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How to Change Your Name in Your NSO Certificate

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A couple of days ago, I did a post on Teleserv and how they make our lives a whole lot better by being able to order NSO certificates with just a click of a button! If you need the basics on how to order the NSO birth certificate online click HERE.

This post, as promised is the second part of the questions that stuck with me during the brunch. One that I just learned about was about being able to change your name in your birth certificate IF the error is clerical or typographical in nature.

What if your name is misspelled in any of your NSO certificates? What should you do?

OMG my name is spelled differently in my birth certificate!! I’ve been spelling my name as Junior all my life yun pala my name is spelled as Jhunior!

If this happened before 2001, you had no choice but to get a judicial order to correct your name. As in a judge has to come in and tell NSO that yes you can use Junior and banish Jhunior to be forgotten forever. Now, because of Republic Act 9048 the need for a judicial order is no longer required.

WHAT IS REPUBLIC ACT 9048?

Republic Act (RA) 9048 authorizes the city or municipal civil registrar or the consul general to correct a clerical or typographical error in an entry and/or change the first name or nickname in the civil register without need of a judicial order.

WHAT CORRECTIONS CAN BE MADE BY RA 9048?

RA 9048 allows these corrections:

**correction of clerical or typographical errors in any entry in civil registry documents, EXCEPT corrections involving the change in sex, age, nationality and status of a person.

**change of a person’s first name in his/her civil registry document under certain grounds specified under the law through administrative process.

WHAT IS A CLERICAL OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR?

An obvious mistake committed while your details were being encoded (as done through writing, copying, and transcribing).

The error should be harmless and simple such as misspelled name or place of birth.

The correction (i.e. the proposed change in the record can be referenced against existing records)

WHAT ARE THE CONDITIONS UNDER RA 9048 THAT THE PETITIONER NEEDS TO COMPLY WITH?

(1) The petitioner finds the first name or nickname to be ridiculous, tainted with dishonor or extremely difficult to write or pronounce;

(2) The new first name or nickname has been habitually and continuously used by the petitioner and he has been publicly known by that first name or nickname in the community; or,
(3) The change will avoid confusion.

WHERE SHOULD ONE FILE THE PETITION?

The Local Civil Registry Office where the record containing the error is kept.

If you’re already based outside of the local registry where your records are kept then you may file in your nearest Local Registry Office.

You can read more about the RA9048 here (http://mastercitizen.wordpress.com/2010/10/11/nso-topic-republic-act-9048/)

And there you go! I really learned a lot in that brunch and I hope you got to pick a tip or two in my posts too 🙂 Thanks for dropping by the blog!

JUST A REMINDER: If you  have any other questions head over to your nearest NSO branch, your local registrar or your city  hall! I am not affiliated with NSO and cannot answer questions that may not be answered by the facts posted herein.

 

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  1. Hello we need to change the surname..from the biological mother to the foster parents surname..how can we do that.. What may be the requirements..The child was waiting for the SSDD a certificate of available for adoption.. We need to settle all those request..for inter-country adoption before the child go to the USA.i am her guardian here in the Philippines.

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    • Ask ko po pde ko bng alisin un isang name ng anak ko..3 names po cya then nkita ko tlgang nhirapan cyang magsulat..anu po pde kong gawin..thank you and God bless!

  2. Pano po pag mali po yung middle name ng mother ko sa birth certificate ko. Tama naman po yung full name ko pero sa mother info pang number 6 mali po middle name

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  3. Pano po pag mali po yung middle name ng mother ko sa birth certificate ko. Tama naman po umyung full name ko pero sa mother info pang number 6 mali po middle name

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  4. Hello po..paano ko po sisismulan ang pag ayos nga name ko…mali po ang middle initial ko…
    Ano.po ba.dapat kung gawin????

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  6. Hi,

    Ask ko lng po sana kung anung dapat gawin, yung birth cert ko po kasi may mali, yung surname ng father ko is ginawa kung middle name, at yan na yung mga nag appear sa mga ID’s ko,
    kumuha po ako ng record sa NSO pero ang nakalagay lang po dun sa record nila is Middle name ko lng po, wala akong first name and Surname,
    nung kumuha naman po ako ng record ko sa Manila City Hall naka hand written naman po yung first name ko.

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  7. Ano po kelangan pag nag pa change name po iba po kasi pangalan ko sa nso.richard po.pero ang ginagamit ko po mula bata hangang ngayon eh rommel po hangang makatapos po ako ng pag aaral.mga id ko rommel po pangalan ko.ginagamit.

