A name, according to the Supreme Court in a 2005 case, has two parts: (1) the given or proper name and (2) the surname or family name. The given or proper name is that which is given to the individual at birth or at baptism, to distinguish him from other individuals. The surname or family name is that which identifies the family to which he belongs and is continued from parent to child. Parents are free to select the given name of their child, but the law fixes the surname to which the child is entitled to use.
Middle names, on the other hand, are not regulated by law, although the Filipino custom is to use the mother’s surname as the child’s middle name. Still, you cannot drop or delete your middle name. Middle names serve to identify the maternal lineage or filiation of a person as well as further distinguish him from others who may have the same given name and surname as he has.
How about an illegitimate child whose filiation is not recognized by the father? Can that child use the middle name of the mother? The answer is, no. That child “bears only a given name and his mother’ surname, and does not have a middle name. The name of the unrecognized illegitimate child therefore identifies him as such.”
An illegitimate child may now use the surname of the father. This is a recognition of the fact that illegitimacy is not the child’s fault, and, therefore, the child should be shielded against the social stigma and other negative consequences arising from illegitimacy. To illustrate, what’s your first thought should you notice that a kid uses the name of the mother, and not of the father? Even the illegitimate child’s friends and contemporaries in school, should they learn that, unlike them, their friend follows the surname of the mother, would start asking why.
Another welcome amendment is with respect to the procedure in changing names. Going to court, with all the expenses that goes with it, to change first names and correct clerical errors is no longer necessary. Under Republic Act No. 9048 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations, the city or municipal civil registrar or the consul general is authorized to correct a clerical or typographical error in an entry and/or change the first name or nickname in the civil register without need of a judicial order. It must be made clear, however, a court order is still required for substantial changes such as surname, gender, nationality, and status.
R.A. 9048, which took effect on 22 April 2001, amends the Civil Code (Articles 376 and 412), which prohibits the change of name or surname of a person, or any correction or change of entry in a civil register without a judicial order. The matters that you need to know (Primer) about R.A. 9048 is found at the National Statistics Office (NSO) website.
What is the law about changing my child’s last name to my current husband. I got my son when I was still single and he is under my surname. His biological father was also at the birth certificate. Is there a away where we could change his last name?
I have a question regarding the mIddle name
instead of putting my surname as my sons middle initial is it okay to put my husband name same as US or other country is doing?
Example:
mother name: Corazon Ocampo Bingcol (filipina)
husband name: Eilia Hana Hasabou (LEBANESE)
Son name: Andrew Eilia Hasabou
Instead of
Andrew BINGCOL Hasabou
I will put
Andrew EILIA Hasabou
Kindly help coz until now my baby name is not yet registered.
I want to change my surname. Because I want to use my real mother’s surname. But what will be the requirements and steps should I do? Please help me.
I have a friend who uses the surname of her adoptive father who is now the husband of her mother. While still in college, she applied for an NSO birth certificate, but the one issued to her would bear another surname, supposedly of her biological father. Upon receipt of the birth certificate from NSO, she requested for a CENOMAR of his father, but there’s no record of marriage, meaning she’s illegitimate. Now she cannot take licensure exams or apply for a permanent post in the gov’t because of the discrepancy in records.
What is the best thing to do?
Hi. My name is Yuri. My problem is, my dad is an a**hole (sorry for the term but i can’t think of any other fitting word to describe him) and i dont want to have anything to do with him anymore, including his surname.
Any chance i can remove my surname and maybe use my mother’s instead?
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Parvus,
In case an illegitimate child wishes to use the surname of his mother’s husband (but not the child’s biological father), he could be adopted by the husband. Another way is to simply file a petition for a change of surname, although this is not always granted by the courts.
Ramon,
Maybe it’s a coincidence that we are about to file a petition that’s somehow related to your query. Still, for the sake of discussion and for the information of everyone, maybe you could give us a brief discussion on which remedy you’d pursue (and why). Thanks.
I am a single mom and my son using hos father’s surname it was in her birth certificate,the father of my son recognized him and we both sign in the birt certificate of my son.
My problem is now my son,dont want to bring his father’s name he wants to bring my mame.
can i file a petation to change his surname on my name?
he is now using my surname in the school.
is it legal for me to file a petation?
A female friend got a copy of her birth certificate from NSO Main. It turns out that she is denoted as a “male”.
She has a 1956 copy of a birth certificate issued by the Civil Registrar of Batangas where she is properly described as “female”.
She is choosing between 2 remedies:
1. petition for the correction of entry in the civil registry to be filed in the RTC, Bats. City
2. a petition for mandamus to compel the NSO to correct the mistake, given the fact that her evidence is a document from the civil registrar himself, albeit issued in 1956.
Ramon, thank you for the discussion. I believe your discussion amply shows that Rule 108 is the proper remedy in correcting an erroneous designation of gender as it appears in the civil registry.
For the sake of discussion: It could be argued that the Civil Registrar General’s act of recording a Birth Certificate, received from the local office of civil registry, is a ministerial act. It could also be argued that the determination of whether ANOTHER Birth Certificate, containing information different from that officially in its records, is NOT a ministerial act, but an act which calls for the exercise of discretion. In other words, it is beyond the ambit of mandamus. I may be wrong, of course (as noted so many times before, please don’t consider this as a legal advice or legal opinion on any actual matter).
I would choose remedy #1 as RA 9048 seems to be straightforward enough when it says that clerical or typographical errors may be corrected EXCEPT corrections involving the change in SEX, age, nationality and status of a person. As such, I would think that Rule 108 should apply.
However, some are of the opinion that since her main supporting document is a birth certificate issued by the civil registrar, albeit in 1956, it turns the whole matter into a mere ministerial correction which may be subject to mandamus.
It is further argued that since the source document is clear, then it is logical to conclude that the error was in the encoding by the NSO. Therefore, having to go to court to have the entry corrected would be tantamount to allowing the NSO to neglect the performance of a duty resulting from an office, trust, or station.
I, on the other hand think that, since she would have to go to court anyway, either by virtue of R65 or R108, it would be more prudent to follow procedures duly established by law instead of stretching an argument as to what specific acts are covered by mandamus.
I guess if I were wrong, the worst that could happen is that my friend gets inconvenienced by having to travel to Batangas rather than just staying in Manila to file a mandamus case. Either way, given her evidence and the fact that she really IS female, the end result would be the same.
What do you think are other practical implications of choosing one remedy over the other?
Hi there! I was kinda wondering on how I can have my son’s surname changed to mine since he has his father’s surname. I am not with his father for more than one year now (no communication whatsoever) and we were never married. My son is turning 2 this december and I kinda need help on how to do this before he starts schooling. Hope you can help me on this. We kinda signed an affidavit when we registered him, and I kinda regreted it big time. I really need super help. Thanks
Hi Nikkabebez,
Would like to know if your case has been answered or if you did something to change your child’s last name to yours? I also have a 7 y/o child and since we are not married i want to change his last name. He didn’t support my child since i gave birth to my child and never seen him since then. He has his own family now. I hope you can answer my question. Thank you
did you get an answer to this? i have the same problem
hi did you get any answer? or have you done it? the changing of your child’s surname into years? thanks
We have the same problem
hi we have the same problem. have you done it?
Hello Nikkabebez and kharen..i also have the same problem with you…unfortunately i am married to that man but we’re separated of more than a year ..hoping for an answer..thank you
Hi there, i am planning to change my whole name, including my surname, is it possible? Basically i want to change my first name and also use my mother’s surname as my last name. Please assist, thanks.
I was just wondering if I could have my son’s surname changed to mine since he’s currently using his father’s. I didn’t get any support from his father starting when my son was 6 months old through present. We were not married. I have plans of going abroad and luckily I will be able to take my son with me however us having different surnames might pose a problem (with the embassy, schooling etc).Do you have any suggestions as to how I can go about changing it without having to go through court?Your prompt response will be greatly appreciated…Thanks!
Good day!
I have 2 kids fron the same father but they have different last name, my eldest is under my name (born 1999) and the youngest is under his fathers name (born 2002). we were never been married but unfortunately on my youngest BC we were, coz that time we have plans.
