Correction of erroneous entries

       This Office seeks to increase and enhance the delivery of civil registration services by affording to petitioners who have typographical errors in their civil registry documents or change their first names with the opportunity to correct these errors or change their names for as long as these fall within the requirements set by Republic Act 9048 / 10172. Objectively, this system itself can save the petitioners’ time, money and efforts considering the lesser amount of time and financial collateral needed to petition for any correction of entry in an erroneous civil registry document or change of first name as compared to before the enactment of this law which can only be resolved thru the civil courts. This factor itself can encourage our clientele to verify, if not, update their records, whereby eradicating any undue visit to this Office due to unforeseen events of an individual’s life. It is expected that there would be a gradual lesser requests for this services for the succeeding years since the implementation of this law.This Office seeks to increase and enhance the delivery of civil registration services by affording to petitioners who have typographical errors in their civil registry documents or change their first names with the opportunity to correct these errors or change their names for as long as these fall within the requirements set by Republic Act 9048 / 10172. Objectively, this system itself can save the petitioners’ time, money and efforts considering the lesser amount of time and financial collateral needed to petition for any correction of entry in an erroneous civil registry document or change of first name as compared to before the enactment of this law which can only be resolved thru the civil courts. This factor itself can encourage our clientele to verify, if not, update their records, whereby eradicating any undue visit to this Office due to unforeseen events of an individual’s life. It is expected that there would be a gradual lesser requests for this services for the succeeding years since the implementation of this law.