Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

18" Congress
First Regular Session
3254

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by: HON. LORNA C. SILVERIO

ACT PROHIBITING NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES FROM
REQUIRING THE SUBMISSION OF A PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY
CERTIFIED BIRTH CERTIFICATE ISSUED WITHIN THE PAST SIX (6) MONTHS

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill also known as the ‘’Birth Certificate Lifetime Validity Act” seeks to end
the practice of government and private offices requiring applicants for documents,
permits, services, or jobs to provide recently issued birth certificates.

Under the proposed bill, a birth certificate certified and issued by the Philippine
Statistics Authority (PSA) shall not expire and shall be considered valid at any time.
Exceptions to the bill include birth records that provide administrative corrections, as
provided by Republic Act No. 9048 and Republic Act No. 10172.

The PSA had previously clarified that the birth certificates they issue do not have
expiration dates. To the credit of the PSA, it has never been remiss in explaining that
birth certificates it has issued have no expiry dates, but this assurance remains unheeded
in many offices which continue to require that the submitted birth certificate was issued
within the past six (6) months.

Filipinos should not incur unnecessary expenses and go through the trouble of
applying for a new birth certificate. It is sad that so many offices require newly acquired
birth certificate which is another burden on applicants.
The proposed bill would stop an unnecessary, expensive, and oppressive requirement.

In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this proposed measure is

Hera! fan

LORNA C. SILVERIO


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

18% Congress
"First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. pees

Introduced by: HON. LORNA C. SILVERIO-

AN ACT PROHIBITING NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES FROM REQUIRING
THE SUBMISSION OF A PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY CERTIFIED BIRTH
CERTIFICATE ISSUED WITHIN THE PAST SIX (6) MONTHS

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
Assembled:

SEC 1. Title. This Act shall be known as the "Birth Certificate Lifetime Validity Act”.

SEC 2, Declaration of State Policy. It is hereby declared the policy of the State to establish an
effective system that will improve the efficiency of delivery of government frontline services,
particularly civil registry documents. As such, the State shall enforce a lifetime validity on birth
records duly certified by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

SEC 3. Coverage. This Act shall apply to all National Government agencies that would require
the submission of a birth record duly certified by the Philippine Statistics Authority for the
delivery of government services and issuance of documents.

SEC 4. Prohibition on the Requirement of Submitting a Birth Certificate certified by the
PSA within the past 6 months. Government agencies are prohibited from requiring applicants
to government services to submit birth records printed on the most recent version of the security
paper used by the PSA, or certified within the past six months. The birth certificate certified and
issued by the PSA shall not expire and shall be considered valid: Provided, that the birth records
do not require administrative corrections as provided under Republic Act Nos. 9048 and 10172.

SEC 5. Implementing Rules and Regulations. Within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of
this Act, the PSA shall promulgate the implementing rules and regulations necessary to ensure
the efficient and effective implementation of this Act.


SEC 6. Repealing Clause. All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, ordinances, rules and
regulation, and other issuances or part thereof which are inconsistent with this Act, are hereby
repealed or modified accordingly

SEC 7. Effectivity. This Act shall take after fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official
Gazette or in newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,

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