By 2003 we separate ways and 2005 he died. I want to change my youngest child’s last name to mine, so there will be no problem in the future. can you advice me what to do, coz now im married and my husband wants to adopt them. Looking forward to your help. Thanks.
hello atty, What is the law about changing my child’s last name to her biological father or even just my last name? I’m planning to have my baby next year here in kuwait and apparently i have to use my “ex-husbands name” since i have been married to him 10 years ago just to make it legal for me to have my baby here. (we’ve been separated for more than 7 yrs now) is it posible for me to register her name under her biological father or even under my name here in kuwait? or IF not, is it posible to change it in the philippines later? let’s say in a year or two. I’m planning to keep her here for 2 yrs. then we’ll go back in the philippines after.
Thank you so much.
Hello!.. I just want to ask a few things. My mom gave my dad’s surname to me but they are not married, and my dad is already deceased. My mom is in Japan with Japanese husband. I want to change my surname, I’m now a single mother and a student. My son has a same problem like mine. Me and my ex is separated almost 1 year, and I want to change my son’s surname that he got from his dad. But how can I change it if my surname is still from my dad? Like mother like son. I’m really confused and I don’t what to do. Please help. Where can I go? What can I do?.. Thank You.. I really hope that someone can help me. Just mail me at Ladyinpink_1820@yahoo.com.. Godbless.
Any replies? Having almost the same problem.
hi atty/everyone! my mother could not apply for a passport because of NSO problem – different names with birth certificate.(same information since they’re computerized already). does she have to apply for CHANGE OF NAME? instead of LATE REGISTRATION? Can someone email me back imeemitch@yahoo.com
would really appreciate it… Thanks and God bless! 🙂
can middle names be changed also
actually sir, mejo complicated ang problem ko, kasi for 28 years ive been using my last name Kho and middle name Barro
only to found last February 2010 na fake pala ung birth certificate na ginagamit ko na only proof ko na ako si Catherine Barro Kho
hinidi rin married ang parents ko at wala akong papel na pinanghahawakan na acknowledged ako ng tatay ko
both of them passed away for almost 3 yrs na, so kahit ung tatay ko hindi ko na mahahatak na pirmahan nya ung o sumulat sya sa korte na in acknowledge nga nya ako sa anak kahit illegitimate.
pano po un sir, does it mean na hindi ko na magagamit ang last name na Kho?
wala rin po akong birth certificate ng mama ko na nagpapatunay na Barro tlaga ang last name nya only her death certificate ang meron lang akong dokumento na ngpapangalan sa knya.
actually sir, mejo complicated ang problem ko, kasi for 28 years ive been using my last name Kho and middle name Barro
only to found last February 2010 na fake pala ung birth certificate na ginagamit ko na only proof ko na ako si Catherine Barro Kho
hinidi rin married ang parents ko at wala akong papel na pinanghahawakan na acknowledged ako ng tatay ko
both of them passed away for almost 3 yrs na, so kahit ung tatay ko hindi ko na mahahatak na pirmahan nya ung o sumulat sya sa korte na in acknowledge nga nya ako sa anak kahit illegitimate.
pano po un sir, does it mean na hindi ko na magagamit ang last name na Kho?
wala rin po akong birth certificate ng mama ko na nagpapatunay na Barro tlaga ang last name nya only her death certificate ang meron lang akong dokumento na ngpapangalan sa knya.
sir , do u think magpakasal muna ako para meron akong magamit na isa pang dokumneto na mgpaptunay na catherine kho ako? (so ang ma su submit ko po nun ay ung fake ko na birth cert?)
hindi po ba mas mo do doble ang problema pag ganun?
actually plan ko po kasi magpa kasal kaso nag wo worry ako na baka mas malaking problema kapag nagpaksal ako tapos fake pla ung birth cert na ippapsa ko.
Please help…
Hi Ma’am,
may sagot na ba dito sa concern nyo?
kasi almost similar po ang problem nyo sa boyfriend ko
and we want to know if may chance pa na makaparegister sya using her name’s username,,
thank you
Hello Attys!
My concern is same with nikkabebez… hope I could have some advice or opinion on this. My kid knows what her father’s last name is and she then gets mad if I come across of telling her that her last name should be like this and that. She’s only 6 but she understands what went wrong between me and her father. She keeps on insisting that she has the same last name as mine and she wants it that way. How can I go about on changing her last name back to mine? Hope to have some feedback.
I am a singlemom… then I got married… Now, my husband want to change my daughter’s first name and family name..
Where do I start?..
what are the requirements…
pls help… or atleast advice…
Hi atty,
When i was 17, my aunt secure a SSS# for me but she put MARICEL instead of AIDA as my first name. Since then when i started working , i use MARICEL in my pag-ibig, philhealth, voter’s id and even in my kids birth certificate. How can i change my first name in my kids bc as well as most of my docs? please reply.
Hi Atty,
I am a Filipino married to an American. I have 2 daughter, both I had when I was single in the Philippines They both have my maiden name ( Their birth certificates dont have their biological father’s name). We all have green cards but are not American Citizens yet. Our Philippines Passport have already expired and I’m planning to have them renewed. My questions are:
1. If I have my family name in my Philippines Passport changed to my married name, how will this affect my 2 girls who sill have my maiden name when going out and back to the country? What documents do I need to present? ( Birth Certificates? Marriage certificate?)
2. Is it alright ot retain my maiden name in my Philippines Passport even though I am married? When we visited inthe Philippines in 2009, they asked me to present supporting documents why I have different family names in my passport and plane ticket.
3. How advantageous is it to have dual citizenship? My husband and I are planning to move to the Philippines when he retires.
4. I am already eligible to apply for U.S. Citizenship, should I just wait ’till I have my new citizeship and acquire a U.S. passport? By then I may have myself and my 2 girls have the same family names.
Hi atty,
This is my second time, but until now i havent recvd any answer from you.. let me ask the same scenario,when i was 17, my aunt secure a SSS# for me but she put MARICEL instead of AIDA as my first name. Since then when i started working , i use MARICEL in my pag-ibig, philhealth, voter’s id and even in my kids birth certificate. How can i change my first name in my kids bc as well as most of my docs? please reply
Hi atty
pano po ang aking gagawin. Simulat sapul po kc Roy Clemente n po ang aking gnmit, all my documets and valid id, pero Baby Boy clemente po pla ang real name ko. Atty help me. D po kc ako maka kuha ng pasport. Maraming salamat po.
Hi Atty,
Good day.
I am having a problem with regards to my fathers’ middle initial in my birth certificate. It was mistyped incorrectly. It should be ‘N’ instead of ‘M’. What should I do?
Please help me because I need your advice very badly 🙁
Thank you.
Femar,
Hi sir,
I have my 4 years old son, he got the surname of his father, but were not married. He agreed already that I will change my sons last name. And I’v got married 7 months ago and my husband wants him to carry his last name. Please help.. I do really need your help badly. I really appreciate your help.
Thank you very much.
Hi i just want to know pano po ba makakuha ng legal separation, my husband now is married from his first wife. tapos 2 years na po ka meng nagsasama. 2 years na din po sila hiwalay pero may contact po sila kasi humihingi po ng suporta yong una nya na asawa. pls answer me we need it. thanks
God Bless
Good day attorney, I’m a mother of two kids. Both was born before they allowed again illegitimate children to have their fathers last name. So both of my children aged 12 and 9 are using my last name and have no middle name. I would like to ask attorney what we should do to change their last name to their father’s last name and to have my last name as their middle name( as everyone thus even illegitimate). Their father is deceased but he have signed the birth certificate of my children. Now since his dead and was married to another women, what procedure should I do for them to have their father’s last name…thank u very much attorney…
Hi Attorney,
I too would like to know how to have my children’s (both minors) last name changed to mine (mother) apart from filing a petition to change their surnames. Their father and I were not married and have separated. If this has been answered in another post, please provide the link.
If the only course however is to file the said petition, what would be the grounds/basis for the courts to approve the request?
Thank you.
hello po atty.
tanong ko lang po kung ano ang gagawin dahil ang kapatid ko ay walang middle name at ipananganak sya nung 1992. dahil sa lahat ng records nya kahit ang passport ay may middle name sya kasi nung ni-register sya, my mother wrote her surname and middle name to register yung kapatid ko kung saan unknowingly binura pala ng sa lcr ang middle name. illegitimate po ang kapatid ko.
maraming salamat po.
