RA 9048 As Amended

ABOUT THE SERVICE: Republic Act No.
9048 authorizes the city or municipal

civil registrar or the consul general to correct a clerical or typographical error
in an entry and/or change of first name or nickname in the civil register
without need of a judicial order.
Republic Act No. 10172 authorizes the city/municipal civil registrar including
the consul general, in accordance with the provisions of existing laws, to
correct clerical or typographical errors in the day and month (date of birth) or
sex of a person in the civil register of birth, without the need of judicial order.
An administrative remedy in nature, it is a departure from the usual judicial

process in correcting clerical errors of changing an entry in civil registry
documents. It is aimed at according petitioners an expeditious and cheaper
way of correcting errors found in her/his record.
CLIENT GROUPS:
Whether it is for correction of clerical or typographical error, or for change of

first name, or change in gender and date of birth, the petition may be filed
by a person of legal age who must have direct personal interest in the
correction of the error or in the change of first name in the civil
register. (Document owner, owners spouse children, parents, brothers,
sisters, and grandparents, guardian or any other person duly authorized by
law or by the owner of the document.)
REQUIREMENTS:
For Correction of Clerical Error
Mandatory Requirement:
Birth Certificate on Security Paper

With at least five of the supporting documents listed below showing
the correct entries on the document:
* Voters Registration Record
* Employment Record
* SSS/GSIS Record
* School Records/Diploma
* Drivers License
* NBI/Police Clearance
* Baptismal Certificate
* Marriage Certificate if married/parents
* Birth Certificate of brothers/sisters
* Current community tax certificate
For Change of First Name/Nickname

Police Clearance
NBI Clearance
Affidavit of Non-employment of Certificate of employment and other
documentary evidences
Newspaper clippings Publication local newspaper for 2 consecutive
weeks
Community Tax Certificate
* Employment Record
* SSS/GSIS Record
* Drivers License
* Barangay Clearance
* Passport
* Duly notarized Special Power of Attorney (SPA) if the Petitioner is not

the owner of the document
For Change of Sex/Gender

Birth Certificate from LCR
Oldest School Records
Medical Certification Issued by Municipal Health Officer
Medical Records
Police Clearance
NBI Clearance
weeks
* Employment Record
* SSS/GSIS Record
* Drivers License
* Passport
For Change of Day/Month in Date of Birth

Birth Certificate from LCR
Oldest School Records
Police Clearance
NBI Clearance
weeks
* Employment Record
* SSS/GSIS Record
* Drivers License
* Passport

SERVICE SCHEDULES:
Monday to Friday:
8:00AM to 5:00PM
FEES/CHARGES:
Change of First Name: Php 3,000.00
Correction of Clerical Error 1,000.00
Change in Sex/Gender: 3,000.00
Change in Date of Birth 3,000.00
Publication Fee 2,500.00
Processing Fee 500.00
TOTAL PROCESSING TIME:
16 days
Note; Does not include delivery time to the Office of the Civil Registrar
General.
PROCESS OF AVAILING THE SERVICE:
For correction of Clerical Error
Steps involved Action of the MCRO Transaction Persons Responsible

Time
1. Inquire about the Gives a briefing about 10 minutes Evelyn
service and secure the service. Catanyag/Mary Ann
checklist of Santos
requirements at
LCRO.
2. Submit all the Reviews documents 10 minutes Noel Jose J. Rayco
required documents for completeness and
and provide the undertakes an
necessary interview.
information during
the interview.
3. Wait as the Civil Prepares the 10 minutes Noel Jose J. Rayco
Registrar prepares Application for
the petition. Petition.
Issues order of
payment form and
instruct client to pay
fees.
4. Pay the Issues Official Receipt 10 minutes Revenue
corresponding fee at Officer/Collection
Mun. Treasurers Clerk
Office
5. Return to LCRO Informs client to 5 minutes Noel Jose J. Rayco
and submit the follow-up after 2
official receipt weeks on the date of
release of certificate
of finality in
conformity with the
required ten days
posting and five days
for the decision.
Submits to the NSO-