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  8. Paanu magpalit or removed ng name sa birth certificate.. help please how much kaya… baby palang xa now so i want ti change or remove her 2nd name..

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  9. Para sa mga my prob sa bc like me. Just want to share, my birth certificate ay wala first name sa nso, typo error sa middle name at wala last name pero kasal na ang parents ko, awa ng ditos nag wait na lang ako ng release sa last name at middle name, hopefully by may ok na bc ko, akala ko nun mahihirapan ako pero ok naman na, kung may tanong kau about sa bc nyo im willing to assist you to the best of my knowlegde, base lang sa na experience ko ah just message facebook

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    • Maam, ako po nakaapelyido po ako sa mama ko sa nso pero ang gamit ko po ay apelyido ni papa. Ngayon hindi match ung records ko dahil ngayong college nso ang susundin. Plano ko pong papalitan ang Nso ko. Paano po kaya ang gagawin?

    • Hi maam.. Ask ko lng sana ung name ng anak ko ALTEA gusto ko sanay gwing ALTHEA.. Bale 1month pa lng ngaun mula nung niregister ko sya sa municipyo.. Pano ggwin ko? Need kba muna lumabas bc nya sa nso.. Or sa municipyo aq ulit mag aayos? Tnx

    • Hi po! Ang problema ko ay ang bc ng anak ko, nilagyan ng Jr pero hindi naman cya jr. dahil magkaiba ang name nilang tatay nya..at ang sinisingil sa akin ay 6,500..d po ba masyadongmahal ito? Aalisin lang ang jr d naman papalitan ang name..can u help me po?

    • Hi.. naka pag file na po ako ng change of first name sa lcr sa davao mga more than a year na din po. Hindi ko na alam kung ano ang next step para ma forward sa nso, kc nagpatulong lang ako sa mga tiyahin ko sa davao andito kc ako sa bikol. Ngayon i check sa nso hindi pa daw na forward sa kanila ang petition ko. Please paki sagot kailangan ko na kc matapos malaki na din nagasto ko.

    • Hi maam mgkano po b gasto pg nagpachange name kc ang nklagay s name q name ng nanay q pero cmula bata aq edward n gngamit q pti s mga anak q

    • hi typo error kasi middle initial ko pati ung sa last name ng mother ko sa bc ko..what step should i do? and magkano processing fee nila?

  10. Hi maam/sir gud afternoon po ask ko lang po kong ano po dapat kong gawin sa birth certificate ko..sa NSO records ko kasi Bernadeth Bacla-an Paloma. pero yong gamit ko ngayon Bernadeth Bacla-an Dapo mula pa nong nag aaral ako hanggang sa nagtrabaho ako ngaun..kasi yon naman talaga ang apelyedo ng papa ko..akala ko dati wala akong record sa nso ksi puro negative ang lumalabas yon pala iba pala apelyedo ko middle ng papa ko yong nakarehistro..ngayon ko lang nalaman na may record pala ako .gusto ko po sana Dapo na lng ang sundin ko na apelyedo kasi sa mga anak ko Dapo na middle name nila..Ano po gagawin ko?

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    • Hi nasagot na po ba ang tanong niyo.. Ano po ba dapat gawen kasi ganyan din po yung sitwasyon ng sa asawa ko..

  11. Hello, may tanong lang po sana ako,. May appointment na kasi para sa passport, This coming feb 3, 2017..Meron lang akong problema, dahil simula nung nag aral ako, ang gamit kong name ay Caroline with e,. Ganun din sa mga VALID ID Ko with E rin.., ,..Pero nung kumuha ako ng NSO B.C, yung name ko dun ay Carolin without E.. Pero meron po akong Affidavit, patunay na yong Caroline with E at Caroline without E, ay iisa.. Ang tanong ko po..Dahil ba dito ay Mag kaka problema ba ako sa appointment ko sa Feb 3?… Thanks po..

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  12. Please Help! How can I change my child’s name? She has two names (Ycole Gaile) and I want to delete her second name (Gaile). And how much it will cost? What documents should be provided?