I just want to ask something. What if I denounce the surname of my biological father? I mean I don’t want to use his surname anymore. Is it possible that I can use my mother’s maiden name as my maiden name and her surname as my surname too? Hoping for a response. Thank you.
Good day!
I am hoping to have a minor name change. My first name in both the original and NSO birth certificates is written as ‘NATHANIE’ instead of ‘NATHANIEL’. Ever since childhood I have always been mistaken as a girl/woman. And ‘Yes’ I am a man. It was a clerical error. I remember a lot of episodes in my life wherein various government offices would deny me of documents due to uncertainties of either my name or my gender. My family have not pursued a name change before due to the painstaking court procedures and the costly expenses it pertains.
I do not have two documents to show as a basis for my name to be changed. The only document that I have wherein ‘NATHANIEL’ and not ‘NATHANIE’ is written is my Baptismal Certificate. Unfortunately, all of my present documents had depended heavily on the original birth certificate with error. I would gladly appreciate any possible remedies. Thank you.
Hi attorney I just want to confirm if I can leave my middlename blank and I will put my mothers surname because my mother doesn’t want me to use my fathers surname..Thank you AND gODbLESS..
—KRYS—
Ate nasagot mo n ba tong tanong mo na to? same tayo ng situation eh. yung father ko naman po unknown sa BC ko.
Hi
Good day,
I couldn’t apply for phil.passport because of my NSO problem.. yung surname po na nakalagay sa birth certificate ko ay surname po ng mom ko.. pero simula nung nag-aral ako surname na po ng father ko ginamit..
kinasal po ung parents ko before po ako mag-aral.
dapat po Legitimation lang yung gagawin sa birth certificate ko since kasal naman sila kaya lang nagkaroon ng problem sa name ng mother ko. ang nakalagay po sa Mother’s name sa birth certificate ko ay iba compare sa Marriage contract nila. Nung nagpunta po kami civil registrar sa city hall hiningi po nila documents ng mom ko. patunay na iisang tao lang ung nasa birth certificate at marriage contract at hinanap nila mom ko kaya lang nsa abroad po sya ngaun.
the problem is hindi ko maayos birth certificate ko dahil kailangan po na i-correction muna birth certificate ng mom ko.
ask ko lang po,.. pwede po ba na ipa-Legitimation ko na lang birth certificate ko kahit hindi na i-correction birth certificate ng mother ko????
Can you help me please?? thanks
hi atty fred,
Good day po sir, gusto ko lang po sanang magtanong about pag wlang last name sa birth certificate and ang civil registrar ay sa c.hall ng manila.eh un father ko po eh deceased na po. binigyan po kasi ako don ng list na dapat kunin documents..kumpleto na po lahat isa nalng po un problem kasi wala pong PHILHEALTH, SSS, GSIS OR INSURANCE na nagpapatunay na andon ako as beneficiary lang.meron lang po ako eh Class record which may pirma un father ko.. oklang po kaya un?or need po s court or atty…kasi sana po wlaa ng court or atty kasi need na po un as much as possible..thanks po and GOd bless
I am married with one child. I am currently filing for annulment. I want to change my surname and my son’s surname. We are currently using my ex husband’s name. I am currently in Saudi while my son is in the Philippines. I want our names to be changed before migrating to Australia. Please tell me what to do.
Thank You
Good Day po atty.fred,ask ko po un sa situation ng anak ko.marami po ako problem regarding sa birth certificate nya,un apilyido nya po ay same ng middle initials at last name ko po,plan ko na po pa apelyido sa japanese father nya at isa rin po problem is unknown father po ang nakalagay sa birthcertificate nya dhil di ko po nilagay name ng japanese father ng anak ko sa birthcertificate nya..di ko po alam kung paano proseso at tamang paraan pr po maging apelyido nya npo ang ama nya na hapon w/c is pinaaasikaso na rin po sa akin..di po kami kasal ng father nya at un anak ko po ay turning 7yrs.old npo.. I need help and advice po atty.fred,salamat po.. God Bless 🙂
hello, I want to get a passport but I need to fix my name on my certificate of birth, I am illegitimate child, I used my mother’s surname.. It appears on my cert. of birth that I have no middle name since I used my mothers surname.. but in all my documents I use middlename which is my mothers middlename too, do I need to correct it? what would be my first step and would I need to wait long for this problem? and how much do I need to spend for this matter? I need answers please.. thanks.
hi, is it possible to have my nephew’s surname changed into my sister’s surname, since the father has abandoned my nephew after a year of birth? when my nephew was born his birth certificate’s given name was under his father, as he has signed the birth certificate (although they were never married) but after a year he has abandoned the child.
can we drop the father’s surname?
thank you
Good day po Atty. Fred,
I just want to ask po regarding my Son’s situation, sa Birth certificate po kc niya, nklagay duon ang full name and details ng Biological father nia, khit wala n kami ng father nia nung pinanganak q siya and it has been 6 years mula magbuntis ako hanggang ngayon wala naman po ako nakukuhang sustento para sa anak ko.
Sa ngayon po 4 years n akong kasal at gusto po ng asawa ko n apelyido niya ang gagamitin ng anak ko. Gusto ko po malaman kung ano-ano po ang mga possible procedure n pwede naming gawin, at kung kailangan pa po bang kontakin ang biological father ng anak ko.
Sana po matulungan niyo ako Attorney Fred.
Maraming salamat po!
Hi Atty,
I just want to inquire about my problem in SSS ID regarding my married name “Montes”.
Here’s the story how i got that name. When I got married in Kuwait that is in year 2005, i apply in SSS Kuwait for a change new name from Marlene Pablico Bolactia to Marlene Bolactia Montes. That was approve and i used it till year 2008. But unfortunately when I got home to Philippines, I found out while getting my marriage contract certificate in NSO that i am a CENOMAR person. Then I followed that to DFA and pass a request form about that problem. 2 years passed of following up the problem the solution was not found because the Philippine Embassy never fax a copy of my marriage certificate to DFA. And worst to find that the reason of all of this is my husband that is stayed in Kuwait. He never push through the said paper to passed here in DFA Philippines. Now my husband is dead last January 20, 2013. My big problem is how i will change my married name in my SSS ID to a single name. I went to the office of the SSS to apply for change name but they refuse to do so. If i will apply for widow and change my name i have no marriage certificate, certified true copy from NSO to show because for them i have never been married. Is there anything i have to do so that i can get back to my single name again.
Hope that you understand everything i typed, in any confusion or question, please do not hesitate to email me back (mbolactia@gmail.com).
Thanks and my appreciation for your prompt response.
Hello, i would just like to inquire if my mother’s birth certificate can still be changed, it bears a slightly different variation of her first name and the surname of her mother. My mother and my aunt were illigitimate children but were recognized by my grandfather who passed a way a couple of years ago in the states. We wanted to get a passport for her so she can avail of the benefit of my sister who works in an airline company. Her baptismal certificates,school records, wedding contracts, land title etc, bears the name that she grew up with with the last name of my grandfather, except for the birthcertificate. Can that be done? I’ve read some articles that there should be a letter from my grandfather acknowlodging my mother, but he passed a way already. He left them when she graduated highschool, but continuously writes to her and my aunt till he passed away. Can those letters be used as proof of acknowledgement? Would really appreciate a reply on how to go about this if its possible..thank you
Hi Atty,
Good pm po gusto ko lang po mag tanong kung ok lang po ba na sa birth certificate ko hindi ko na po ilagay yung pangalan nang father ko?ok lang po ba yun,,,? hindi po ba ako sumabit o mag ka problema pag dating sa embassy?kasi po may plan po ako mag abroad sa birth certificate ko po kasi i am illegitimate.tapos po yung ginamit kung family name sa mother ko po bali blank po yung middle name ko.yung father ko din po patay na saka 24 years old na po ako.and malaking tanong ko po ok lang po ba yung na walang nakalagay na pangalan nang k father ko sa birth certificate???thanks po sana po mabigyan po nang answer yung tanong ko.
