As to where to file the application for change of name be filed, Section 4 of the

Enforcement Rules of the Name Act is instructive which states that a person who applies for ... an
alteration of first or full name ... shall complete an application form, along with the certificate and
submit it for approval to the household registration office where the domicile is registered, while
under the Section 3 of Republic Act No. 9048, it provide that any person having direct and personal
interest in the correction of a clerical or typographical error in an entry and/or change of first
name or nickname in the civil register may file, in person, a verified petition with the local civil
registry office of the city or municipality where the record being sought to be corrected or
changed is kept.