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  13. paano po nagamit ko po lahat eh my M.I nman po ako at lastname ng tatay ko tapos nalamn ko po na wala po akong m.i and yung ngamit ko pong last name eh yung sa mother ko ano po gagawin ko? may affidavit namn po ako nung barangay captain namin na ako ay anak nila …actually po mdami po kami magkakapatid and kming talong babeng magkakasunod ang mali ??? ang hirap kasi kumuha ng mga requirements sa work .. need some help po

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  14. Hello, good afternoon po, Anu po ba ang pwede kung gawin para po mapalitan ang pangalan ko po, (old name to new name),, gusto ko po kasing baguhin ang pangalan ko? at magkanu din po ba ang pag papalit ng pangalan ngayon? please pa answer po need ko lang po talaga eh, thank you and god bless po.

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    • Hi po ask ko lang po ano dapat gawin kung hndi nakalagay sa birt.cert ang name ng father kasi hindi pa sila kasal noon ngayon po married na sila at gusto na ipalagay ang name ng father? Nasa abroad po kasi sila kaya nagpapatulong lang po sa akin. Marami po salamat

    • Hi po. Pwede po Ba magpassport ulit kasi may old passport kasi ako pero iba pangalan sa hirap ng buhay kasi naisip ko mag abroad kaya lang hindi sapat ang edad ko para makapag abroad Kaya may nag advice sa akin gumamit ng ibang pangalan kaya ginawa ko po, pero hindi rin po ako pinalad mag abroad. Tumoloy na lang ako Mag aral kaya ngayon gusto kong kumuha ng Passport ulit na gamit ang TOR ko ung true name ko. Expired na ang passport ko sa 2018. Salamat po ano po bang gagawin ko?

  15. my bayad po ba paayos ng middle initial isang letra lang ang naiba.magkaiba kasi sa nso ko yung lahat ng ID’s ko.kaya di ako makakuha ng pasaporte.

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    • Madali lang po yam mam, ganyan din aken typo error sa middle name, madali lang promise

  16. Good Day ma’am,
    I just want to ask, kasi my mom filed my birth certficate and she accidentally put just a Middile Initial only instead of Middle Name in my Birth Certificate so when I filed for passport they didn’t put a Middle Name in it but all my Documents and School Records are with Middle Name. Can I still correct my Birth Certificate in my Local Registry?
    Thank you for your answer ?

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  17. hello po good day.. ask ko lng yun bc ng anak ko mali po yun pangalan ko nkalagay. ano po ba ang dapat ko gawin pra mapalitan ko yun pangalan ko sa bc ng anak ko… plsss reply po gusto ko na maayos. thankz?

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    • hi.. nasagot na po ba questions nyo? my problema din po kc hubby ko. isang letter lanv mali niya sa NSO at gusto niya kumuha ng passport.. magkno kaya ang dapat bayaran and ano kaya ang mga possible requirements?

    • I would suggest go to your Civil Local Registrar. They will tell you the necessary requirements and process it for you. They will be the one to forward it to the NSO.
      Though there won’t be changes on your actual certificate, annotations on the side will be written.

  18. Hi! Good day, i just want to ask. I really need your help madam. My mother’s full name is Anania Alolino Baja. She wrote UNKNOWN in my father’s name on my birth certificate. My full name is Mary-nia Alolino Baja. Late ko na nalaman na yung Alolino dito sa BC ko is hand written. Ginaya lang yung font ng letters na name ko. hindi ako lumaki sa Mom ko. Lahat ng documents ko ginagamit ko yung Mary-nia ALolino Baja. How will I know if its okay to continue using “Alolino” as my middle name. It looks like my mom and I are siblings.

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    • hi nia! i’m really sorry but i can’t help you with your question. hopefully a lawyer or someone from city hall can help you.

    • Hello po GoodAfternoon .Tanong ko lang po sana anong dapat kong gawin sa NSO Birthcertificate ko .Kasi Po iba po yung pangalan na nakalagay e since elementary hanggang sa tapos ko po yung highschool jasmine jane po yung pangalan na gamit ko.Pgkatapos po nung kukuhanin ko no pu yung NSO ko Milagros po yung pangalan na binigay ang layo po sa jasmine jane ng milagros .

    • This seemed to be fine.. This has always been the case with my name and mother’s and never had a problem.

    • Hi mam tanong lang poh pede kaya mgchange name ang anak ko from first old name to first new name na gusto ko baguhin? And sooner poh pag ikinasal ako yon apeyido sa unang ama nya gusto ko din magingg apelydo nlng sa tatayong ama nya

  20. Magandang hapon po.
    Tanung lang po ako kase po yung baby ko apelyedo ko
    Yung gamit hindi yung sa tatay niya , hindi po kase kame kasal pati po wala po siya sa hospital ng manganak po ako.
    Tanong ko lang po pewde po ba ilipat sa apelyedo ng ama niya
    Yung baby ko po kahit di po kame kasal ?
    Pati po sa paanung paraan ko po mapapalipat ?

