OFFICE OF THE CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR
Registration of Legal Instruments
- ABOUT
- REQUIREMENTS
- FEES AND CHARGES
- STEPS
Classification: Simple
Type of Transaction: G2C – Government to Citizen
Who may avail: Residents of the City and out-of-town applicant whose documents are registered in this City.
As a general rule, all legal instruments shall be registered in the Civil Registry of the place when they were executed except the following:
- Affidavit of Reappearance – where the parties to the subsequent marriage are residing.
- Marriage Settlement – where the marriage was recorded.
- Admission of Paternity, Acknowledgement, Legitimation, Voluntary Emancipation of Minor, Supplemental Report, and Affidavit of Guardianship.
- Affidavit to Use the Surname of Father (R.A. 9255) and other registrable legal instruments where the birth of the child was recorded.
CHARGEABLE FEES |
● Pursuant to City Tax Ordinance No. 2015-01, Series of 2015 o Registration Fee–Legal Instrument P 500.00 o Certification Fee P 100.00 o Documentary Stamp Tax P 30.00
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