Registration of Live Birth

The duty of accepting Certificate of Live Birth for out-of-town reporting may also be performed by the Civil Registrar-General or by his authorized representatives who are the Regional Administrators and Provincial Statistical Officers of the National Statistics Office.

Requirements:

      a) the party who is applying for out-of-town reporting of birth shall execute an affidavit declaring therein, among other things, the facts of birth and the reasons why said birth was not recorded in the civil register of the city or municipality where it occurred. The affidavit which must be attested by at least two (2) witnesses, shall serve as an application for registration and shall be submitted to the civil registrar together with four (4) copies of the Certificate of Live Birth.

      b) if the application is for late registration of birth, the requirements under the rules governing late  registration of birth shall also be complied with.

2. When the birth did not occur in a hospital or clinic or in a similar institution, the physician, nurse,  midwife, hilot, or anybody who attended the delivery of the child shall be responsible both in certifying the facts of birth and causing the registration of such birth.

3. In default of the hospital/clinic administrator or attendant at birth, either or both parents of the child shall cause the registration of the birth.

      1. first copy to the registrant,       

      2. second copy to the Civil Registrar-General,

      3. third copy to be retained in the file of the city/mun. civil registrar,

      4. fourth copy to the attendant at birth or the hospital/clinic administrator as the case may be.

1. An illegitimate child born before 3 August 1988 and acknowledged by both parents shall principally use the surname of the father. If recognized by only one of the parents, the legitimate child shall carry the surname of the acknowledging parent. If no parent acknowleged the child, he shall carry the surname of the mother.

2. The name/s of the acknowledging parent/s shall be indicated in the Certificate of Live Birth.

3. An illegitimate child born on or after 3 August 1988 shall bear the surname of the mother.

                  i) four (4) copies of the Certificate of Live Birth duly accomplished and signed by the proper parties;

                 ii) accomplished affidavit for Delayed Registration at the back of the Certificate of Live Birth by the father, mother or guardian, declaring therein, among other things the ff:

o   name of child
o   date and place of birth
o   name of the father if the child is illegitimate and has been acknowledged by him
o   if legitimate, the date and place of marriage of parents
o   reason for not registering the birth within thirty (30) days

                iii) any two of the following documentary evidences which may show the name of the child, date and place of birth, and name of mother:

                    o   baptismal certificate

                    o   school records

                    o   income tax return of parent/s

                    o   insurance policy

                    o   medical records

                    o   others, such as barangay captain's certification

                iv) affidavit of two disinterested persons who might have witnessed or known the birth of the child.

B. For persons eighteen (18) years old or above:

                i) all the requirements for a child who is less than eighteen (18) years old;

               ii) Certificate of Marriage, if married.