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  21. hellow po..hingi lang po nang advice according to my nso..yung second word po kasi nang name ko…na palitan mo…reah rose po ang givin name nang parents ko sakin…pero nong kinuha ko po ang nso ko naging reah rey po…anu po ba ang dapat kong gawin? wala po bang bayad mag pa change name?

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  22. hello Po hingi lang po ako ng advice what to do regarding of my family name Is Saromines but my. Birth certipecate instead Sarimines ,as I want t o apply abroad I need to proses my passport application so I need the correct spilling so please can you give the right advise is this can do apply online if so where to the for delivery or send to my email and I can down load the document .
    Thank you so looking forward for your reply.
    Respectfully yours.
    Teresita Saromines.

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  23. Hi! Anyone here knows the procedure of completely CHANGING MOTHER ON BIRTH CERTIFICATE?

    My situation is that the mother indicated on my birth certificate is my aunt. And I’m having a very big trouble putting dependants on any documents.

    Of course, ayoko namang yung Tita ko ang makinabang sa lahat ng pinaghirapan ko at yung Tita ko nasa ibang bansa naman so hindi niya kailangan ng kahit anung tulong. Ang Mama ko walang trabaho, nangungupahan lang, may kapatid pa ko na pinag-aaral niya at single mom lang siya. Kaya ang gusto ko lahat ng mapaghihirapan ko hanggang sa singkong sentimo Mama ko at ang kapatid ko ang makinabang.

    Hopefully, there’s someone here that can give information on the procedure and charges that will cost me to amend my birth certificate.

    Thanks!

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  24. Hello po …hingi lang po ako ng Payo tungkol po sa anak ko na Mali po yung last name nya instead of S…Z ..po ang NSA birth certificate nya second year college na po ang anak ano po ang dapat basin plss kailangan ko po ang payo nyo…madami pong salamat

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  25. Hi , i just wanna ask kase dalawang last name ang naregister sakin .pero nung kumuha ako ng NSO ung last name na hindi dapat ang nakalagay .pero sa lhat ng documents ko nakalagay ang dapat kong last name.anong process po ba dapat gawin pra mapalitan yung last name ko ? thanks

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    • hi po paano ko po ba mbubura ung first name ng anak ko po mary aliyah jamille ang name nya gusto ko po sana ipabura ang mary.3 month’s old palang ho sya hhingi ho sana ako ng tulong kng saan ako ppunta salamat po

  26. hello po, magandang umaga po, tanung ko po kung may bayad pa po ba ang pagpacorrect ng firt name ko at kung dadaan pa ng korte,..maraming salamt po, aasahan ko po ang inyong kasagutan,..

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  27. Hello pano po ba gagwin kapag mali nalagay na first name ng mother sa birthcertificate ko gusto ko isunod sa nakalagay na MAXIMA alinsunod sa naka rgstr sa BIRTH at Marriage cert. Nya. Ang nalagay ng father ko ay MENCHUITA Dahil at that time yun din ang alam ng father ko name nya ng magpakasal sila nalaman nalang Maxima pala so yun po sana din gusto ko palagay sa birth cert. Ko. Para walang problema.salamat po aasahan ko sagot nyo:)

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  28. Good Morning po, what if po sa Cebu pinanganak? kailangan po ba magsadya pa ako sa Cebu para maipabago yung wrong spelling name ng pangalan ko?
    or pwede ng sa mismong NSO ako magpunta? pls. response.

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  29. Pls help nakuha ko na ung nso ko. Pero blangko ung first nam tapos ung surname iba ni walng kinalaman sa pamilya ko ang tumama lng e yung information sa nanay ko. Pls guide me kung saan ako maguumpisa.thanks in advance

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  30. di naman masyado nasasagot yung mga tanong.puro punta sa civil registrar.wala rin silbi kung magtatanong pa. tsk

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  31. hi,need some advice and clarification,my problem is the mis spelled name of my gf,commonly she uses her name as DAIVEE GRACE during her school days but eventually found out on her NSO certificate that the spelling is DAIVES GRACE,how can we process the correction of her misspelled name?
    unfortunately we go already to the local civil registrar seeking for help and advice and they say they were going to present documents like elementary ,high school and college credentials that supports for the petition for the correction of misspelled name and were going to pay 2500k for the transactions and payment for shifting of it..is it true that there is a payment for this kind of transactions?..this is to clarify and if it is true were willing to pay for the said ammount..tnx to those who will give advice.God bless..

