correction of clerical eror

WHAT CORRECTIONS CAN BE MADE BY RA 9048?

RA 9048 allows these corrections:

# correction of clerical or typographical errors in any entry in civil registry documents, except corrections involving the change in sex, age, nationality and status of a person.

(A clerical or typographical error refers to an obvious mistake committed in clerical work, either in writing, copying, transcribing, or typing an entry in the civil register that is harmless and innocuous, such as a misspelled name or misspelled place of birth and the like, and can be corrected or changed only by reference to other existing record or records.)

# change of a person's first name in his/her civil registry document under certain grounds specified under the law through administrative process.