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Sec. 5. Form and Contents of the Petition. – The petition shall be in the form of an affidavit, subscribed and sworn to before any person authorized by the law to administer oaths. The affidavit shall set forth facts necessary to establish the merits of the petition and shall show affirmatively that the petitioner is competent to testify to the matters stated. The petitioner shall state the particular erroneous entry or entries, which are sought to be corrected and/or the change sought to be made. The petition shall be supported with the following documents:
(1) A certified true machine copy of the certificate or of the page of the registry book containing the entry or entries sought to be corrected or changed.
(2) At least two
(2) public or private documents showing the correct entry or entries upon which the correction or change shall be based; and
(3) Other documents which the petitioner or the city or municipal civil registrar or the consul general may consider relevant and necessary for the approval of the petition. In case of change of first name or nickname, the petition shall likewise be supported with the documents mentioned in the immediately preceding paragraph. In addition, the petition 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 enforcement 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 consul general; second copy to the Office of the Civil Registrar General; and third copy to the petitioner.
Administrative Correction of Clerical or Typographical Errors in Civil Registry Entries, Republic Act No. 9048 (2001). Reproduced in full from the official enactment and verified word-for-word against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings.
What this section means
The petition must be an affidavit sworn before a person authorised to administer oaths, stating the exact entry to be corrected. It must be supported by a certified true machine copy of the record, at least two (2) public or private documents showing the correct entry, and any other relevant documents. For a change of first name, the petition must also be published at least once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation, and the petitioner must submit a certification of no pending case or criminal record. Everything is filed in three (3) copies — for the registrar or consul general, the Office of the Civil Registrar General, and the petitioner.
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