NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Third Regular Session
23 ,JAN 14 P6 4 0
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SENATE
S. No. 2917
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Introduced by Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" T. Go
AN ACT
STRENGTHENING THE SYSTEM OF FILING OF DELAYED REGISTRATION OF 
BIRTHS IN THE COUNTRY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ACT NO. 3753
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The 1987 Philippine Constitution upholds the inherent dignity and rights of every 
Filipino, mandating the State to respect human rights and provide special protection and 
assistance to children, including ensuring access to basic services. These principles 
highlight the criticai role of civil registration as a fundamental mechanism for recognizing 
and safeguarding the identity and rights of individuals.
In line with these constitutional values. Act No. 3753, also known as the Law on 
Registry of Civil Status, was enacted, served as the cornerstone of civil registration rules, 
procedures, and activities in the Phiiippines for neariy a century. Over time, additional 
laws have been introduced to complement and enhance its provisions.
However, despite this constitutional mandate and the existence of laws supporting 
civil registration, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority, approximately 3.7 million 
Filipinos remain unregistered at birth. This statistic highlights a systemic gap, particularly


affecting the most vulnerable groups in society, such as Indigenous Peoples, Muslim 
communities, and children in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas.
This systemic issue deprives millions of Filipinos of their legal Identity, hindering 
their access to essential public services such as healthcare, education, and social welfare.
It also limits their participation in socio-economic activities and their ability to exercise 
basic rights, such as voting and owning property.
The bill introduces stricter guidelines and procedures for late registration to ensure 
authenticity and to prevent abuse. It mandates that birth registration must occur within 
thirty (30) days of birth but allows for late registration provided that specific conditions
are met. These include additional documentation, field visits and interviews by the local 
civil registrars to verify legitimacy.
Further, this bill requires additional documentation, field visits and interviews by 
the local civil registrars to ensure that claims of unregistered births are authentic. 
Moreover, this bill introduces a mandatory ten (10) day public notice period for all late 
registration applications that allows for objections or challenges to be raised by concerned 
individuals who can attest to the applicant's claims.
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this measure is earnestly sought.
SENATOR CHRISTOPHER LmRENCE "BONG" T. GO


NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Third Regular Session
)
SENATE
s. No. 2917
2b i,f\N 14 P6-.10
in.i.
Introduced by Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" T. Go
AN ACT
STRENGTHENING THE SYSTEM OF FILING OF DELAYED REGISTRATION OF 
BIRTHS IN THE COUNTRY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ACT NO. 3753
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled
SECTION 1. Short Title.
Registration of Birth Act of2025."
This Act shall be known as the "Delayed
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Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is the policy of the State to promote the 
importance of civil registry documents to establish identity and civil status, support 
universal civil registration and to produce accurate, complete and update vital 
statistics.
Sec. 3. Definition of Terms. - As used in this Act:
a) Certificate of Live Birth (COLB) refers to the source of vital information and 
provides legal proof of the identity of an individual;
b) Civil Registrar General refers to the head of the Philippine Statistics Authority 
(PSA) and the one who provides overall direction in the implementation of the Civil
Registry Law and related issuances and exercise technical supervision over the local 
civil registrars;


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c) Delayed Registration of Birth refers to the registration of birth record after 
the regiementary period of thirty (30) days from the time of birth in the Office of the 
Local Civil Registrar of the place where it occurred;
d) Local Civil Registrar (LCR) or City/Municipai Civil Registrar refers to the 
person officially in-charge with the duty of implementing and enforcing the provisions
of the Civil Registry Law and its Implementing Rules and Regulations and other laws 
related to civil registration;
e) Local Civil Registry Office (LCRO) refers to the department in the city or 
municipal government which is mandated to perform civil registration functions;
f) Negative Certification of Birth Record refers to the document issued by the 
PSA certifying that it has no record of the person's birth, marriage or death certificate 
in its electronic and paper archives; and
g) Registration of Birth refers to the permanent and official recording of a 
person's existence.
Sec. 4. Requirements on Filing Delayed Registration of Birth. - A
Negative Certification of Birth Record shall be a mandatory requirement for the
application of Delayed Registration of Birth. In addition thereto, the following shall 
also be submitted:
a) For a party seeking late registration of birth whose parents are both Filipino citizens: 
1) If the person is less than eighteen (18) years old:
i) 
Four (4) copies of the Certificate of Live Birth (COLB) duly 
accomplished and signed by the proper parties;
ii) Accomplished Affidavit for Delayed Registration at the back of the 
COLB by the father, mother or guardian declaring therein, among 
other things, the following:
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Name of child;
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Date and place of birth;
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Name of the father if the child is illegitimate and has been 
acknowledged by him;
• If legitimate, the date and place of marriage of parents; and


