Practice question
After a lawful adoption order, the registrar says issuing a new birth certificate requires exposing the original record publicly because Article 408 lists adoption. Which is correct under RA11642?
- Every original record must be displayed
- The special law prescribes an amended certificate, cancellation and sealing of the original, and no notation on the new certificate that it is amended
- The registrar must erase every historical record secretly
- The adoption cannot be recorded at all
- The new certificate must always state private adoption details
Legal references
- Civil Code, Articles407-413 and415: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
- RA11642, current NACC framework and Sections37-39 registry and confidentiality: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2022/ra_11642_2022.html
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