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  32. Hi! i just realized ang pangalan ng father ko ba nakalagay sa nso birth certificate ko is ung nickname/aka nya which is Johnny,, ang nakalagay sa marriage contract nila ng parents ko is Juan Jr., at Juan Jr. din sa birth certificate and death certificate ng father ko… how many days kaya ang processing?madami ba requirements to change my father’s name in my birth certificate?

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  33. Hi manila mommy,

    Pa help naman po pano ko po mapapaayos yung nso b c…
    Since birth ko po kasi VILLAJUAN na yung gunagamit kong apelyido, pero ang nakalagay po sa nso b.c ko is VILLIJUAN.. pati po last name ng father at mother is VILLIJUAN ang nakalagay.. gusto ko sana pacorrect pano po ba? And magkano po magagastos

    Thanks po.
    Please reply godbless!

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  34. Hi good day ! Tanong ko lng po pano procedure at kung mgkno mgastos sa pagpa change name ng.mother ko sa birthcertificate.. marry anne po kc nsa birthcertificate ko at ng kapatid ko.. pero ang name nya po MIRIAM nickname nya dw po ung marry anne un dn dw po nailagay nya nung nag fillup sya ng birthcertificate nmn ng kpatid ko.?.. sa marriage contract nya po miriam tlga nklgay na name nya.. year 70’s nsunog ung city hall nila sa pampanga so ung record nya dpa npasok sa NSO .disyear pa lng po nmn pina process pagpapa late registerer ng mother ko.. if mag pa correct po ako ng change firstname mg mother ko pwde na po ba marriage contract nla Na patunay.. then ung sa NSO ng kpatid ko wla sya III pero sa lhat ng documents na gngamit nya pti ung pinsa sa civil registry my III sya sa NSO lng po wla ? Pa help nmn po ng procedure o steps ng gagawin ko.. salamat p0!!!

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  35. Hi mam, worried po ako sa aking birth certificate. Mali po ang middle name ko at wrong spelling po ang appelyido ko. Pabalik balik po ako sa registrar at umabot na po ng isang taon at wala pang nangyayari. Ano po ang dapat kong gawin?

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  36. Hi mam pano ba ang dapat Kung Gawin sa birth certificate ng anak ko
    Ndi kmi kasal ng AMA Nya pero inaknowledge xa ng AMA Nya! Nag send na po kmi ng request letter sa NSO para mapalitan un sure ng bata
    Until now ndi pa din napapAlitan every year nag request kami kc need sa school ng bata paano po ba? Maraming salamat po! God bless u always mam

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  37. Hello po Manila Mommy,

    What if I just decided to spell my name differently recently? I’ve no ids to prove I’d been using my intended name all along. But I plan to use that spelling in the future, and if I do acquire future ids, that is how I will spell my name.

    I just don’t want to use the former spelling anymore(at all costs), but will I get in trouble with the law, if I just started spelling my name differently in ids and others, for the sake of complying with the change of name requirement(i.e. the evidence of use)?. I’m just uncomfortable with the previous spelling since it is associated with something unpleasant for me. I am more or less only adding two letters. For example: Janel to Janelle. I don’t intend to defraud at all. Really I don’t. But I have no ids to prove I’d been using, janelle. What should I do? PS I do use Janelle in social networking sites, if that helps. But those are all informal…

    Thank you po manila mommy

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  38. Hello po. You left our a lot about the RA 9048 law. It is not just for clerical errors. It is for name changes as well. Also, you only need to meet ONE of the legal requirements. Not all of them. Further, if you are abroad, how you get to your nearest NSO office? If you are abroad you file with the consul.

    The whole of the law may be found at the OFFICIAL government site, here: http://web0.psa.gov.ph/civilregistration/civil-registration-laws/republic-act-no-9048

    Cheers

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  39. Mam mgkanu po mgagastos q pg pnapalitan q ung name q! Lahat po kc ng papel q gmit q ay jericho caliling merza. Tpos ng knuha q po lumabas po ay jerryco garcia caliling’ pls po reply po kau

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  40. hi Manila Mommy,

    I received my NSO BC yesterday. I was surprised that my first name was a complete error. insread of Teresita, its Liwayway. how can I correct it? do I have to ask my BC at local civil registrar to prove that my name is teresita. I don’t want to change my name into liwayway. I badly need your help.

    thanks in advance.

