Problems with NSO Birth Certificate: Wrong Year of Birth

A PSA Birth Certificate (formerly NSO Birth Certificate) bearing an incorrect birth date and month of the owner can be corrected under R.A. 9048 (also known as the Clerical Error Law).  But what if it is the birth year that needs correction?  Is this still covered by R.A. 9048?  Let us find out. Gelay was

Problems with NSO Birth Certificate: Wrong Gender in NSO Birth Certificate

How do you correct a person’s gender in his NSO Birth Certificate (now PSA Birth Certificate)?  If he is male but his birth certificate shows him as “female”, can he have his birth certificate updated to show his correct gender? If your birth certificate shows an incorrect gender, it is considered a clerical error and

Problems with NSO Birth Certificate: Wrong Middle Name on Birth Certificate

What if you found out that the middle name written on your NSO birth certificate (now PSA Birth Certificate) is your mother’s maiden middle name, making you her sister or brother (instead of being her son or daughter)?  How do you get this corrected and fast? According to the official website of the Philippine Statistics

Problems with NSO Birth Certificate: Middle and Last Names Were Interchanged

What if you found out that your last and middle names were interchanged so that you are actually carrying your mother’s maiden last name as your last name?  How do you correct these kinds of errors in your NSO Birth Certificate (now PSA Birth Certificate)? This error is considered an error in encoding and can

Libreng Foreign Language Courses sa TESDA

Gusto mo bang matutong magsalita ng Nihongo, Mandarin, Spanish, Arabic, at English? Sali na sa Free Foreign Language Courses ng TESDA ngayong 2016! Ang pagkakaroon ng second language maliban sa Filipino ay isang malaking plus factor kung ikaw ay maga-apply ng trabaho dito sa Pilipinas o sa ibang bansa.  Ngunit marami ang hindi makapag-aral ng

Problems with NSO Birth Certificate : Are You a “Baby Boy” or “Baby Girl”?

Us Pinoys have a penchant for naming anything small, cute, and cuddly, Baby, including our children.  We often disregard the fact that these babies will soon grow up to become boys and girls, and eventually, men and women.  Imagine being the Chairman of the Board of a multi-national company and your team calls you “Sir

Problems with NSO Birth Certificate : “I Know My Name Is Pedro.”

What if the first name you have been using all your life is not the name written on your NSO Birth Certificate (now PSA Birth Certificate)?  )?  Is it possible to have such errors corrected?  Let’s find out from “Pedro”. His family and friends have always called him Pedro, “Pete” for short.  In a sea

Tax Exemption Para sa mga Pinoy PWD, Aprubado Na!

Ibinalita na ng Malacañang na ang mga Pinoy PWD (Persons With Disabilities) ay exempted na mula sa pagbabayad ng VAT o Value Added Tax.  Pinirmahan na ng Pangulo ang RA 10754 o ang batas na nag-uutos na ang mga PWD ay hindi na kailangang magbayad ng dagdag na 12% (VAT), gaya ng mga Senior Citizens.