Legal Office.
6. Return to the Informs client on the After 1-2 Noel Jose J. Rayco
LCRO and follow-up date of release of months
results for the certificate of finality.
issuance of finality.
7. If the Petition is If Civil Registrar 30 minutes Noel Jose J. Rayco
affirmed by the Civil General affirms the
Registrar General. petition, issues the
certificate of finality,
Return to LCRO to record sheet and
claim the certificate annotated
of finality. documents.
8. If the petition is If the petition is 30 minutes Noel Jose J. Rayco
impugned, file impugned, receives
through the LCRO the motion for
within 15 days from reconsideration and
the receipt of the transmits to OCRG.
Impugned Petition a
motion for
reconsideration to
OCRG and wait for
the approval of the
impugned petition.
9. Proceed to NSO- Civil Registrar
Quezon City and General
request annotated
COLB on Security
Paper and present
certificate of finality,
record sheet,
certified copy of
annotated
documents.
Change of First Name
Steps involved Action of the Transaction Persons

MCRO Time Responsible
1. Inquire about the service and secure Gives a 10 minutes Evelyn
checklist of requirements at LCRO. briefing about Catanyag/Ma
the service. Ann Santos
2. Submit all the required documents and Reviews 10 minutes Noel Jose
provide the necessary information during the documents and Rayco
interview. undertakes an
interview.
3. Wait as the Civil Registrar prepares the Prepares the 10 minutes Noel Jose
petition. Application for Rayco
Petition.
Issues order of
payment form
and instruct
client to pay
fees.
4. Pay the corresponding fee at Mun. Issues Official 10 minutes Revenue
Treasurers Office Receipt Officer/Collec
Clerk
5. Return to LCRO and submit the official Prepares the 5 minutes Noel Jose
receipt and entrust all the documents needed petition and fax Rayco
for preparation and approval of the petition. the application
for petition to
publication.
Submits to the
NSO-Legal
office after the
publication
period.
6. Follow-up to the LCRO the approval of the Informs client After 1-2 Noel Jose
petition results of the decision months Rayco
after 1-2 months. of the OCRG.
7. If the Petition is affirmed by the Civil If Civil 30 minutes Noel Jose
Registrar General. Registrar Rayco
General
Return to LCRO to claim the certificate of approves the
finality, record sheet and annotated documents petition, issues
and endorsement letter.. the certificate
of finality,
record sheet
and annotated
documents.
8. If the petition is impugned, file through the If the petition 30 minutes Noel Jose
LCRO within 15 days from the receipt of the is impugned, Rayco
Impugned Petition a motion for receives the
reconsideration to OCRG and wait for the motion for
approval of the impugned petition. reconsideration
and transmits
to OCRG.
9. Proceed to NSO-Quezon City and request Civil Registr
annotated COLB on Security Paper and General
present certificate of finality, record sheet,
certified copy of annotated documents.
Change of Gender/Sex

interview.
Petition.
Issues order of
payment form
and instruct
client to pay
fees.
Clerk
for petition to
publication.
Submits to the
NSO-Legal
office after the
publication
period.
General
of finality,
record sheet
and annotated
documents.
and transmits
to OCRG.
Change of Day & Month in the Date of Birth in the COLB

interview.
Petition.
Issues order of
payment form
and instruct
client to pay
fees.
Clerk
for petition to
publication.
Submits to the
NSO-Legal
office after the
publication
period.
General
of finality,
record sheet
and annotated
documents.
and transmits
to OCRG.
***MIGRANT PETITION FOR RA 9048 are also being accepted through the
CCR/LCR in petitioners location following the same procedures and
requirements.
Republic of the Philippines
Congress of the Philippines Metro Manila Eleventh Congress
Third Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-fourth day of July, two thousand.
[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9048]
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OR MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OR THE CONSUL

