Tag: birth certificate

PSA says its birth certificates have no expiration date

(Eagle News) – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) stressed that the birth certificates it is issuing do not expire. The government office made the clarification amid the confusion that arose from various government and private offices, including schools, that require applicants or those transacting with them to submit birth certificates issued within the last six months or the last year. While the PSA said that it does change its security paper used for birth certificates […]

Birth certificates no longer required for regular passport renewal, says new DFA order signed by Locsin

(Eagle News) – “The presentation of birth certificate in the application for the renewal of passport shall not be required” anymore by the Department of Foreign Affairs. This was according to Department Order No. 03-2019 on the “Documentary Requirements for the Renewal of Regular Passports” signed by Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., on Tuesday, January 15. Locsin said that the department “recognizes the need to enhance the convenience of and unburden the public and […]