently clear that there
Concerned City or Municipal Civil was a clerical or typographical
Registrar, or Consul General. error or mistake in the entry.
Correcting authority:
Concerned City or Municipal Civil
CLERICAL OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR
(SEC.2 ,PARA. 3)
R.A. No. 9048 R.A. No. 10172
"Clerical or typographical error" “Clerical or typographical error”
refers to a mistake committed in the refers to a mistake committed in the
performance of clerical work in writing, performance of clerical work in writing,
copying, transcribing or typing an copying, transcribing or typing an
entry in the civil register that is entry in the civil register that is
harmless and innocuous, such as harmless and innocuous, such as
misspelled name or misspelled place misspelled name or misspelled place
of birth or the like, which is visible to of birth, mistake in the entry of day
the eyes or obvious to the and month in the date of birth or
understanding, and can be corrected the sex of the person or the like,
or changed only by reference to other which is visible to the eyes or obvious
existing record or records: Provided, to the understanding, and can be
however, That no correction must corrected or changed only by
involve the change of nationality, age, reference to other existing record or
status or sex of the petitioner. records: Provided, however, That no
correction must involve the change of
FORM AND CONTENTS OF THE PETITION
R.A. No. 9048
(SEC.5) R.A. No. 10172
The petition shall be in the form of an The petition for correction of a
affidavit. clerical or typographical error, or
for change of first name or
Supporting Documents: nickname, as the case may be,
(1) A certified true machine copy of shall be in the form of an
the certificate or of the page of the affidavit.
registry book containing the entry or Supporting documents:
entries sought to be corrected or (1) A certified true machine copy of
changed. the certificate or of the page of the
(2) At least two (2) public or private registry book containing the entry or
documents showing the correct entry entries sought to be corrected or
or entries upon which the correction changed;
or change shall be based; and (2) At least two (2) public or private
(3) Other documents which the documents showing the correct
petitioner or the city or municipal civil entry or entries upon which the
registrar or the consul general may correction or change shall be based;
consider relevant and necessary for and
the approval of the petition. (3) Other documents which the
petitioner or the city or municipal
ERRONEOUS ENTRY CONCERNING THE DATE
OFR.A.BIRTH
No. 9048
OR THE SEX OF A PERSON
R.A. No. 10172
In case of change of first name or nickname, the petition No petition for correction of erroneous entry
shall likewise be supported with the documents mentioned concerning the date of birth or the sex of a person
in the immediately preceding paragraph. In addition, the shall be entertained unless if the petition is
petition shall be published at least once a week for two (2) accompanied by earliest school record or earliest
consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation. school documents such as, but not limited to,
Furthermore, the petitioner shall submit a certification medical records, baptismal certificate and other
from the appropriate law enforcement agencies that he documents issued by religious authorities; nor shall
has no pending case or no criminal record. any entry involving change of gender corrected
except if the petition is accompanied by a
The petition and its supporting papers shall be filed in certification issued by an accredited government
three (3) copies to be distributed as follows: first copy to physician attesting to the fact that the petitioner
the concerned city or municipal civil registrar, or the has not undergone sex change or sex transplant.
consul general; second copy to the Office of the Civil
Registrar General; and third copy to the petitioner. The petition for change of first name or nickname, or for
correction of erroneous entry concerning the day and
month in the date of birth or the sex of a person, as the
case may be, shall be published at least once a week for
two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general
circulation.
Furthermore, the petitioner shall submit a certification
from the appropriate law enforcements, agencies that he
has no pending case or no criminal record.
The petition and its supporting papers shall be filed in
three (3) copies to be distributed as follows: first copy to
the concerned city or municipal civil registrar, or the
PAYMENT OF FEES (SEC.8)
R.A. No. 8042 R.A. No. 10172

GR: The city or municipal civil registrar or
Additional provision: The fees
the consul general shall be authorized tocollected by the city or municipal civil
collect reasonable fees as a condition for
registrar or the consul general
accepting the petition. pursuant to this Act shall accrue to
the funds of the Local Civil Registry
EGR: An indigent petitioner shall be Office concerned or the Office of the
exempt from the payment of the said fee. Consul General for modernization of
the office and hiring of new personnel
and procurement of supplies, subject
to government accounting and
auditing rules.”
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REPUBLIC ACT NO.

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OR MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OR

APPROVED: AUGUST 15, 2012.

R.A. No. 8042 R.A. No. 10172

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