TEN steps to be undertaken in the correction of

an entry in a civil registry document

1. Contact a lawyer who will prepare the Petition for
Correction of Entry.
2. Lawyers shall file the Petition in the Regional Trial
Court. The fee for filing the Petition in the Regional
Trial Court is Php 160.00.
3. The Petition will be raffled and assigned to a branch
of the Regional Trial Court.
4. The assigned Regional Trial Court shall issue an
Order for the publication of its Order in a
newspaper of general cirsulation for three
consecutive weeks. Fee for publication varies.
5. The Order contains the date of the first hearing.
6. During the first hearing, the lawyer will present
compliance of the jurisdictional requirements like
publication of the Order in a newspaper of general
circulation.
7. After establishing compliance with jurisdictional
requirements, the petitioner will be presented in

Court to testify. The Court may assign the Clerk of

Court to receive evidence.
8. During the hearing, it is possible that an oppositor
may appear contesting the Petition. If an oppositor
appears, the Clerk of Court will receive the
petitioners evidence.
9. After presentation of evidence, the Court will rule on
the Petition.
10.

If the decision is favorable, the Court will order

the Office of Civil Registrar to correct the entry in

the civil registry document (birth/marriage/death
certificate of the petitioner).