GENERAL TO CORRECT A CLERICAL OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR IN AN ENTRY AND/OR
CHANGE OF FIRST NAME OR NICKNAME IN THE CIVIL REGISTER WITHOUT NEED OF A
JUDICIAL ORDER, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE ARTICLES 376 AND 412 OF THE CIVIL
CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in

Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. Authority to Correct Clerical or Typographical Error and Change of First Name
or Nickname- No entry in a civil register shall be changed or corrected without a judicial order,
except for clerical or typographical errors and change of first name or nickname which can be
corrected or changed by the concerned city or municipal civil registrar or consul general in
accordance with the provisions of this Act and its implementing rules and regulations.
SECTION 2. Definition of Terms - As used in this Act, the following terms shall mean:
1. "City or Municipal civil registrar" refers to the head of the local civil registry office of the
city or municipality, as the case may be, who is appointed as such by the city or municipal
mayor in accordance with the provisions of existing laws.
2. "Petitioner" refers to a natural person filing the petition and who has direct and personal
interest in the correction of a clerical or typographical error in an entry or change of first name
or nickname in the civil register.
3. "Clerical or typographical error" refers to a mistake committed in the performance of
clerical work in writing, copying, transcribing or typing an entry in the civil register that is
harmless and innocuous, such as misspelled name or misspelled place of birth or the like,
which is visible to the eyes or obvious to the understanding, and can be corrected or changed
only by reference to other existing record or records: Provided, however, That no correction
must involve the change of nationality, age, status or sex of the petitioner.
4. "Civil Register" refers to the various registry books and related certificates and documents
kept in the archives of the local civil registry offices, Philippine Consulates and of the Office
of the Civil Registrar General.
5. "Civil registrar general" refers to the Administrator of the National Statistics Office which is
the agency mandated to carry out and administer the provision of laws on civil registration.
6. "First name" refers to a name or nickname given to a person which may consist of one or
more names in addition to the middle and last names.
SECTION 3. Who May File the Petition and Where. - Any person having direct and personal
interest in the correction of a clerical or typographical error in an entry and/or change of first name
or nickname in the civil register may file, in person, a verified petition with the local civil registry
office of the city or municipality where the record being sought to be corrected or changed is kept.
In case the petitioner has already migrated to another place in the country and it would not
be practical for such party, in terms of transportation expenses, time and effort to appear in person
before the local civil registrar keeping the documents to be corrected or changed, the petition may
be filed, in person, with the local civil registrar of the place where the interested party is presently
residing or domiciled. The two (2) local civil registrars concerned will then communicate to
facilitate the processing of the petition.
Citizens of the Philippines who are presently residing or domiciled in foreign countries may
file their petition, in person, with the nearest Philippine Consulates.
The petitions filed with the city or municipal civil registrar or the consul general shall be
processed in accordance with this Act and its implementing rules and regulations.
All petitions for the clerical or typographical errors and/or change of first names or
nicknames may be availed of only once.
SECTION 4. Grounds for Change of First Name or Nickname. - The petition for change of first
name or nickname may be allowed in any of the following cases:
1. The petitioner finds the first name or nickname to be ridiculous, tainted with dishonor or
extremely difficult to write or pronounce.
2. The new first name or nickname has been habitually and continuously used by the petitioner
and he has been publicly known by that by that first name or nickname in the community: or
3. The change will avoid confusion.
SECTION 5. Form and Contents of the Petition. - The petition shall be in the form of an
affidavit, subscribed and sworn to before any person authorized by the law to administer oaths.
The affidavit shall set forth facts necessary to establish the merits of the petition and shall show
affirmatively that the petitioner is competent to testify to the matters stated. The petitioner shall
state the particular erroneous entry or entries, which are sought to be corrected and/or the change
sought to be made.
The petition shall be supported with the following documents:
1. A certified true machine copy of the certificate or of the page of the registry book containing
the entry or entries sought to be corrected or changed.
2. At least two (2) public or private documents showing the correct entry or entries upon which
the correction or change shall be based; and
3. Other documents which the petitioner or the city or municipal civil registrar or the consul
general may consider relevant and necessary for the approval of the petition.
In case of change of first name or nickname, the petition shall likewise be supported with
the documents mentioned in the immediately preceding paragraph. In addition, the petition shall
be published at least once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general
circulation. Furthermore, the petitioner shall submit a certification from the appropriate law
enforcement agencies that he has no pending case or no criminal record.
The petition and its supporting papers shall be filed in three (3) copies to be distributed as
follows: first copy to the concerned city or municipal civil registrar, or the consul general; second
copy to the Office of the Civil Registrar General; and third copy to the petitioner.
SECTION 6. Duties of the City or Municipal Civil Registrar or the Consul General. - The city
or municipal civil registrar or the consul general to whom the petition is presented shall examine
the petition and its supporting documents. He shall post the petition in a conspicuous place
provided for that purpose for ten (10) consecutive days after he finds the petition and its supporting
documents sufficient in form and substance.
The city or municipal civil registrar or the consul general shall act on the petition and shall
render a decision not later than five (5) working days after the completion of the posting and/or
publication requirement. He shall transmit a copy of his decision together with the records of the
proceedings to the Office of the Civil Registrar General within five (5) working days from the date
of the decision.
SECTION 7. Duties and Powers of the Civil Registrar General. - The civil registrar general
shall, within ten (10) working days from receipt of the decision granting a petition, exercise the
power to impugn such decision by way of an objection based on the following grounds:
1. The error is not clerical or typographical;

