CORRECTION OF CIVIL

ENTRIES
715 SCRA 740
CORRECTION OF CIVIL ENTRIES
• Clerical or substantial
• Correct or cancel entries in the civil register
• Court order
• Substantial and controversial changes
Relevant Laws
• Law on Registry of Civil Status (Commonwealth Act No. 3753)
• Art. 407-412 of the Civil Code
• Republic Act No. 9048
Law on Registry of Civil Status
(Commonwealth Act No. 3753)
• Establishment of a civil register in the Philippines wherein act, events,
legal instruments and court decrees concerning the civil status of
persons shall be recorded