KALIBO, Aklan – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is reminding Aklanons to ensure that all information they give about birth occurrences at the civil registry office are correct.
The PSA made this reminder in line with the celebration of the Civil Registration Month this February.
According to Provincial Statistics Officer Antonet Catubuan, it is important to ensure that all information are “exact and truthful” to avoid problems that may later arise.
“Inconsistencies of information, missing entries, or erroneous data in the civil registry document pose a lot of burden to person, which we do not want to happen,” Catubuan said.
She added: “Once the document is registered it becomes a permanent record and any corrections should to go through a process either by administrative or court order.”
Corrections of defective civil registry documents are governed by the following laws or issuances such as Republic Act (RA) 9048 for correction of clerical/typographical error, and change of name; RA 10172 for correction of sex, month and day of birth (except year of birth); RA 9858 for legitimation for children born to parents below marrying age; RA 9255 for illegitimate children to carry the surname of the father; and Administrative Order 1 Series of 1993 for supplemental report for those with missing or omitted entries.
Meanwhile, the PSA is encouraging individuals who still have no birth certificate to avail one by visiting the local civil registry office.
“In this way, we can attain our target that all Filipinos have birth certificate by 2024 as our commitment to Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Decade initiative,” Catubuan said. (With PSA-Aklan/PN)