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    • Hi Teresita –

      Please take this up with your civil registrar. They would know more about the process than I do. Good luck and I hope your issue gets resolved right away!

  41. tulongan you poh ako.nag file na ako sa lcr at malaki na gastos ko di ko akalain 5 moths 0r 6 months pala mag process you maling isang litra yong bc ko na lastname ko……….ng file namna ako pettion at di nila sinabi kailan ko makuha……at kailngan kona poh ito gamiten sa kasal ko at passport ko befor ko magkuha ug senomar gusto ko muna matama yong bc ko………….toto poh vah 5 or 6months katagal yon ma process?……………………pls help me .thnaks poh…………

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  42. hi poh…………publima poh ako sa bc ko malaki na gastos ko nagbayad sa LCR………tapus tagal pla process nila……….5 months to 6 months poh ba tlaga process nila?kait nag file kana ng petition?.yong too poh…elang days poh ba tlga yong process nang mali isang litra ang apilyedo?…….pls help me kailangan kona tlga makuha yong tamang bc ko sa nso before ko magkuha ng senomar………….pls reply………….my email this joylen_muanya@yahoo.com

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  43. hello po panu po kung ung middle initial q eh mali ng isang letter pagkakuha po kasi ng mother q sa nso mali ung isang letter sa apilyido ng mother q pero ung mga dating birth certificate q po eh tama nawala po kasi ung dating qng birthcertificate

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  44. Pano po magpalagay ng name ng father? Unknown kasi nasa BC ko.. I know naman po ung name nya. Naghiwalay lang kasi Sila ng mama ko ng ipanganak ako kaya Hindi nya nilagay name ni papa.thanks po sana matulungan nyo ko

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  45. Kamusta po,matanung ko lang po panu po gagawin kung ang Middle initial ko ko eh initial lang, ang M.I ko po kc ay #MACARAIG, ang nasa BC ko po ay M lang,salamat po

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    • Ganyan din sa pinsan ko, di sya maka kuha ng passport, kailangan pa nya ipa bago sa LRC yung middle name nya, nag file sya last april 2014, and until now wala pa result.

  47. Hello pano ko po mapapalitan ung surname ko ,
    nakalagay po sa bc and nso ko is saraza pero ang spell po tlga nya ay saraNza.
    kukuha po kc ako ng passport.. baka po kc magka problema..
    thanks po

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    • Hello pano ko po mapapalitan ung middle name ko ,
      nakalagay po sa bc and nso ko is saraza pero ang spell po tlga nya ay saraNza.
      kukuha po kc ako ng passport.. baka po kc magka problema..
      thanks po

  49. Hi ask ko lang po pano po kaya mapapalitan ng surname un baby ko? kse surname ng dad niya e hiwalay na po kse kme tska d kme married gusto ko po sana surname ko gamitin niya pano po kaya? salamat po

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  50. Hi po! Sir magtatanong po about sa birthcerticate ng asawa q k po Kc lahat ng record nya sa skul sa nbi lahat is Nicanor Betalan tapus po ung sa NSO po nya is Nicolas Betalan po tas yng baptismal p nya is Nicanor Betalan anu po damat nming gawin para mapalitan? Magkanu po kaya ang gastos san po kmi mag umpisa..?sna po matulungan nyo po kmi..kung ok lang po im or txt me 09193379329

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  51. hello.
    ask ko lang po kung ano po ung gagawin ko, kc po ung ginagamit kong name is Jamie simula po noong nag-aral ako at sa lahat ng records ko sa school. Tapos nalaman ko n lang po ung sa NSO ko is Jami without “e” po ung name ko.
    Ano po gagawin ko!? pls help me po.
    Thank u and more power..:-)

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  52. good day ! 🙂
    tanong ko lang po .. paano if yung correct spelling ng name ko ay “JOCELYN” at samantalang sa NSO birth certificate ko ay “JOECELYN” ?? mapapalitan pa ba ‘ho yan ?? magkano ‘ho ba ang bayad sa pagpapalit ng correct spelling ng name ko ?

