Civil Registration: Citizens Charter

The PSA is mandated by law to keep and preserve the birth, marriage and death certificates of a Filipino citizen. These certificates are the bases for establishing the legal status of each and every Filipino.

Here's a quick information and procedure on how to get an authenticated birth, marriage, and death certificates including a certificate of no marriage record (CENOMAR).

Press statement on the issue that civil registry documents such as birth, death and marriage certificates expire

It has come to our attention that there are persons who have the impression that the civil registry documents, particularly birth certificates issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), expire after six months from date of issuance.

President Aquino declares the years 2015 to 2024 as Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Decade

President Benigno S. Aquino III recently signed Proclamation No. 1106 which declared the years 2015 to 2024 as Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Decade (CRVS). Said proclamation is a concrete manifestation of the Philippine government's support to the outcome of the Ministerial Conference on CRVS in Asia and the Pacific held in November 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Legitimation

Children born after one hundred and eighty days following the celebration of the marriage, and before three hundred days following its dissolution or the separation of the spouses shall be presumed to be legitimate.

Registration of Court Decree/Order

Reglamentary Period and Place of Registration

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