2. The correction of an entry or entries in the civil register is substantial or controversial as it
affects the civil status of a person; or
3. The basis used in changing the first name or nickname of a person does not fall under
SECTION 4.
The civil registrar general shall immediately notify the city or municipal civil registrar or the
consul general of the action taken on the decision. Upon receipt of the notice thereof, the city or
municipal civil registrar or the consul general shall notify the petitioner of such action.
The petitioner may seek reconsideration with the civil registrar general or file the
appropriate petition with the proper court.
If the civil registrar general fails to exercise his power to impugn the decision of the city or
municipal civil registrar or of the consul general within the period prescribed herein, such decision
shall become final and executory.
Where the petition is denied by the city or municipal civil registrar or the consul general, the
petitioner may either appeal the decision to the civil registrar general or file the appropriate petition
with the proper court.
SECTION 8. Payment of Fees. - The city or municipal civil registrar or the consul general shall
be authorized to collect reasonable fees as a condition for accepting the petition. An indigent
petitioner shall be exempt from the payment of the said fee.
SECTION 9. Penalty Clause. - A person who violates any of the provisions of this Act shall, upon
conviction, be penalized by imprisonment of not less than six (6) years but not more than twelve
(12) years, or a fine of not less than Ten thousand pesos (P10,000.00) but not more than One
Hundred Thousand pesos (P100,000.00), or both, at the discretion of the court.
In addition, if the offender is a government official or employee he shall suffer the penalties
provided under civil service laws, rules and regulations.
SECTION 10. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The civil registrar general shall, in
consultation with the Department of Justice, the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Office of the
Supreme Court Administrator, the University of the Philippines Law Center and the Philippine
Association of Civil Registrars, issue the necessary rules and regulations for the effective
implementation of this Act not later than three (3) months from the effectivity of this law.
SECTION 11. Retroactivity Clause. - This Act shall have retroactive effect insofar as it does not
prejudice or impair vested or acquired rights in accordance with the Civil Code and other laws.
SECTION 12. Separability Clause. - If any portion or provision of this Act is declared void or
unconstitutional, the remaining portions or provisions thereof shall not be affected by such
declaration.
SECTION 13. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations, other
issuances, or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or
modified accordingly.
SECTION 14. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete
publication in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.
Approved.
(Sgd.) AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL, JR.

President of the Senate
((Sgd.) FELICIANO BELMONTE, JR.