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  53. Pano poh ba dapat gawin ko?ang name poh ng father q s nso birthcert ko ay ”jimmy perez” ang real name poh nya ”jaime perez”.?magkno poh kya magagastos q pg pinbgo q father’s name q s nso?plz reply asap!thanks..

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  54. hello po. tanong ko lang po sana kung anong process ang kelangan pra pgchange name..kasi po yung frend na girl may anak cla ng boyfriend nya..ang apelyido ng bata ay ang sa lalaki kahit dipa sila kasal. ang problema po ngayon eh wla na talagang plano pakasalan ng boy ang frend ko kasi may iba na cya. Gusto po ng frend ko ichange ang apelyido ng bata kaapelyido nya. anong pong gagawin?

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    • hi reynaldo – mas mainam po na pumunta kayo sa inyong local civil registrar upang alamin ang tamang proseso para sa pagayos ng inyong birth certificate. salamat po.

  56. Sir gud pm po ang problem ko po yung Birth Certificate ko na nakuha sa NSO ay Pacifico Gatus, instead na Reynaldo Gatus mula po sa pagkabata ko yan na po ang ginagamit ko e kaya lang ko po inaayos ang BC ko dahil po sa mga Insurance at SSS atbp. na para po sa pensyon ko po after 4 years. Maraming salamat po sa tulong nyo

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  57. hi! ano pong requirements kapag po papapalitan ko buong name ko sa birthcertificate? iba kasi nakalagay na tatay ko ee.. panu po yun?

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  58. pano po ma correct yung name ko s NSO kc po Bernandette ang nakalagay sa birth ko then Bernadette yung ginamit ko s school at s iba ko pang mga records kc po may affidavit ako, pero pag nag abroad po ako d pwede yung affidavit kaya gusto ko pong maalis yung n s bernandette pr mgng bernadette. ano po gagawin at magkano po bayad?

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  59. Hi po . Panu po mapalitan pangalan cu sa sa Birth Certificate? ginagamit cu po kasi simulang bata po kasi Jamil ginagamit ku. Nakalagay sa Birth cu ” Damdam” (nickname) po ng Kapatid cu po ..please reply po sa emial ko..!

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  60. Hello! Just want to know, what should I do after gathering all the available documents only I could prepare to amend my wrong spelling of surname as well as wrong middle name (father), and still the civil registry officer required me to produce documents which I couldn’t really get because there is really none what more can I do to have my name corrected? Please tell me.
    Another question is: In elementary I used a name that never exist in the NSO or no record because the name in my NSO BC contains different name, which I only discovered when the name I knew was not there. Knowing from my father, the registered name was not the name I used in my elementary and college, and he told me the name he remembered that both of him and my mother thought of using. And because of learning this truth about my name, I was able to get my BC at NSO. But even in my BC, spelling of the surname and my father’s middle name is wrong. I felt crazy that time.
    So what I did now was to secure an affidavit to change the name I used from Elementary to College to the real name I have in the BC, but in the affidavit, I used the right spelling of my surname. And so some of the school where I studied changed my name correctly.
    My problem now is, there are requirements for change of name and change of surname and father’s middle name. Should I prepare everything written in each of those requirement sheets or should I just prepare for one requirement.
    I really don’t know what to do. How my parents made me crazy about how they let me use different name.
    Please help me, I don’t know what to do.
    Regards,
    Cristy

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  61. good eve sir/ma’am; ask ko lang po sana about sa birth certificate ko. mali po kasi yung nka file na aplido ko sa nso birth certificate ko. pati po aplido ng father ko. although its the same but the spelling wasnt correct. how can i correct it? kung sa nso na mismo ng galing yung original copy of my birth certificate?

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  63. hello po.
    help me .
    problem with birth certificate
    how to change a middle name on birth certificate.
    pls help me pls.
    this is big problem .
    thanks so much po .
    pls reply .

