Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Batasan Hills, Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. 1465 
Introduced by ​
HON. ATTY. GERVILLE “JINKY BITRICS” R. LUISTRO 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This proposed legislation introduces a streamlined administrative mechanism to revoke birth 
certificates unlawfully obtained by foreign nationals through fraud. 
A birth certificate is not merely a document—it serves as formal recognition by the State of an 
individual’s Filipino identity. With this recognition comes access to exclusive rights and 
privileges, including the ability to engage in regulated professions, operate certain businesses, 
and participate in public service through elective office. 
Disturbingly, recent findings point to a widespread scheme involving non-citizens acquiring 
Philippine birth certificates under false pretenses. In one case alone, approximately 1,200 forged 
birth records were discovered in Davao del Sur in July 2024, allegedly issued with the complicity 
of local civil registry officials. These revelations have prompted lawmakers to intensify calls on 
the National Bureau of Investigation and the Philippine Statistics Authority to broaden their 
probe and unearth the full scale of the fraud. 
Yet despite accumulating credible evidence confirming the fraudulent registration of these 
documents, government authorities remain hamstrung by current legal requirements mandating 
court proceedings to cancel a birth certificate. This reliance on prolonged judicial action provides 
ample opportunity for foreign individuals—who obtained their Filipino identities through 
deception—to exploit the system, evade accountability, and continue engaging in activities that 
pose economic and societal risks, including involvement in illicit trade, financial crimes, and 
trafficking. 
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This status quo undermines public trust and weakens the integrity of our civil registration 
system. It also delays justice and enables wrongdoers to benefit from delays in litigation, even 
when their deception has been thoroughly documented by competent agencies. 
To address this, the bill proposes the establishment of a fair but expedited administrative 
process—anchored on due notice and hearing—that empowers the State to revoke fraudulently 
issued birth certificates without awaiting protracted judicial action. It also seeks to hold 
accountable any public official or individual responsible for facilitating the unlawful entries into 
our civil registries. 
Acquiring Filipino citizenship should not be reduced to a transactional objective for foreign 
nationals seeking to advance their private interests. Our national identity must be safeguarded, 
and the privileges of citizenship preserved for those who are truly entitled to them. 
For these reasons, the immediate enactment of this measure is strongly urged. 
HON. ATTY. GERVILLE “JINKY BITRICS” R. LUISTRO 


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Batasan Hills, Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
Third Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. 1465 
Introduced by  
HON. ATTY. GERVILLE “JINKY BITRICS” R. LUISTRO 
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE CANCELLATION OF BIRTH 
CERTIFICATES REGISTERED THROUGH FRAUDULENT MEANS BY FOREIGN 
NATIONALS, CREATING A SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON CANCELLATION OF BIRTH 
CERTIFICATES AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Fraudulent Birth Certificate 
Cancellation Law”  
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy, - It is the policy of the State to promote a just and 
dynamic social order. Towards this end, the State shall enact policies to safeguard and protect the 
integrity of the most basic information of its people, especially their birth and nationality.  
SEC. 3. Scope. - This Act shall cover the cancellation of birth certificates registered 
through fraudulent means by foreign nationals.  
SEC. 4. Special Committee on Cancellation of Birth Certificates. - A Special 
Committee on Cancellation of Birth Certificates, herein referred to as the "Committee", is hereby 
created for cancellation of birth certificates registered through fraudulent means by a foreign 
national. The Committee is composed of the following: (a) Civil Registrar General of the 
Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), as Chairperson; and (b) Representatives of the 
Departments of Foreign Affairs, Interior and Local Government, and Justice with a rank of 
Undersecretary, and the Office of the Solicitor General with a rank of Assistant Solicitor 
General, as members.  


SEC. 5. Committee Secretariats - The PSA Board Secretariat shall act as the secretarial 
of the Committee. The Committce Secretariat shall accept complaints involving birth certificates 
registered through fraudulent means by foreign nationals, assign docket numbers, schedule 
hearings, and issue notices thereof.  
 