Atty, may problema po ako sa birthcertificate ko… Need ko po mag pa correction ,, sa NSO eh ,, may record nga po kaya lng mali mali,, at ever since yong hindi ko po nagamit ang record ko sa NSO.. bali po all ID, driver liesence , at police clearance ay hindi po katulad sa NSO ko po.. Gusto ko po sana maayos na lahat ,, attny .. Pati record ng anak ko yon ang ginagamit ko HINDI PO SA NSO,, kya help ko kung anong magandang gawin po ,, gusto ko pong mag paayos ng incorrect records ko,,, thank you po saan po ba dapat kayong ma contact ,, para makausap ko kayo about sa case ko,,
My ex and I were together when my son was born and I mistakenly gave my consent to use his father’s last name upon birth certificate registration assuming that he would play an active role in his son’s life. Well, he has not seen my son for almost 3 years and has never paid child support. He just left my son with my mom as I am working abroad. Our relationship ended 3 years ago and we are not even married as he is married with his first wife. Even though his name is on my son’s birth certificate, does anyone know if it is possible to change my son’s last name to mine without getting his father’s consent? How can I change my sons last name? Every single money he don’t give any support to my son the day he abandoned my son even asking hows the kid he didn’t bother to do that. And now I want to change my sons last name to mine for me also to easily process all docs because i want him to come with me abroad even just for a vacation. Please help…
Hi good day! im using the surname of my mother because my mom and dad are not married. then the times comes that the sister of my father wants me to go in other country and the visa is needed the surname of my father. How long would it take if I change my surname of my father and what is the procedure?
Hi Atty. i just want to ask u some Question, I am planning to change my daughters surname to mine, (my daughter request) I’m married wid his father but we are not together for 8 yrs.,i don’t know where he is now and my daughter is 11 yrs. old since we got separated he don’t give anything for my daughter, only i know he have hes own family with 2 kids, is it possible that i can change my daughter surname to mine? can you tell me what is the process of Changing Surnames? thank you in advance.
Atty.sna matulungan nyo po ako .. Since po nung bata ako surname na ng papa ko gamit ko wich is BAISaC po .. Nung time po na kumuha ako ng nso no file po ung MArK ANTHONY L.BAISAc ..at lumbas po is MARK ANTHONY LLARINAs .. At nlate registered n po sya hndi dw po pwdeng BAISAC ang magamit ko kc daw po mtgal ng patay ang papa ko .. Gus2 ko po sanang BAISAC Ang mafile sa nso ko kc un na dn po ang ngamit ko sa lhat lhat ng documents ko at un na din po ang dalang apilydo ng anak ko .. Anu po bang dapat kong gawin salamt po ..sna po mtulungan nyo ako ..
hai atty..
Gud day.. i have question regarding my situation.. i was born MARCH 20, 1992 wen i was born my father and my mother are not yet married. then the midwife told my mother this child cannot use her father`s family name because of the absence of married. so i register as SHEENA PERALES CUESTA as the sure name of my mother, late 1992 the court allowed the illegitimate children to use the sure name of there father but my case my father in that time is in abroad so my family name in NSO is still CUESTA. Wen i`m 7 years old and to go school my mother register me in school as SHEENA CUESTA MOLINAS in short i bear the sure name of my father with out acknowledgement sign of my father because he is still in abroad and, until now i uses the surname of my father in all transactions, id`s, and school records.
Today my father and mother are separated because my father have his own family in abroad and i have no contact to him. i want to get a passport but there is a problem occurred, my NSO birth certificate and my SCHOOL RECORDS are not fixed.. what should i do to get passport? please help me. GOD BLESS..
Hi atty!
Can you help me change my middle name? I am using gonzalez but it appears on my BC that it should be gonzales. I have children already and on their birth certs and on my all other docs I am using gonzalez please help me what to do
Hello,
Do I still need to have my BC corrected? my mom inadvertently indicated her middle name as my middle name instead of her maiden surname. I am now married and currently carrying my husband’s surname.
Thanks a lot,
Maj
Hi! Tanong ko lang po kasi nagpachange name na po ako from SONIA to Aileen 5 years ago and granted na po sya nung kumuha po ako ulit ng bagong BC ang nakalagay pong pangalan is SONIA pa din and then may annotation lang po sya sa baba na change name from SONIA to AILEEN ang tanong ko po is pano po kaya ako makakakuha ng copy ng BC na AILEEN na po ang nasa document?
Thank you po.
Hi! A new birth certificate will NEVER be issued. The annotation in your birth certificate is a sufficient proof that you had already changed your name.
Hi attorney, I would like to ask what do I need to do in order to change my surname, currently using my mom’s surname, into my dad’s. What can I do if my dad’s already dead. However, he signed my birth certificate indicating that he is my father.
I have a “middle name problem” when i was about to take my professional exam for teachers i am required to submit my birth certificate and instead of ESTRADA it became EDRADA…i got no time to correct that because my exam is faSt approaching and i did a HUGE mistake… when i passed my exam EDRADA is my middle name and used it then with my passport etc…now i am here abroad and wanted to correct that mistake…what is the legal way to do it?
Thank you in advance for the advice….
Hi atty! I have a friend po kc, naanakan posya at 6yo na po Ngyn ung bata, s b.cert. po kc ng bata ay isinunod Nya s Surname Nya pti po sa middle name Nya kya lumalabas po n kptid Nya ung anak Nya, ask kolang po anu poba mga options n ppwedi Nya gawin at malaki poba mggastos Nya? Salamat po????
Hi Sir,
Tanong lang po pano ba mag patanggal ng name kc po Masyado mahaba para po sana sa anak ko eto po ang name nya “monique zara mercedeh” gusto ko po sana patanggal ang “zara mercedeh”masyado po kasi mahaba. One year old pa lang po ang baby ko. Pwede nyo po bng I explain yung proseso at need po bng dumaan sa korte ang patanggal sa name nya?. Sana po matulungan nyo ako marami salamat po
Hello good day
Just want to ask how do i report the adoption papers granted her in uk to the philippines? I want to renew my daugthers philippine passport and use my current husband lastname now,. I dont know what to do.hope anyone can help me
I ask to one friend but they say consult a lawyer and how i will do that if we are here in uk..
Thanks
Hi,
I am an illegitimate child and using both my mother’s surname and middle name since I was a child. This is all reflected to my Transcript of Records, and other ID’s. But unfortunately, I dont have a middle name in my NSO birth certificate. What should I do to reflect my mother’s middle name in my NSO birth certificate.
hi,
i have something to ask. i’ve got pregnant last year and my boyfriend and i promise to get married this year.. my daughter uses her biological father’s surname. now, he cheated on me. My mom wants to change the name of my daughter because of what he did. is there a posible way we can change it? she’s stil 5mos.
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hi, i have a question. my boyfriend is having trouble getting a passport due to an error in his last name on his NSO BC. he has always used De Leon on all of his documents. as it turns out, the NSO copy is showing the middle name “Bautista De” and the last name “Leon”.
Could this be considered as a clerical error? Will he still need to go to court to clear this mess up?
Dear sir,
I would like to ask about how to change my surname in my school records? My parents were separated and they werent married when i was born. Ive been using my mothers surname since i started schooling. Later i found out that my parents were married 2 years after i was born and that my birth certificate that was forwarded to nso bears my father’s surname. Thanks!
(I Want to change my school records with my father’s surname. It’s been more than a decade since i graduated. )
Hi, I am American and my wife if Filipina. Please assist me in answering a question on what her name can be on her passport. You see, when we married here in Los Angeles, my wife, unknowingly, use her proper first name, my surname, but changed her middle initial to her mother’s name. When we went to the Philippine counsel to update her passport she was told that it was against Philippine law to use her mother’s name and that she could only use her father’s name as a middle initial. All of her American official Documents where produced with her mother’s middle name on them. Is there a legal way to fix this or how can she get her passport to match her American documents, i.e. (keeping her mother’s name as her middle initial. Help, am so confused (:-) Thank you.
Hello po. I have 2 first names, maiden name, and family name.
My question, can I legally use my second first name? I use this name exclusively. Can I just switch my 2 first names on documents? Or would this be illegal? Thank you po!
Not all divorced, annulled or separated mothers want their children to carry their father’s name as surname. The child’s welfare should always be the primary reason for change of names . A new breed single mothers have risen and for one very good reason or another, most of them if not all of them, do not want their children to carry the name of the good-for-nothing “father” .
A child not having the same family name as his/her single mom makes people more curious.
A child not having a middle name is equates illegitimacy. This is not true for children from divorced, annulled or separated parents. They remain legitimate.
The main purpose of middle names is to determine maternal lineage. So it is more logical to use the mothers family name as middle name and surname since using the mother’s middle name would make them appear to be siblings. The father’s name will forever be in the birth certificate anyway.
