Registration of Legal Instruments

Department/Office: City Civil Registry Office
Classification: Simple
Type of Transaction: G2C - Government to Citizens
Who May Avail: Any Resident

About the Service

AS A GENERAL rule, all legal instruments concerning civil registry documents must be registered in the civil registry of the place where they were executed. The following, however, may be registered in the following places:

  • Affidavit of Reappearance – where the parties to the subsequent marriage are residing;
  • Marriage Settlement – where the marriage was recorded
  • Admission of Paternity; and
  • Acknowledgement; Legitimation; Voluntary Emancipation of Minor; Parental Authorization or Ratification of Artificial Insemination – where the birth of the child was recorded

Not falling under the aforementioned exceptions are the following registrable instruments:

  • Acknowledgement
  • Acquisition of citizenship
  •  Certificate of legal capacity of contract marriage
  •  Option to elect Philippine citizenship
  • Partition and distribution of properties of spouses and delivery of the children’s legitimate; and
  • Waiver of rights interests of absolute community

All legal instruments executed abroad shall be registered in the civil registry office of Manila.

Legal Instrument for record purposes P400.00
Repatriation or voluntary renunciation of citizenship P500.00
Registration of affidavit and/or Oath of Allegiance and children of naturalized Filipino citizens or Election of Citizenship P500.00
Certification Fee P100.00
  • Marriage Settlement
  • Election of Citizenship
  • Affidavit of Reappearance 

Steps

CLIENT STEPS

AGENCY ACTION

FEES TO BE PAID

PROCESSING TIME

PERSON RESPONSIBLE

1. Presentation of Document

Present the required documents to the employee-in-charge (EIC).

2. Examination of Documents

EIC examines the presented documents as to authenticity.

EIC issue order of payment.

 

6 minutes


ERLINDA M. BICALDO

Administrative Aide II

3. Payment of fees

Pay the required fees.

4. EIC receives the payment and issue O.R.

 

5 minutes

Local Revenue Collection Officer

CITY TREASURER’S OFFICE

5. Records the Request

Present the O.R. to the EIC.

6. EIC record the request in a logbook.

 

1 minute





ERLINDA M. BICALDO

Administrative Aide II

 

7. Registration of the Legal Instruments

EIC register the documents and assign Registry No.

 

10 minutes

 

8. Processing of Documents

EIC prepares all the documents (annotation & certification) and endorsement to PSA, QC.

CCR signs the documents.

 


10 minutes

ERLINDA M. BICALDO

Administrative Aide II

MARIA DOLORES P. DE LOS REYES

CGDH I

(City Civil Registrar)

 

9. Release of Documents

EIC releases the client’s file copy and issue Transaction Slip to the client for the annotated document from PSA

  











ERLINDA M. BICALDO

Administrative Aide II







 

10. Processing of Annotated Document at the PSA, QC

Waiting period for the annotated Civil Registry Document.

Client is advice to wait for a period of 2-3 months.

Once received, EIC will contact client.

  

11. Release of the Annotated Civil Registry Document

Client presents the transaction slip and ID/ authorization letter with ID.

12. EIC records and
release the documents to the client.

  

TOTAL

P

33 minutes

 
For inquiries, pls. contact: Mrs. Ma. Dolores P. de los Reyes | CGADH I / City Civil Registrar
Address:

City Civil Registrar’s Office
109 – G/F Main City Hall Bldg., Naga City Hall Complex, Juan Q. Miranda Ave., Concepcion Pequeña, Naga City

Contact Number:
☎ PLDT: +63-54-871-2050 (Local: )
☎ GLOBE: +63-54-205-2980 (Local: )

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