Speaker of the House of Representatives
This Act which is a consolidation of House Bill No. 9797 and Senate Bill No. 2159 was
finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on February 7, 2001 and February
8, 2001, respectively.
(Sgd.) LUTGARDO B. BARBO

Secretary of the Senate
(Sgd.) ROBERTO P. NAZARENO

Secretary General
House of Representatives
Approved. MARCH 22, 2001

GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
President of the Philippines
Republic of the Philippines
CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES
Metro Manila
Fifteenth Congress
Second Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-fifth day of July, two thousand eleven.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10172
AN ACT FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OR MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OR THE

CONSUL GENERAL TO CORRECT CLERICAL OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS IN THE DAY
AND MONTH IN THE DATE OF BIRTH OR SEX OF A PERSON APPEARING IN THE CIVIL
REGISTER WITHOUT NEED OF A JUDICIAL ORDER, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE
REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED NINETY FORTY-EIGHT
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress

assembled:
Section 1. Section 1 of Republic Act No. 9048, hereinafter referred to as the Act, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"SECTION 1. Authority to Correct Clerical or Typographical Error and Change of First

Name or Nickname. No entry in a civil register shall be changed or corrected without a
judicial order, except for clerical or typographical errors and change of first name or
nickname, the day and month in the date of birth or sex of a person where it is patently
clear that there was a clerical or typographical error or mistake in the entry, which can be
corrected or changed by the concerned city or municipal civil registrar or consul general
in accordance with the provisions of this Act and its implementing rules and regulations."
Section 2. Section 2, paragraph (3) of the Act is likewise amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 2. Definition of Terms. As used in this Act, the following terms shall mean:
(1) xxx xxx
(2) xxx xxx
(3) Clerical or typographical error refers to a mistake committed in the

performance of clerical work in writing, copying, transcribing or typing an entry in
the civil register that is harmless and innocuous, such as misspelled name or
misspelled place of birth, mistake in the entry of day and month in the date of birth
or the sex of the person or the like, which is visible to the eyes or obvious to the
understanding, and can be corrected or changed only by reference to other
existing record or records: Provided, however, That no correction must involve the
change of nationality, age, or status of the petitioner."
Section 3. Section 5 of the Act is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 5. Form and Contents of the Petition. The petition for correction of a clerical or
typographical error, or for change of first name or nickname, as the case may be, shall be
in the form of an affidavit, subscribed and sworn to before any person authorized by law
to administer oaths. The affidavit shall set forth facts necessary to establish the merits of
the petition and shall show affirmatively that the petitioner is competent to testify to the
matters stated. The petitioner shall state the particular erroneous entry or entries, which
are sought to be corrected and/or the change sought to be made.
The petition shall be supported with the following documents:
(1) A certified true machine copy of the certificate or of the page of the registry
book containing the entry or entries sought to be corrected or changed;
(2) At least two (2) public or private documents showing the correct entry or entries
upon which the correction or change shall be based; and
(3) Other documents which the petitioner or the city or municipal civil registrar or
the consul general may consider relevant and necessary for the approval of the
petition.
No petition for correction of erroneous entry concerning the date of birth or the sex of a
person shall be entertained except if the petition is accompanied by earliest school record
or earliest school documents such as, but not limited to, medical records, baptismal
certificate and other documents issued by religious authorities; nor shall any entry
involving change of gender corrected except if the petition is accompanied by a
certification issued by an accredited government physician attesting to the fact that the
petitioner has not undergone sex change or sex transplant. The petition for change of first
name or nickname, or for correction of erroneous entry concerning the day and month in
the date of birth or the sex of a person, as the case may be, shall be published at least
once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation.
Furthermore, the petitioner shall submit a certification from the appropriate law
enforcements, agencies that he has no pending case or no criminal record.
The petition and its supporting papers shall be filed in three (3) copies to be distributed as
follows: first copy to the concerned city or municipal civil registrar, or the consul general;
second copy to the Office of the Civil Registrar General; and third copy to the petitioner."
Section 4. Section 8 of the Act is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 8. Payment of Fees. The city or municipal civil registrar or the consul general shall
be authorized to collect reasonable fees as a condition for accepting the petition. An
indigent petitioner shall be exempt from the payment of the said fee.
The fees collected by the city or municipal civil registrar or the consul general pursuant to
this Act shall accrue to the funds of the Local Civil Registry Office concerned or the Office
of the Consul General for modernization of the office and hiring of new personnel and
procurement of supplies, subject to government accounting and auditing rules."
Section 5. Separability Clause. If any provision of this Act shall at any time be found to be
unconstitutional or invalid, the remainder thereof not affected by such declaration shall remain in
full force and effect.
Section 6. Repealing Clause. Any laws, decrees, rules or regulations inconsistent with the
provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
Section 7. Effectivity Clause. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in
the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,
(Sgd.) JUAN PONCE ENRILE (Sgd.) FELICIANO BELMONTE JR.