Confusion and stigma cannot be avoided but it can be lessened.
Good day Atty, im working here in hongkong. Magpfill po ako ng annulment,pero ang surname ko po n ginagamit s passport ay ang ns NSO ko ROSI at single.pero s marriage contract ko po ay RASI. Ano po ang possible n dapat kong gawin pr makapagfile ako ng annulment at magkaron po kaya ako ng problema if magpakasal ako using ROSI at ang x ko nmn po ay voluntary pipirma s annulment at naghahanap rin po ako ng lawyer n mag aassist. hoping for ur reply,salamat po
Good day. I am a illegitimate son of my father. They just have a short relationship. And it happened that they have a child and it was me. My story ks..well that a different matter. Now I am already 18 y/o knowing that my birth certificate does not bare my father’s surame. And the one rhat I am using is my mother’s surname. In my whole life I just met my parents this year, knowing that they have thier different families. My father acknowledge me as his son, but in my side I am sad and lonely cause I am not using his family name.. My question is How will I change my family name into my fathers family name.. hope you eill answer this. Thanks, have mercy on me, and God loves us.
Good day sir! i just need your legal advice regarding my situation. I am already 25 years old, but I i still don’t have a “legal” identity, per se. When I was born on April 1990, my mother, who was then a minor, was instructed by family members to put in my biological father’s last name in my birth certificate. As things turned out, my biological father did not really acknowledge me and left. My mom then married my step-father, and ever since, I have been using my step-father’s last name, since kindergarten up until I graduated from college. We have been seeking legal advice but so far the only option I have is to either adopt the family name in my birth certificate (which I don’t want to do) or apply for an adoption process (which would take a very long time). With the approval of the RA 9048, are these still the only options I have? Thank you so much for any information you can provide me in light of this matter.
Good day po. Ask ko lang po. Pwede ko po kayang ili
At ang apelyido ng anak ko sa akin? Nkaregister ang name nya sa kanyang father. Gusto ko po sanang papalitan at isunod sa akin dahil 1yr lng anak namin nung naghiwalay at di rin naman nya sinusuportahan ang bata. Hindi rin po sya kilala ng anak dahil malayo na rin kami. Ngayon po ang pinapagamit ko na pangalan ng anak ko sa school ay nakasunod sa akin? Sinabi ko na rin po sa kanya ang totoo about sa father at sabi ko sundin nlng ang apelyido ng father nya pero ayaw nya po. Mag 8 pa lang po ang anak ko. Ano po kaya ang magandang gawin.? Gusto ko din talaga na sa akin nlng din nkapangalan ang anak dahil di rin naman kami tinulungan ng father nya. Pahelp nmn po salamat po. Antayin ko po ang inyong reply
At hindi rin po kami kasal ng father ng bata
Hi…
I wanted to ask for your opinion about adding the biological father to the live birth certificate of a child.
anu po kaya ang tamang paraan, gusto ko po ipagamit sa anak ko ang apelyido ko. pero may birth certificate na sya at may pirma ng aknwoledge yun ama ng anak ko? wala na po kami komunikasyon at Hindi man lang sya nagbigay ng sustento.kaylangan pa po ba dalhin sa korte, or sa local civil registrar n LNG,
Aqy bgong muslim,papaano q mapapalitan ang aking pangalan sa lahat ng dokumento tulad ng passport,sss,pagibig,philhealth,nbi,police clearance,owwa,poea,comelec,,,?at pwde bng lahat ng contributions o naihulog qy mailipat s new muslim name q?at magamit q ng permanente ang new muslim name q?mdmi b aqng magagstos n pera at knino aq dpt sumangguni,,,ms ok kung isa nlng ang kausap at mgaackaso,,,,panu po kaya?tulongan nio aq mga attorney jn s pinas o s mga pinoy n nkaalam s proseso ng batas jn,,,
Kinasal kmi s mayor noong oct.2007,my anak kmi n babae 7years old n,hndi n kmi ngssama at wla kming pormal n hiwalayan,,,my kinakasama n cia at mdming nkkakita n npunta n ung dti kong asawa s bhy nung lalaki at inamin nmn s akin n mgkrelasyon n nga cla,,,,aqy meron ng bgong pamilya kinasal n kmi s islam,my dalwa n kming anak at nbbuhay kmi ng maaus at tahimik,pero gusto qng mkuha ang anak qng babae s dti qng asawa pr hndi q n sustentohan p at pr maibgy q ang atensyon at pgmmahal at suporta q bilang ama nia,dhl mahal n mahal q tlg anak q,,,,anu ky ang dpt qng gwin at posible bng mkuha q ang anak qng babae s dti qng asawa?pkitulongan po aq,,,
Hello,
My husband does not have a given name in his birth certificate. They had it fixed before. But somehow we lost the copy. When I ordered a copy from NSO, it still doesn’t have a given name. How should I fix it? What’s the process?
Good day!
Ask q lang po sna,ano po dapat kung gawin.me and my husband got married after i give birth to my eldest son.That time the civil regestrar in our municipality didn’t allow us to use my husbands surname for my child.rather they use my surname instead of his fathers surname…..my question is how can we change my child surname into his fathers surname…pls i need ur advice …
Hi Atty. Fred,
I’m trying to fix my records and eventually get a passport. My question is if my name indicated in my birth certificate indicates “Juan Cruz” (not my real name, just an example). But eversince my baptism when a second name was added I’ve used “Juan Miguel Cruz” in all other documents like SSS, School transcript, Driver’s license, voter registration, children’s birth certificate, marriage contract, etc.
Which one is easier to process (and less hassle and/or cost). Changing my birth certificate to “Juan Miguel Cruz” or changing all my other documents to just “Juan Cruz”. I’ve heard conflicting comments that one is easier or faster than another and vice versa so wanted to get your thoughts on this.
Thanks in advance!
I would like to use my maiden name. Is it possible? Because I am a teacher in the public school.
My husband and I separated our ways for almost 5 years now. I want to know if I could write to the civil service commission regarding this matter?
My Dad who is now eighty something has been using his present name (Carlos) for years since he has been working; however, this name is not the name in his certificate of live birth. (He changed his name when he converted into Catholic) All his documents, like SSS and PhilHealth, bear his name Carlos. How can we secure him a birth certificate with Carlos as first name, considerIng his age?
I will appreciate all the info. Thanks!
Hi Attorney,
Hope to get your assistance.
My niece is using her Mother’s Middle Initial & Surname since birth. Her mother which happened to be my sister was not married to my niece’s father. The father’s name is apparently mentioned in the birth certificate & he has a signature on the Affidavit of Acknowledgement/Admission of Paternity at the back page copy of the birth certificate.
We just want to know what is supposed to appear in the birth certificate if my niece has the above case.
Currently, The birth certificate shows the below details:
Mother’s name: Myla Gulpe Taduran
Father’s name: Ryan (Middle Name) Asa
Child’s Name: Kim Rhianne Gulpe Taduran
Some told us that this should not be entered like the above, since it will appear that Myla (the mother) & Kim Rhianne (the child) are siblings instead of Mother & Child.
My questions are as follows:
1. What should be the correct entry of my niece’s name on the birth Certificate?
2. Do we need to go for the amendment procedures omitting / deleting the Middle Name which is “Gulpe”?
3. Or can we retain the Middle Name “Gulpe”?
4. What would be the public documents to present if we will proceed on amending / omitting the Middle name?
5. In case my above questions are not sufficient to settle / arrange the birth certificate the way it should be, please advise what would be the proper procedures to do it so.
Appreciate your most valuable & swift assistance as possible.
Thank you.
Greetings! Sir I really need your advice to have Peace of mind. I’m married to a Muslim and my maiden and sure name is wrong the maiden name from my single and the sure name from my X husband naka registered siya under that name coz that time my documents still married. How can I correct it since I am annulled already. Please looking forward to it. Pls email me for your reply
Hello everyone.
Have a friend that so worried in her situation .
She change a late registered name due of life threatening . She used it until now but she want to change it back to original . Is that possible ?
Are there any specific grounds/requirements that the court would need before being able to grant a change in last name?
I ask regarding a very peculiar set of circumstances and am confused as to what to use as the last name. Preferably would want the last name of the biological father/mother.
