Filipinos can now view birth, marriage, death certificates online. Here's how.
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is now making it easier for Filipinos to view official records like marriage and birth certificates online.
Earlier this June, National Statistician and Civil Registrar General Dennis Mapa issued an advisory regarding the PSA's Serbilis Website.
Individuals can request for viewable online copies of PSA certificates — birth, marriage, death, Certificate of No Marriage (CENOMAR), and Certificate of No Death (CENODEATH) — good for 60 days with an access code.
Application fees for viewable online copies are worth P130 (birth, marriage, death) and P185 (CENOMAR, CENODEATH), payable at any PSA Civil Registry System or CRS outlets without the need for an appointment booking.
Mapa compared the Viewable Online service to the Copy Issuance service, except that the resulting document image is not printed on a Security Paper.
Rather, individuals are provided with a Web Access Information Slip containing the web address and access code to view the document online.
There is also an option for printed copies of these certificates by availing of the PSA's DocPrint service, also payable at any PSA CRS outlets without the need for an appointment booking for P80 per copy accompanied by proof of the viewable online copy access code used.
Both services are part of the PSA's Civil Registry System – Information Technology Project Phase II which aims to enhance the delivery of civil registration services to the public.
The PSA advised that payments and/or pick-ups must be made by the document owner, or in the case of deceased persons the nearest of kin, meaning authorized representatives are not allowed.
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