QuestionsQuestions (PHILHEALTH CIRCULAR NO. 2018-0002)
It is known as the “Permanent Validity of the Certificates of Live Birth, Death, and Marriage Act.”
They have permanent validity regardless of the date of issuance, and must be recognized and accepted in all government or private transactions requiring proof of identity and legal status, provided the document remains intact, readable, and visibly contains the authenticity and security features.
The document must remain intact, readable, and still visibly contains the authenticity and security features.
Yes. The permanent validity is without prejudice to administrative or judicial correction pursuant to laws like RA 9858 (and related provisions cited in the Act), and other existing laws, rules, regulations, and judicial decrees.
It applies only if the marriage has not been judicially decreed annulled or declared void ab initio under the Family Code or any subsequent amendatory law on marriage.
The concerned person shall submit the new, amended, or updated certificate.
Certificates issued, signed, certified, or authenticated by PSA and its predecessor NSO, and by local civil registries; also reports of birth, death, and marriage registered and issued by Philippine Foreign Service Posts and transmitted to the PSA.
No person whose vital event is registered (or the person’s authorized representative) shall be prevented from securing copies in the number of prints or as often as necessary, subject to applicable PSA, local civil registry, and foreign service post fees.
The initial issuance of a certificate; request for replacement due to loss or damage; and reissuance upon presentation of a Certificate of Indigency from DSWD. (The DSWD Certificate of Indigency must be based on the Listahanan in subsequent reissuances.)
It prohibits requiring submission of another or newer copies of certificates of live birth, death, or marriage, and reports of birth, death, or marriage when a valid certificate can already be presented.
Imprisonment of one (1) month and one (1) day to six (6) months, or a fine of not less than P5,000 and not more than P10,000, or both, at the discretion of the court.
An accessory penalty of temporary disqualification to hold public office is imposed, in addition to the main penalty.
The board of director, partner, trustee, official, or employee who directly or indirectly participated in the unlawful act is liable.
Criminal liability under RA 9485 (Anti-Red Tape Act of 2007), as amended by RA 11032, shall be imposed on fixers—individuals who facilitate transactions for pecuniary gain/consideration, whether or not officially involved and whether or not in collusion.
Develop a civil registry database and establish a virtual viewing facility in local civil registries and Philippine Foreign Service Posts to verify authenticity of certificates and reports, with appropriate controls, safeguards, and confidentiality consistent with PD 603 and RA 10173.
Within sixty (60) days from effectivity, the National Statistician shall promulgate the necessary IRR in coordination with the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and DICT, and the President of the Philippine Association of Civil Registrars.