How to apply for changes to birth, marriage, and death certificates:

Applying for changes in government registry documents (e.g. Birth, death, and marriage certificates) can be done through the National Statistics Office.

BIRTH CERTIFICATE:

GENERAL PROCEDURES FOR CORRECTING BIRTH CERTIFICATES

Blurred copies or misspellings

Who must file:

the owner of the document or any authorized representative
owner of the record
owners spouse
children
parents
brothers
sisters
grandparents
guardian
other person duly authorized by law or by the owner of the document sought to be corrected;
if owner of the record is a minor or physically or mentally incapacitated, petition may be filed by his spouse, or any of his children, parents, brothers; sisters; grandparents, guardians, or persons duly authorized by law.

Supporting documents

For R.A. 9048:

Certified machine copy of the birth record containing the entry to be corrected;
Not less than two (2) private or public documents upon which the correction shall be based like baptismal certificate, voters affidavit, employment record, GSIS/SSS record, medical record, business record, drivers license, insurance, land titles, certificate of land transfer, bank passbook, NBI/police clearance, civil registry records of ascendants;
Notice/Certificate of Posting;
Payment of one thousand Pesos (P1,000.00) as filing fee. For petitions filed abroad a fee of $50.00 or equivalent value in local currency shall be collected;
Other documents which may be required by the concerned civil registrar.

Missing first, middle, or last name

Who must file:

owner of the record
owners spouse
children
parents
brothers
sisters
grandparents
guardian
other person duly authorized by law or by the owner of the document sought to be corrected;
if owner of the record is a minor or physically or mentally incapacitated, petition may be filed by his spouse, or any of his children, parents, brothers; sisters; grandparents, guardians, or persons duly authorized by law.

Supporting documents

To supply the missing entry an affidavit indicating the entry missed in the registration and the reasons why there was a failure in supplying the required entry. Other Supporting documents should be provided to show the first name of the child.