SEC. 6. Powers and Functions. - The Committee shall have the following powers and 
functions:  
 
a) Formulate rules of procedure concerning the investigation, filing and reception of 
complaints, conduct of hearings, and appeals involving cancellation of birth certificates 
registered through fraudulent means by any foreign national:  
b) Conduct clarificatory hearings and investigations on birth certificates registered 
through fraudulent means by any foreign national;  
c) Issue summon, subpoena, and subpoena duces tecum to secure the production of all 
necessary evidence concerning cases of birth certificates registered through fraudulent means by 
foreign nationals such as affidavits, records, testimonies, and other pertinent documents;  
d) Promulgate decisions, after due notice and hearing, concerning complaints of 
cancellation of birth certificates registered through fraudulent means by any foreign national;  
e) Recommend to the Departments of Foreign Affairs, Justice and the Interior and Local 
Govemment, the Ombudsman, and other appropriate agencies the filing of deportation, criminal, 
civil and administrative cases under existing laws against foreign nationals, private individuals 
and public officers and employees who have participated in the fraudulent registration of birth 
certificates of a foreign national; and  
f) Perform such other powers and functions necessary to attain its objectives.  
 
SEC. 7. Complaint. - Any person of legal age, including duly authorized representatives 
of law enforcement agencies, may file with the Committee Secretariat, a verified complaint for 
the administrative cancellation of a birth certificate registered through fraudulent means by any 
foreign national. The complaint shall set forth the following:  
a) Name of the foreign national, which shall be sufficient to the extent that such 
individual is known by such name;  
b) Last known address of the foreign national;  
c) Particulars of the fraudulent birth certificate;  
d) Specific acts, events, and circumstances which establish the illegal acquisition of a 
birth certificate by the foreign national; and  
e) Such other proof necessary to establish the illegal acquisition of a birth certificate by 
the foreign national.  
 
SEC. 8. Answer. - Within ten (10) days from the filing of the complaint, the Committee 
Secretariat shall require the foreign national to submit a verified answer to the attached 
complaint within a non-extendible period of fifteen (15) days from receipt thereof.  
 


SEC. 9. Case Report. - Within thirty (30) days from the submission of the verified 
answer of the foreign national, the Committee Secretariat shall submit i the Committee a report 
including the case records stating all the pieces of evidence provided by the parties.  
 
SEC. 10. Clarificatory Hearing. - Upon receipt of the case report, the Committee may 
conduct a clarificatory hearing and inquire on any matter to properly decide the case. 
 
SEC. 11. Weight of Evidence. - The Committee shall decide on the complaint based on 
substantial evidence or the amount of relevant evidence that a reasonable person would consider 
adequate to support a conclusion.  
 
SEC. 12. Decision. - The Committee shall evaluate all evidence presented by the parties, 
and with a vote of at least two (2) Committee members, shall issue a decision to cancel the birth 
certificate of a foreign national which was registered by fraudulent means within thirty (30) days 
from receipt of the report from the Committee Secretariat. The decision of the Committee shall 
be immediately executory pending appeal to the Office of the President. The decision shall 
likewise recommend whether criminal civil, administrative, or deportation proceedings, as the 
case may be, should be pursued against the foreign national, any person, public officer, or 
employee who may have participated in the illegal acquisition of birth certificate.  
 
SEC. 13. Appeal. - Any person adversely affected by a decision of the Committee may 
file an appeal with the Office of the President within fifteen (15) days from receipt thereof. The 
Office of the President shall decide on the appeal within thirty (30) days from the filing of the 
appeal. 
 
SEC. 14. Appropriations. - The amount necessary for the implementation of this Act 
shall be charged against the current year's appropriations of the Philippine Statistics Authority. 
Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for the continued implementation of this Act shall be 
included in the annual General Appropriations Act 
 
SEC. 15. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within ninety (90) days from the 
approval of this Act the Committee shall promulgate the pertinent rules and regulations for the 
effective implementation of this Act.  
 
SEC. 16. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part of this Act is declared 
unconstitutional, the remaining parts provisions not affected shall remain in full force and effect.  
 
SEC. 17. Repealing Clause - All laws, ardinances, orders, rules, regulations and other 
issuances or parts thercof which are inconsistens with this Act are hereby repealed, amended or 
modified accordingly. SEC. 18. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days 
after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.  
 
Approved,