Practice question
Contemporaneous records show that a birth record accidentally transposed the day and month. No change of birth year, age or status is sought. Is a judicial order invariably necessary?
- Yes, RA 10172 did not cover dates.
- Yes, even for an admitted clerical transposition.
- No; the covered day-and-month clerical correction may proceed administratively with the required records and procedure.
- No; the applicant may erase the entry personally.
- Yes, because all date corrections alter nationality.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2001/ra_9048_2001.html — RA 9048 sections 3–7: filing, first-name grounds, administrative processing and recourse.
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2012/ra_10172_2012.html — RA 10172 sections 1–4: amended authority, clerical-error definition, documents and publication.
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