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  65. hi..good day..my mother’s name is rosita but we found out that in her nso certificate it was lucita..we pay 3000 pesos for the assessment and another 2000 dw for publication..it’s been 8 months since we pay the fee..civil registrar said that we just wait for the papers but until now we have’nt recieve anything and when we go back to the office kmi p ngpaLBC ng papers tpos kmi p pinapatwag s mga kelngan and we need to go back again and again..and need to pay another fee nnmn..we live in province and we dont have enough money and my mother is going to retire nxt year..please give advice for the proper process of change name and how much is the processing fee..thank you…

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  66. pwede po ba ndi sundin yung middle name ng nanay ko kaysa ung m.i. ko ang pangit po kasi ng m.i ko.. tska may possibility po ba na magpabago ng m.i ko mula sa regla na ggwin pong roa nkkhiya po kasi gamitin ung regla na m.i kya ndi ko po sinundan ung nso ko .. sana mbgyan nyo pong ksgutan itong tanung ko.. slamt po

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  67. goodmorning! may gusto po akong malaman seens birth and all documents is “ma.elaine b erise” and now im married kumuha aq ng bc q s nso and no file sa name na ginagamit q po and ang naka registerd is” maria elaine b erise” and ang gusto q po na gamitin is yung from the start name na ginagamit q po ano po dapat q gawin?and maaayos q po ba ito agad kasi po kukuha aq ng passport and pwede q po ba ito ipakita sa kanila,i hope u help me.thank u po

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  68. Hello po. Can I ask if how will I go about with my problem. It’s something like this. Since I entered kindergarten up to 3rd year high school, I used my father’s last name as my surname. We just followed what was written on my birth certificate,. Not the NSO or the civil registrar’s copy, I forgot what’s the name of that copy. Basta I remember, I had that since elementary but unfortunately we don’t have any extra copy of that and its already lost. Then, when I was 4th year high school, our school’s registrar was looking for my birthcertificate. So I went to civil registrar’s office in our place and got wrong entries. So bale, ang last name ko na, according sa copy ng civil registrar ay yung last name na ng mama ko nung single pa siya. At ang middle name ko naman ay kapareha ng middle name ng mama ko nung single pa din siya. so nung nagcollege na ako, I need to follow what’s on the nso copy. Sana maka reply kayo sa problem ko. Thanks and God Bless. ?

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  70. good day, i have aquestion… kasi i went to LCRO of calamba city hall..i asked them if what is better for changing of name either my father’s, and also our last name… they say that pag mag ffile ako ng petition for my nso bc… P3000 whole documents na yun. except the following: sex,age,bday,birhtplace,. and anak lang ako sa labas then need ko pa nang bc of my father. para macorrect yung lastname ko. kaso lang wala naman akong contact sa family ng father ko. paano ako makaka kuha nang bc nya?..

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    • hi junel – as much as i want to help you, i am in no position to offer you advice as i am not from any government office that could help you with your issue. i highly suggest that you call teleserv as they may know what steps you need to take.

    • hi again junel – based on RA10172 which amends provisions of RA9048 na ang libre lang po and walang bayad is the correction of typographical errors relating to the name, gender, birthday and birthplace. they probably know the new RA since republic act na po iyon and implemented na. meron pa rin pong processes na kailangan na mag file ng petition and magbayad ng fees. iyong nabanggit lang po sa dalawang republic acts ang libre. however, i can’t really vouch for the government agency you’re dealing with. i suggest that you take your case with them. if you need additional guidance, you can probably chat with teleserv via this link: https://nso.citizenservices.com.ph/chat or you can post your question at their FB wall here: http://www.facebook.com/citizenservices/

      thanks and good luck.

  73. what should i do? my name in my nso is jocye it was supposed to be joyce.. they told me that i should go to quezon city hall where in i am registered, how many months will take if i had to correct my name, and how much i should spend? i am staying now at pampanga. i really need to correct my name..please help me. i will wait for your responces, thank you.

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  74. I want to change my name Luningning, Is it possible? I don,t like my name nahihiya ako sa name ko. Please help me.

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    • you may want to visit the local branch of NSO so that you’ll find out how to go about changing your legal name. The current provisions I’ve stated in the article above are for simple typos lang kasi 🙂 i think luningning is a beautiful Filipino name though but that’s just me 🙂 good luck!

  76. Nice info ManilaMom :).
    I’m sure a lot of people will be a little wiser now with regards to these things.

    People can also inquire via phone through the NSO Helpline (02)737-1111 or online by chatting at http://www.birthcertificates.com.ph to get more direct answers for their concerns.

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    • What if my mother’s name and fathers maiden name is misspelled, how can I correct it? Do I need to file a petition? Thanks!

    • To correct it you need to go to your civil registrar and file a petition because as of now civil registrars can only correct clerical or typhographical erros in the day and gender of a person’s date of birth or sex of the person without the need for a petition (in addition to the name). you may want to refer to this link on republic act no 10172 ) which amends certian provisions of republic act 9048 which is what i posted in the article above.

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