SPECIFICS: Child (X) of Parents (A) & (B) [unmarried]. (X) is adopted and/or merely raised by the female sibling (C) of male Parent (A). (C) was married to (D) [deceased]. (C) now married to (E).
P.S. How much fees/cost would be incurred to have all the mess of it fixed and also how long would it take, if at all possible?
Hi Atty. I’m Decerie 26 years old.. I’m married pero naghiwalay kami ng husband ko.. We have one daughter 8months old.. Nasa sakin sya.. Gusto ko po baguhin yung last name nya sa apelido ko nung dalaga pa.. Pano ko po gagawin yun kung hindi papayag ang ama ng bata? May bayad po ba? Ask ko lang din po may bayad din po ba pag nagfile ng legal separation? Gustong gusto ko po magpa annul kaso wla akong pera.. Ano po maadvise nyo sakin? Ayoko kasi mapunta sa kanya ang bata kaya gusto ko tanggalin apelyido nya sa anak ko..
Is there a law in Philippines saying that females after they got married they MUST use their last name (when theyre single) as their middle name after marrying? I am now in US and I do not want to change my middle name at all after I got married. I have applied my AOS and I didnt change my middle name at all just my lastname which is my husbands last name.
Hi atty.
Just wanna know where i could start filing a paper coz i wanna change my son’s surname to mine. He is illegitimate but uses his fathers surname coz we were okay during i gave birth. Something came up and we separated with the father. Even my son is still on my womb i never received any support from the father until now 2016 it was nothing.
We were not married. I want to change my son’s surname for future references before he start schooling.
Hi my sister is not married to his boyfriend since his boyfriend has a 1st family my. They got a son which under hos surname. But things not good already for both of them aNd my sister wanted to change name and family name of his son to her.. Because the guy is having another live in partner ..
Hello Atty,
How about my case, Is it possible for me to change my surname to my mother? Since birth I was abandoned by my father because my mother was a mistress that my father had a family and no support received.
Yours Truly,
norman
hi atty my child used my name it is because we r not married back then and we got a break for a while, but 5 years ago we got reunited and decided to get married and now we want to change my childs surname it simply because my husband and i got married two years ago..can u pls tell us the ways..thank u..
Hello! I would like to know how I can change my child’s surname to mine since she is using her father’s surname. Need to change it as soon as I can before she will go to school. Please help. I would appreciate your immediate response. Thank you
Some countries allow the husband to take the last name of the wife. Can the husband change his last name to the wife’s? If not, meh that’s boolocks.
Good day!
I’m a single mother. She got her father’s surname nung pinanganak ko sya. Gusto ko po sana palitan yung apelyido po ng anak ko sa apelyido ko.. Hindi na rin po kasi sya suportado ng ama since she’s 7 mos. old at hind rin po kasi kmi kasal.. Ano po ba yung maari kung gwin?
Salamat po at ipagdadasal ko po na matulungan niyo po ako!
Hi.
I have 2 daughters that has their father surename but wer not married and seperated. Now i have a foreign fiancee … I would like to have their name change into my fiance sure name without going to court. I was advised to have them declared as late registered and just put my fiancee name as father. Is it allowed? Will thatbe againts the law? Where in no legal adoption papers declared.
Good day Atty. Ask ko lang po. Unknown po yung nakalagay na father’s name ko and yung naiwan sakin na BC is gamit ko yung middle name at surname ng nanay ko. sa SSS NBI at BIR ko and nakalagay yung ginagamit ko. late ko na po nalaman na bawal plang mag middle name kung unknown ang tatay. Nasa BC ko po may nakalagay na middle name ung middle name ngnanay ko Pano po yun? mababago ko pa ba info sa mga requirements ko or yung BC yung dapat kong baguhin.
Hi po! I just want to ask. My boyfriend and I are getting married and we have talked about him getting his surname changed to his mother’s maiden name. His parents were married but are now separated. He has some issues with his father but are still in good terms. The main reason for change of name is because the surname of his father doesn’t sound good and we don’t want our future children suffer because of this. What can we do about it?
I have a son which his father did not recognize him. When I give birth, I registered his name under my parent’s name. Both my parents are govt employee and financially stable. I’m married now and living in NZ. Now, I want to transfer my son’s name under my name. What step should I take without giving worries to my parents’ position in their job? Not sure also if I can adopt him bcoz my parents are financially stable. Pls help!
Hi Atty.
eto po problema ko.
i am married sa japanese at nabuntis ako pero ang nakabuntis sa akin is yung ex ko pero ang apelido ng bata ay nasa Japanese ngayon gusto ng ex ko na i.acknowledge ang bata at iregister sa Phils. pero ang ilalagya na apelido is sa ex ko . pwede po ba yun kabit married ako japan and phils.
ano po mga legal actions pra maibigay ko ang Surname ng anak namin sa surname ng ex ko?
Salamt po
Good day!
Upon giving birth to my son , my parents registered him under their name. They are both govt employee ang financially stable, preparing to retire in a couple of years. Now, I would like to transfer my son’s name under my name but without affecting my parent’s status especially that they are going to retire next two years. I would like to ask how would I do this without court case?
Thank you.
Hi Attorney, my brother is living in US and has authorized me as his sister to check his SSS status/pension as he is now 61 years old. We requested a copy of his birth certificate at the NSO and we received a copy of different first name. My brother sent a letter to the Civil Registry Office where he was born to request for the change of first name pursuant to Republic Act 9048. He also attached his SSS records, High school certifications, copy of birth certificate from NSO and birth certificates of our parents to prove that the present first name that he is using is the first name that he has been using since he was a child and not the first name indicated on the NSO copy. The Civil Registry replied that since my brother is already in USA, my brother must submit a FBI clearance. Is it true that my brother needs to furnish a copy of FBI clearance. He is now a senior and just want to claim his SSS pension here in the Philippines. Thank you
Good evening Atty! I have a 13 yr old son, he is using my surname. I’m not married with the father and we separated when my son was only 1 yr old and did not get any support from the father. Is it okay for him to use my surname now that he is in junior high? Will that cause any legal problems in the future especially with his school records? I don’t want to change my son’s surname. Thank you.
What to do to change the first name of my baby. He is 3 year old already. I want to change his first name into a short one. From nathanmel to nath only. What should i do. Is there a fee?
My husband want to change his name to his true father’s name because he’s been using the family name of his mom’s second husband. If he changed his family name so all of my children’s and mine also . What to do with it?
HI ATTY,
GUSTO KO PO PALITAN ANG SURENAME NG ANAK KO KASI PO,HINDI PO AKO KASAL SA FATHER NG ANAK KO.NONG IPINANGAK KO PO KC ANG FATHER NYA ANG NG PAREHISTRO KAYA GAMIT NIA HANGGANG NGAYUN ANG APELYIDO NG FATHER NIYA,SINCE 2002 PO NGHIWALAY NA PO KMI AT AQ NA PO ANG NAGPALAKI MAG-ISA.SA NGAYON PO NSA 2ND YEAR COLLEGE NA CIA AT GUSTO KO PO MAPALITAN ANG APELYEDO NIA BAGO MAGGRADUATE NG COLLEGE AT MAKAKUHA NA CIA NG PASSPORT NA WALANG PROBLEMA,
Good day, i just wanna ask what if ide rather us my mother’s last name instead of my father’s,
1st my mom was never married to my father.
2nd never have i met my father.
3rd my older sister is using my mothers last name as well as my younger brother.
Good evening attorney,ang problema ko sa anak illigitimate child po sya ang problema ko po ay gamit nya ang apelyedo ng father nya gustio ko pong baguhin sa apelyedo ko.isa ko pang problema nilagyan po ng married ang bith certificate ng anak ko kahit hindi kami kasal ng father.higit po sa lahat hindi ako ang nagsign sa signature para sa mother kundi ang kumadrona po.ano po ang maari kung gawin sa problema ko.sana po matulungan nyo sa problema ko!
Good day Attorney!
In my birth certificate, my biological mother is my sibling in papers. My grandmother is listed as my mother as well as my grabd father is listed as my grandfather in my birth certificate. How is the process in changing my mothers name to my biological mother? They put it that way because my biological father leave my mom when he knew that my mother was pregnant with me.
Good day !
