CITIZENS' CHARTER

OFFICE OF THE CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR

Registration of Legal Instruments

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:

  1. Affidavit of Reappearance – where the parties to the subsequent marriage are residing.
  2. Marriage Settlement – where the marriage was recorded.
  3. Admission of Paternity, Acknowledgement, Legitimation, Voluntary Emancipation of Minor, Supplemental Report, and Affidavit of Guardianship.
  4. 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