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• Reason for not registering the birth within thirty (30) days 
after the date of birth
iii) 
Negative Certification of Birth Record from the Philippine Statistics 
Authority (PSA);
iv) 
Certificate of marriage of the parents if the child is legitimate; and
v) 
Birth Certificate of the parents.
In case the party seeking late registration of birth of an illegitimate child is not the 
mother, the party in addition to the foregoing documents, shall submit the following:
Vi) Sworn statement stating the present whereabouts of the mother;
vii) 
Any two (2) of the following documentary evidence which may 
show the name of the child, date and place of birth and name of 
the mother (and name of the father, if the child has been 
acknowledge):
• 
Baptismal Certificate;
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School records;
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Income tax return;
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Insurance policy;
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Medical records; and
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Others, such as barangay chairperson's certification
viii) 
Affidavit of two (2) disinterested persons who might have 
witnessed or known the birth of the child
2) If the person is eighteen (18) years old or above, he/she shall apply for the late 
registration of his/her birth and the requirements shall be:
i) All the requirements for a child who is less than eighteen (18) years old; 
and
ii) Certificate of marriage, if married
b) For a party seeking late registration of birth, wherein one of the parents is a 
foreigner:
1) Certificate of Marriage of the parents if the child is legitimate;
2) Birth certificate of the parents;
3) Passport of both parents;


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4) Affidavit of Admission of Paternity and/or Affidavit to Use the Surname of the
Father under Republic Act No. 9255, if the child is illegitimate and was 
acknowledged by the father; or
5) Affidavit of Acknowledgment in case of an illegitimate child born prior to 03 
August 1988.
c) When the application for the delayed registration of birth is filed on behalf of
another person, in addition to the abovementioned requirements of filing delayed 
registration of birth:
1) Special Power of Attorney (SPA) or Authorization Letter executed by the
document owner, authorizing the applicant to file the delayed registration of 
birth;
2) Valid Identification Card of the document owner and the requester or applicant: 
and
3) Affidavit of the document owner or the registrant in case the document owner
is already deceased stating the reasons why he/she cannot personally file the 
application.
Sec. 5. Procedures on Delayed Registration of Birth. - Birth registered later 
than thirty (30) days after its occurrence is considered a delayed registration. It shall 
be registered at the Local Civil Registry Office (LCRPO) of the place where the birth 
occurred. The delayed registration of birth shall undergo the following procedures:
a) Upon receiving the application for delayed registration of birth, the 
City/Municipal Civil Registrar (C/MCR) shall examine the COLB presented 
whether it has been completely and correctly filled out. The C/MCR shall also 
evaluate the veracity of the statements made in the Affidavits and other 
submitted supporting documents through personal interview with the applicant 
and a field visit to the Office of the Punong Barangay where the child resides 
to confirm the statements made in the Affidavits and the genuineness of the 
supporting documents.
b) Submission of a Negative Certificate of Live Birth issued by the PSA Civil 
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as a mandatory requirement for the application for delayed registration to 
ensure that there is no existing birth record registered anywhere in the country;
c) A notice to the public on the pending application for delayed registration shall 
be posted for ten (10) consecutive days on a bulletin board outside the office 
of the local civil registrar located in a conspicuous place within the building and 
accessible to the general public, as well as in the official website, social media 
accounts and other official physical and digital media and channels of the local 
civil registrar and the PSA, subject to the provisions of Republic Act No. 10173, 
otherwise known as the Data Privacy Act of 2012; and
d) If no one opposes the registration after ten (10) days, the C/MCR shall review 
the application and if convinced beyond doubt that the applicant for Delayed 
Registration was really born within his/her jurisdiction, the C/MCR shall accept 
and register the delayed registration of birth.
Sec. 6. Roles and Responsibilities of the LCRs and the PSA. - The LCROs of 
the different cities and municipalities, through their Local Civil Registrars, shall 
facilitate the registration of birth within their territorial jurisdiction. They shall likewise 
see to it that the appropriate form is used, the form is properiy and completely filled 
out, entries therein are cored and the proper attachments are submitted. In case the 
entries are found incomplete or incorrect, the Local Civil Registrars shall require the
person concerned to fill out the document completely or to correct the entries, as the 
case may be.
The PSA shall have full authority and oversight over LCRs in prescribing standards, 
criteria and procedures provided in this Act. Likewise, it has the duty to report any 
irregularities, negligence or incompetency of C/MCR in the performance of his/her
functions under this Act to the concerned Mayor for the latter to take the proper 
disciplinary action.
Sec. 7. Collection of Fees. - Fees collected by LCROs shall be waived if the 
document owner or applicant is found to be indigent as certified by the Punong 
Barangay where said document owner or applicant resides.


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Sec. 8. False Statement. - Any person who shall knowingly make false 
statements In the forms furnished and shall present the same for entry in the civil 
register, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than six (6) months and one 
(1) day but not more than twelve (12) years and a fine of not less than One hundred
thousand pesos (P100,000.00) but not more than Two hundred fifty thousand pesos 
(P250,000.00).
In addition, if the person who violated the provisions of this Act is a public official,
he/she shall be dismissed from service and shall suffer perpetual absolute 
disqualification to hold public office.
Sec. 9. Separability Clause. - Should any provision of this Act or any part thereof 
be declared invalid, the other provisions, so far as they are separable from the invalid 
ones, shall remain in force and effect.
Sec. 10. Repealing Clause. - Al laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and 
regulations or parts thereof that are inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed, 
amended or modified accordingly.
Sec. 11. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect immediately upon its publication 
in the Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,