Anyone ,,,I need help about my nso birth certificate I was late registry and that time my mom and dad is not married and I don’t have middle name and my surename is my mom surename when she was not married , the problem is I use all my document , id’s and on my baptismal is my father surename ,and now I am applying for passport I don’t know if it’s acceptable as a requirements .hope someone can help me thanks for this site it’s awesome
……erica
Good day,
I have few concerns, I am legally married to a Canadian citizen and been separated for a long time. Few years after a separation I have relationship with other men and got pregnant.
During the pregnancy things was not okay with my new relationship and decide to end it. But he was present the day I gave birth to my daughter.
In the hospital where I gave birth, The people from live birth records told us that I can’t put the baby as the biological father’s name as I was still married to my Canadian husband and as my legal husband he is the one entitled and have the legal rights on the birth certificate which my husband agreed on. Also because the biological father act as an sperm donor in away.
However, despite of what hospital told us my Daughter has been registered to my ex boyfriend’s name without my permission. I don’t know who registered my daughter to his name as it doesn’t indicate who registered my daughter and my husband already claimed my daughter to be his and to protect me and my daughter from my ex boyfriend.
I am still married to my husband now and he take responsibilities to my daughter. We want to register my daughter in muntinlupa but as we got the record from the hospital they ask for the certificate of no record of my daughter but when we check at NSO she was registered by unknown persons name.
I could not register my daughter to my husband’s name using the record and information given by the hospital because someone already registered her in my ex boyfriend’s name without informing me.
In order for me and my husband to get the papers we needed. We have broken the law for the sake of our daughter. And we both decided to register my daughter in other different location where she was original been born and put she was home birth.
We know that my husband and I can be in trouble because of what we did, but whatever we did was for the sake of our daughter.
Now my ex boyfriend want to claim my daughter because he is in the birth certificate which we did not register and was told my hospital not to register my daughter to ex boyfriends name as it is against the law.
My question is: what penalty should we be getting in the future? And is it possible to request to have the birth certificate registered to my ex boyfriend be void? My daughter is now registered to NSO and we put I gave birth at home for the record and not hospital. Is it possible to change where my daughter is born? What are the steps I need to be doing to make everything right for my daughter?
Please, I hope you can help me.
Thank you,
A
Hi gud pm po…atty gusto ko po ichange ang lastname ng aking anak s apelyido ng tatay nya…s ngayon po apelyido ko gamit s pagkadalaga….ang tatay nya po ay isang japanese hindi po name nya ang nkasulat s birth certificate …ang nkasulat po ay name ng aking husband…..ano po ang pwede kong gawin atty? Help me po..thank you
I want to change my son’s middle name and all I get from lawyer here and local registry is I MUST go to court! this contradicts all I have read.
“Law Is Silent As To The Use Of
Middle Name –
As correctly submitted by both parties, there is no law regulating the use of a middle name. Even Article 17611 of the Family Code, as amended by Republic Act No. 9255, otherwise known as “An Act Allowing Illegitimate Children To Use The Surname Of Their Father,” is silent as to what middle name a child may use.
Please direct me to someone who can help I am in General Santos.
Hello po,
Pwede po ako makahinge ng advise. May prob po ako. 2 po ang Birth Cert ko isang Kenly Sedano Perida ( (late registered, Perida is the surname of my father) at isang Joan Sedano (1st registered apilyedo ng mama ko, no father appeared sa birth Cert ko). Since pagkabinyag sa akin kenly S. Perida na gamit ko, i and we never knew na existed ang Joan Sedano. Last year po kumuha po ako ng NSO but ang binibigay nila is Joan Sedano. Malaki po ang pag kakaiba. Nung nag punta ako sa Civil Registrar kung saan naka rehistro ang Joan Sedano para mapa pa change ng name ok lang daw po sa change ng 1st name but pag sa surname na kailangan i daan sa court because of the (grande vs. antonio case). Nasa legal age na po ako. Pero gusto ko po sana kenly sedano nalng ang gagamitin ko. Pero paano po ang mga school records ko po. Is there any way na pwedeng baguhin ang school records ko from Perida to Sedano?
Thank you po.
I have a question regarding the change of my daughter’s surname from his father to mine? I was married to the father of my child last march 2014 through civil wedding. We only lived together for about a month then I returned to my parents roof after a month. I was 4 months pregnant then. By mid June 2014, he left without a single word and never returned since then. I had no idea of his whereabouts from then on. His parents and siblings were kinda telling me to forget him and stop pursuing my marriage with him..how could it be when we were legally married? He didnt comply to his paternal responsiblities to our child from pregnancy to birth til now. And lately, i learned that he is a gay and he is now in a relationship with the same gender as him. That’s why i made my decisions to change my daughter’s last name to mine since i shoulder all the parental responsibilities to my child. And plus the thought that i dont want my child to be bullied around when she reaches the school age. Thank u for the reply.
Hi. Po may problema po ako sa birthcertificate
Madami pong mali sa birthcertificate
Pero all record ko po hindi pareho sa original ano po dapat kung gawin need ko po kasi kumuha ng birthcertificate na ginagamit ko po noon pang name. Year. Birthplace. Yan po ang may wrong pls help po kailangan na kailangan ko pong birthcertificate kahit affidavit po. As soon as possible. Thank u po
hello.. question: what if I wanted my daughter to use my surname VS her fathers last name (which she currently using) what steps should I do? is that possible for me to process that as change of name in NSO since we are not married. thank you!
Hi am ailyn, a single mother but my son’s surname was his father surname, but now i want it to change, i want my son’s to use my surname.is it possible that i can change my son’s surname? thank you.
hello .
i would like to ask something regarding with my birth certificate.
i was planning to get a passport and thr problem was, on my birth cert. my father doesnt have a middle name and my mother’s middle name was mispelled. do i have to correct those for me to get a passport ?
thank u ?
-pearl-
Can i ask some advice?
i want to change the name of my son into my name
how to do this?
My name is “Milky” but my NSO name is “Micky”…. I want to change it to “Milky” what am I ganna do ? … am I ganna spend money for these?…….. MILKY is my name…. plsss help me….
Hi Sir,
Good Day! I hope this finds you well.
I would just like to know, if it can be possible for me to change my last name from my Father’s to my Mother’s last name?
I am now 29 years old. My parents were not married when I was born. From the beginning of the pregnancy, until to date, my father never performed any paternal duties to assist my mother in raising me. I just knew my father because I searched for him and sometimes asks for some time from him to bridge the gap.
Before I was born, he already got a son with another woman. He is currently based in the US and I knew him personally because I introduced myself to him when I was able to search for him via Friendster. I got the information about my brother’s name from my mom. My father never introduced us to each other. We just did our best so we can align our plans and finally meet when he was already 28 years old and I was 26 years old.
My father also got married several years ago, and had a currently 15 years old daughter with his wife. His daughter knew my older brother, but never knew anything about me. I tried to do something to connect myself with her but my father didn’t want me to communicate with her as he has no plans of doing it by that time and he said he is planning to do it at a later time when she can understand. His daughter was 9 years old then, and she is 15 years old now. But still, my existence to his daughter and to his entire clan was an unknown story.
During my 29 years of living, I never knew anyone from his side of clan, aside from him and my older half-brother, and he’s never planning anything to make it happen. This was the reason why I think my last name is irrelevant for me to use, and I have been thinking about changing it for the longest time and now is the time that I have already decided that I really want to do it.
I hope you can give me an advise, on the feasibility of changing my name. I want to use my mother’s last name, because in the first place, the family that I’ve known all my life was just her family.
Thank you in advance.
Hi good afternoon. What documents do I need to show the local civil registry office in the province of Iloilo, if I want to add a “de” in my family name for my marriage certificate? Will the following documents be accepted? A) bank records B) Drivers’ License C) Land Title D) Passport of my husband.
Thank you and God bless.
Good day!
Ipinangalan ng parents ko ang along anak sa kanila upon giving birth to him. He is now 10yo at ang parents ko ay both govt employees and about to retire next year. Gusto ko sana e transfer ang name nya to be under my name. My any ways po ba na magawa ko yan na hindi makulong ang parents ko, at ilang years po ba bago ma approve ang petition?
Salamat po.