President of the Senate Speaker of the House of Representatives
This Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 3113 and House Bill No. 4530 was finally
passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on May 30, 2012 and June 5, 2012,
respectively.
(Sgd.) EMMA LIRIO-REYES (Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP

Secretary of Senate Secretary General
House of Representatives
Approved: AUG 15 2012
(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III

President of the Philippines
Published on the Philippine Star and Manila Bulletin on August 24, 2012.

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ABOUT THE SERVICE: Republic Act No.

9048 authorizes the city or municipal

An administrative remedy in nature, it is a departure from the usual judicial

Whether it is for correction of clerical or typographical error, or for change of

For Correction of Clerical Error

Birth Certificate on Security Paper

* Voters Registration Record

* Marriage Certificate if married/parents

* Birth Certificate of brothers/sisters

* Current community tax certificate

For Change of First Name/Nickname

Birth Certificate on Security Paper

* Voters Registration Record

* Duly notarized Special Power of Attorney (SPA) if the Petitioner is not

For Change of Sex/Gender

Birth Certificate on Security Paper

* Voters Registration Record

For Change of Day/Month in Date of Birth

Birth Certificate on Security Paper

* Voters Registration Record

* Duly notarized Special Power of Attorney (SPA) if the Petitioner is not

Change of First Name: Php 3,000.00

Correction of Clerical Error 1,000.00

Change in Sex/Gender: 3,000.00

Change in Date of Birth 3,000.00

Publication Fee 2,500.00

Processing Fee 500.00

TOTAL PROCESSING TIME:

PROCESS OF AVAILING THE SERVICE:

For correction of Clerical Error

Steps involved Action of the MCRO Transaction Persons Responsible

Submits to the NSO-

Change of First Name

Steps involved Action of the Transaction Persons

Steps involved Action of the Transaction Persons

Steps involved Action of the Transaction Persons

Congress of the Philippines Metro Manila Eleventh Congress

Third Regular Session

[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9048]

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OR MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OR THE CONSUL

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in

The petition shall be supported with the following documents:

1. The error is not clerical or typographical;

(Sgd.) AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL, JR.

((Sgd.) FELICIANO BELMONTE, JR.

(Sgd.) LUTGARDO B. BARBO

(Sgd.) ROBERTO P. NAZARENO

Approved. MARCH 22, 2001

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10172

AN ACT FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OR MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OR THE

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress

"SECTION 1. Authority to Correct Clerical or Typographical Error and Change of First

(1) xxx xxx

(2) xxx xxx

(3) Clerical or typographical error refers to a mistake committed in the

The petition shall be supported with the following documents:

Section 4. Section 8 of the Act is hereby amended to read as follows:

(Sgd.) JUAN PONCE ENRILE (Sgd.) FELICIANO BELMONTE JR.

(Sgd.) EMMA LIRIO-REYES (Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP

Approved: AUG 15 2012

(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III

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