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Practice question: Clerical Error (RA 9048, as amended by RA 10172)

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Practice question

A record is kept in one Philippine city. The interested petitioner has migrated to a distant city and personal filing at the original registry is impractical because of expense, time and effort. What alternative does RA9048 Section3 provide?
  1. Personal filing with the local registrar of present residence or domicile, with communication between registrars
  2. Unilateral editing of the original record
  3. Filing only with a private notary who grants correction
  4. Automatic correction without a petition
  5. Filing exclusively with the registrar of deeds

Legal references

  • RA9048 Sections3,6–8, read with RA10172: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2001/ra_9048_2001.html
  • RA10172 Sections1–3, amending RA9048: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2012/ra_10172_2012.html

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