Im married but already separated since 2009, I just want to change my daughter’s surname to mine for future references like migrating to another country without his consent cause i already have a partner who stands to be my daughter’s father for 6 years…is that possible?
i mean preferences
hi atty,
Ung kapatid ko po walang surname sa birthcertifiate, wala din po ung name ng tatay namen sa birth certificate niya, paano po kaya yung gagawin doon? paano po malalagay ung name ng tatay namen at maayos ung surname niya? thank you po
Hi,
Would like to seek consultation regarding removing alias in my birth certificate.
What are the steps needed to be done to clear the alias in my Birth certificate?
For Example:
Birth Certificate Name: Juan “DonDon” dela cruz
But since I wen to school I never used the “DonDon”.
Can this be removed without going to court?
Thanks
I was bullied in my elementary years because my name has ‘Princes’ in it. I judt tolerated it until college. I went overseas and of course people would like to know my name. Whenever they learn about my first name they either tell me ‘what a lovely name’ or would ask me ‘what is your real name?’ ‘Is that your real name?’ (Annoying right?!)
My concern is if it’s possible to change my first name without going through the lenghty process?
I’m currently living overseas and don’t have a luxury of time to go home due to studies and work committment.
Hi! I want to change my surname, I’m 18yrs old. my parents are legally married but my father left us 15yrs. ago to be with his mistress and his bastards. is that possible that I could legally use my mother’s maiden name? I hope you could give me some piece of advice.I’m willing to undergo some process just to change my surname . Thank you
Good day Atty.
21yo ako nung nagka anak ako out of wedlock. pagkatapos ko manganak, ipina register agad ny parents ko ang bata under teir name. pareho sila public employee and about to retire next year. may posibilidad po ba na hindi sila maulong? ano po ang dapat kong gawin na ma transfer ang name ng anak ko sa name ko na hindi ma trouble ang parents ko at ang kanilang retirement.
I’m looking forward for your reply. maraming salamat po.
My friend would like to change her first name ,what is the process to do that
Is it legally possible in the Philippines to change your surname from your father’s surname to your middle name or your mother’s maiden name?
Iam a widower until i remarried last 2015. I want to change my daughter’s surname to my current husband’s surname. I have received several advises to undergo the late registration process. Will this be a legal action? Pls advise, thanks
My friend use surname of there known Father but in nso there’s no surname of her and no father name appear only name and middle name of her,what the procedure she must do?
Hi po ask kung anu po ang dapat gawin para mapalitan po ang last name ng anak q.dahil magdadalawang taon n rin na hindi nagbibigay ng sostento yung ama ng anak ko.
Thank you
I am now taking care of my husband’s son.. I want to change the mother’s name in his BC into my name.. Is that possible? Im Having a hard time as well as my son ( stepson) in school.. I am now married ti his father.. And i dont know now his biological mother’s where about. What to do. I want him to be under my name . so that he will nit be question when time cones thank you
Hi! My friend’s name in NSO says “Baby Boy Leonard”. He wants to have the “Baby Boy” dropped and wishes to retain “Leonard”.
How will he go about this?
hi po gusto ko lang po malaman kung pano po papalitan ung second name po ng anak ko ng hindi na po nag pupunta sa court ano po yung mga requirements thank you
what will i do? I got no middle name cause I am illegitimate the problem now if some of my job application requires middle name and they were strict to it ,,, im loosing job opportunities cause this problem help me pls
Hi. I would just like to ask about baby naming. Im about to deliver our baby this nov but the problem is we are not yet married. We plan to get married after the baby is delivered. I am a filipina and the father of my child is an indonesian which they dont require their kid to have their surnames. Their kid mostly use their mother’s surname even if they were married. Because most of indonesians dont have surnames it just happened that his name is Hendra Putra (which means boy in indonesia) – not really their family name but a name chosen to use as their surname – but our kid will be a girl. Can you give me an advice on how to name our baby? Will she be illegitimate if she use my surname even if we got married here in the phil? Thankyou for your response.
Hello.
I have a question. What are the grounds and requirement for me to change my surname to my mother’s?
I am born in Jan 1986 and an illegitimate child.
I am using my Father’s surname since childhood.
My Father have already passed away and I wish to use my mother’s Maiden name .
Thank you
hello. gusto ko lang itanong sana. paano makakuha ng passport ang anak ko 12 years old. nakaapelyido siya sa tatay pero hindi kame kasal at hiwalay na kame. ngayun kailangan ng dfa ng letter of abandonment kasi wla ng support at ayaw na magpakita ng tatay. paano makakuha ng ganun document, anu proseso? at gaano katagal. kasi ako ay nandto sa ibang bansa. maraming salamat sa reply
Dear Maan/Sir
Can i ask you a question ? I have a problem with my daughters birthcertificate , its about my name, i wrote Nakename in her pSA How to change my real name in her birth certificate ?
Please reply,
I have a question sir/mam… I have a live in partner and he has one daughter. Now we want to fix the papers of the child. To be my legal child. What should we do?
Thanks God Bless
Hi this is Erika Mae Cunanan Parungao and I’am at legal age and unfortunately on my NSO(PSA) I have incorrect last name (Erika Mae Cunanan Santigao) on PSA which came from my fathers middle name I’m planning to work abroad and I don’t know how to correct those information. Mother’s maiden name is Margarita Torres Cunanan . And my father’s name is Eranio Santiago Parungao. They were married and all my documents and school record is under Erika Mae Cunanan Parungao. What to do please help me
Hi atty,
We have a child my eldest, used the surname of his father but not recognized on his NSO live birth my surname used there sa NSO live birth kasi that time year 2002 hindi pa kami kasal..Paano po namin ma change yong surname sa NSO? kasi ang nandoon apelyido ko How to transfer it to his father’s surname? kasal na po kami last 2004..
In my daughter’s birth certificate both my parent’s name are signed as her mother and father so it appears that I am her sister,biologically I am her real mother, how will I change her birthcert and make it under my name,I am a single mom and she’s my only child both my parents are now deceased
I want to drop my middle name or change it to something else I m single. How will I do it.
good morning.
i have 12 years old daughter and his carrying his biological father but we’re not married and we’re separate since my daughter 5 months,we don’t have any support ever since,I’m married to my new husband and we want to change my first daughter’s surname,my daughter ask me also to change her surname.
what is the best way to do,and what is the requirements for changing of surname,where we can file!
thank you, god bless.
yung name po ba na ralph nino pwede po ba gawing ralph daniel? paano po ang process? tnx
hi.. My mom is Japanese and my dad is French. I was born in France and an illegitimate daughter. I studied primary level in Europe using my name Illoisa Couer as registered also being a French citizen. However since my mom grew up here in the Philippines, she registered me under a different name and nationality which is Elena Santos with Filipino nationality, which is I currently use in my documents. I do not have even a little blood of Filipino in me. Now I own a Philippine and French passports.. I want to apply for work in France using my original name so I won’t need visa anymore and that I can claim my identity. How is it possible to fix? I mean all my documents are under the Filipino name Elena Santos and not Illoisa Couer… Thank you in advance for your response.
My family is a mess and I’m torn between either just filing for emancipation or a complete name change. I need advice. thanks,
-A 28 year old in need.
Hi,
I recently discovered that my first name indicated in my birth certificate is Margaret. For all my other records – Baptismal Certicate, SSS, Pag Ibig, Philhealth, Drivers License and my daughter’s Birth Cerificate, I used Mary Margarette. Can I have my first name in the birth certificate changed to Mary Margarette? If yes, how do I go about it.
Thanks in advance.
good day!
its been 15 years since my husband leave me with my 2 kids which nearly reach thier adulthood now. i want to use my maiden name after all this year of using his. i am a government employee and i do not know anybody in the agency to help me on this.
hope i can receive a reply. thank you!
Hi. Goodevening! Ano po kaya yung pwede kong actionss kung lahat ng documents ko (school,sss,pag-ibig&prc id) ay may middle name ng mama ko pero sa birthcert ko wala talagang middle name? Lately ko lang nakita na wala akong middle sa birthcert. Ang gamit kong last name sa birthcert ay sa mother ko.
Good Day!
I hope this thread is still active. In case, I am a Man (male) 27 years old pure Filipino
I would like to replace my surname with my middle name. My father was deceased 5 years ago. My reason is that my middle name sounds better than my surname so I want to exchange/switch them. I was always bullied because of my surname.
Ex. Original – Juan Malakas Dela Cruz
Proposal Juan Dela Cruz Malakas
Is it possible and how much is the cost of switching them? Thanks.