Practice question
An adult wants only to change her first name to one she habitually uses. No administrative petition has been filed. What is the ordinary initial route under RA 9048 and Mercadera?
- Proceed directly under Rule 103 as if RA 9048 did not exist.
- Ask an employer to amend the civil register.
- Use the statutory administrative first-name procedure before the proper civil registrar or consul general.
- Change every public record by private affidavit alone.
- Apply for criminal probation.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_72-109_proceedings.html — Rule 103 sections 1–6: verified petition, residence, publication, hearing and judgment.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2010/dec2010/gr_186027_2010.html — Republic v. Mercadera, G.R. 186027, December 8, 2010, main opinion: administrative primacy for first-name changes.
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2001/ra_9048_2001.html — sections 1, 4 and 7: first-name changes and recourse after administrative denial.
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