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Birth certificate errors, when left unchecked, can delay your transactions and important applications (passport, licensure exams, bank accounts, etc.). The moment you realize that there are inconsistencies in your PSA birth certificate , you need to have it checked and corrected right away.  Having birth certificate corrections addressed is easy if you live in the Philippines. All you have to do is visit your Local Civil Registry Office and file the necessary petition, affidavit, or submit the case to a lawyer. But how about if the owner of the birth certificate resides or works abroad and could not personally attend to the correction process in the Philippines?  Thankfully, there is a way to have erroneous birth certificates corrected even if the owner or the authorized representative is abroad. A Filipino whose birth was registered in the Philippines but is now residing abroad, may still be able to have his erroneous birth certificate corrected even if he is thousands of mi...

PSA certificates such as a birth certificate, marriage certificate, and death certificate are required for certain transactions with government agencies and private establishments. The information written on these documents are the basis upon which the owner can establish his or her nationality, lineage, marital status, and other important details of a life event. There are instances, however, when the entries in a person's PSA birth certificate are blurry and unreadable. These copies may be considered unacceptable by most (if not all) government agencies, banks, schools, and other establishments. When this happens, the owner of the certificate, the legal spouse, his or her children, and next of kin, may request for a clearer copy at the Local Civil Registrar's office (LCR) where the life event was registered.  What do I do if my PSA birth certificate is blurry? It may be important to know that a blurry birth certificate (or any other type of civil registry document) is not th...

Even, and most especially Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) must be able to enjoy the benefits of PhilHealth the same way as any other Filipino in the country. If you or someone in your family is an OFW, make sure they are properly registered at PhilHealth and their contributions are credited.  Here are the facts you need to know about registration, payments, and the benefits one can expect from PhilHealth: How an OFW may register to PhilHealth Submit the following to the nearest PhilHealth office: a. Land-based OFWs Duly accomplished PhilHealth Member Registration Form  1 valid ID and other supporting documents of declared dependent (original and photocopy - bring the original for validation, the photocopy will be submitted to PhilHealth) Latest job order contract or employment contract (OEC) b. Sea-based OFWs Duly accomplished PhilHealth Member Registration Form  Report of Employee-Members (ER2) 1 valid ID and other supporting documents of declared dependent (original an...