The Quezon City Hall Series: How to File an Affidavit for Clerical Error and Change of First Name

A most common issue encountered by Filipinos with their birth certificates are misspelled first, middle, or last names.  These can go from just a single misplaced letter to an entire unknown name that somehow made it to the person’s birth certificate by mistake.  If you need to have your name corrected or changed, you may

The Bigger Picture: 2015 to 2024 is Dekadang CRVS (Civil Registration and Vital Statistics)

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA, formerly NSO) maximized the leap month of February with various activities on public awareness and participation to promote the theme: Get Every Pinoy and Pinay in the Picture. The PSA, with respect to the Ministerial Conference on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Asia and the Pacific, is committed to

Who Is A Foundling?

Here is one word we don’t get to read every day: Foundling. Sino-sino ang itinuturing na Foundling?  May NSO Birth Certificate ba ang foundling?  Sino ang dapat na magpa-rehistro ng isang foundling sa LCR? Many are the questions surrounding the characterization of a Foundling.  My curiosity led me to the following facts that I would

What We Need To Know About Death Certificates Part 2

Bonjour!  Mabuhay! In my last post, I shared the process of reporting and filing a Certificate of Death.  Today, this post will focus on the exceptional cases for the place of registration of death.  Ito yung mga rules in determining the correct Place of Death, lalo na kung ang cause of death ay vehicular accident

What We Need To Know About Death Certificates Part 1

Bonjour!  Mabuhay! Once again, the time to commemorate our dearly departed is upon us.  A lot of us are looking forward to visiting the our families and friends that have gone before us, spend time at cemeteries and memorial parks, and even hold mini family reunions.  Too bad, ang All Saints’ Day this year fell

Facts About Registering a Newborn Baby

Bonjour!  Mabuhay! Para wala nang turuan at sisihan later on, alamin na natin kung kanino ba talagang responsibility ang pag-register sa mga bagong silang na bata. Kung ang bata ay isinilang sa hospital, clinic, o iba pang similar institutions, ang administrator ng hospital o clinic na ito ang syang dapat mag facilitate ng registration ng

NSO Certificate Problems?

Bonjour. Mabuhay. If you have complicated problems with your NSO certificate (birth, marriage, death), here’s a service that can give you legal and official consultation services para malaman ninyo ang mga options na pwede para sa problema ninyo. The service is VERified. Vital Event Records Certified Inc. (VERified) is a professional service company composed of

NSO Certificate Problems

Bonjour. Mabuhay.   Since we are encountering a ton of inquiries regarding the common NSO certificate problems. Here are some FAQs that you will surely find useful.     What is a vital event record? A vital event record is a legal document entered in the civil register which attests to the occurrence and characteristics