Text of the provision
Sec. 6. Duties of the City or Municipal Civil Registrar or the Consul General. – The city or municipal civil registrar or the consul general to whom the petition is presented shall examine the petition and its supporting documents. He shall post the petition in a conspicuous place provided for that purpose for ten
(10) consecutive days after he finds the petition and its supporting documents sufficient in form and substance. The city or municipal civil registrar or the consul general shall act on the petition and shall render a decision not later than five
(5) working days after the completion of the posting and/or publication requirement. He shall transmit a copy of his decision together with the records of the proceedings to the Office of the Civil Registrar General within five
(5) working days from the date of the decision.
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 registrar or consul general examines the petition and, once satisfied it is sufficient in form and substance, posts it in a conspicuous place for ten (10) consecutive days. A decision is due not later than five (5) working days after the posting and/or publication is completed, and a copy of the decision with the records must be sent to the Office of the Civil Registrar General within five (5) working days of the decision.
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