FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Second Regular Session 
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Introduced by Senator Antonio "Sonny" F. Trillanes IV 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Vital recerds maintained by the civil registrar contain the m ~ s t  imwant documents 0-f the 
general public. For this reason, a simple erroneous entry in the civil registrar can cause grave or 
serious problems on the part of the registrant. A registrant's date of birth entered erroneously 
usually come across problems particularly in the processing of papers for school enrolment, 
travel abroad m retirement bmefiias. 
Enacted for the purpose of amending Articles 376 and 412 of the Civil Code of the Philippines, 
Republic Act No. 9048 authorizes the city and municipal civil registrars or consuls-general to 
change or correct without judicial order, certain clerical or typographical errors in the civil 
~egisters. Mowever, this law did r& 
include &her entries such as sex, day and mmth in the date 
of birth, where typographical or clerical errors are likewise commonly committed. 
The inaccuracies of entries in the civil register remain a major source of inconvenience, and 
in&vkluals who are net wtwatuslly to Mame fm the%?. emxs have to go &wgh v&th these 
difficulties. Requiring these individuals to go to court for proper remedy exacerbates their sorry 
plight. 
This bill seeks to expand the authity of the city OT municipal civil registrar or the consul- 
general by including the correction of clerical and typographical errors in the day and month in 
the date of birth or sex of a person appearing in the civil registrar without need of a judicial 
order. 
In view of the foregoing, the immediate approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
APST~NIO "SONNY" F. TRILLANES IV 
Senator 
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FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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Introduced by Senator Antonio “Sonny” F. Trillanes IV 
AN ACT 
FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OR MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OR TEE 
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 
Be in enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. - Section 1 of Republic Act No. 9048, hereinafter referred to 
as the Act, is hereby amended to read as follows: 
“Sec. 1. Authority to Correct Clerical or Typographical Error and Change of First 
Name or Nickname. - No entry in a civil register shall be changed or corrected without a 
judicial order, except for clerical or typographical errors and change of first name or 
nickname, THE DAY AND MONTH IN THE DATE OF BIRTH OR SEX OF A 
PERSON WHERE IT IS PATENTLY CLEAR THAT THERE WAS A CLERICAL OR 
TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR OR MISTAKE. IN THE ENTRY whch can be corrected 
or changed by the concerned city or municipal civil registrar or consul-general in 
accordance with the provisions of this Act and its implementing rules and regulations.” 
SEC. 2. Section 2 of the Act is likewise amended to read as follows: 
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(2) “Clerical or typographical error” refers to a mistake committed in the 
performance of clerical work in writing, copying, transcribing or typing an 
entry in the civil register that is harmless and innocuous, such as misspelled 
name or misspelled place of birth, MISTAKE IN THE ENTRY OF DAY 
AND MONTH IN THE DATE OF BIRTH OR THE SEX OF THE PERSON 
or the like, which is visible to the eyes or obvious to the understanding, and 
can be corrected or changed only by reference to other existing record or 
records: Provided, however, That no correction must involve the change of 
nationality, age, or status [or sex] of the petitioner. 
SEC. 3. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act shall at any time be found to 
be unconstitutional or invalid, the remainder thereof not affected by such declaration shall 
remain in full force and effect. 
SEC. 4. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, rules or regulations inconsistent with the 
provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
SEC. 5. Effeivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect affer fifteen (15) days following 
its complete publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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