getting married and then some

Posted January 31, 2009 |
i did not know what i am getting my personal records into the moment i signed our marriage certificate!  waaaah, i did not know that i was actually signing up for a massive headache due to the simple change in my status and surname.

change office records to reflect said changes — single to married; berbano to berbano-ablan.

1. now, i have a new office ID

2. and my payslip states a longer name.

3. to follow daw ang PhilHealth.

4. however, dapat ako personally mag-process ng Pag-Ibig Fund records ko (hmmm, what gives?).  I have yet to do this.

5. the blasted GSIS, ayaw ng photocopy of our personal original copy of the marriage certificate.  dapat NSO paper daw.

some friends advised me na dapat i am sure the NSO has our marriage certificate from Sarrat Civil Registrar before I order online; or else, i’d be spending for useless “certificate of no record” lang.

and so, i  emailed NSO to inquire about the status of our marriage certificate.  It’s been a week, and they haven’t gone back with me yet. I checked the website of NSO regarding my concerns and here is what i discovered:

https://www.ecensus.com.ph/Secure/frmFAQs.asp

UNCONVERTED documents are civil registry records, i.e., birth, marriage and death certificates, for the current year, that have not been converted into digital format and are not yet lodged in the Civil Registry System (CRS) database. Processing of requests for these civil registry documents undergo manual search and retrieval.
Also, although City/Municipal Civil Registry Offices (CMCROs) submit copies of civil registry records, i.e., birth, marriage and death certificates, to the Provincial Office of the National Statistics Office (NSO) based on an agreed schedule and guidelines, these records are still verified and assigned indices before they are forwarded to the Central Office archives.
For civil registry records registered in Metro Manila for the current year, kindly allow two to four months after the month of the event (birth, marriage or death) before submitting your request for a copy.
For civil registry records registered within the current year, in areas outside Metro Manila, please allow six months after the month of the event before applying for a copy. Birth, marriage and death certificates are first submitted by the C/MCROs to NSO Provincial Statistics Offices before they are forwarded to the Central Office archives in Manila.
If you need to get a copy of your son’s birth certificate, you may opt for “Advance Endorsement.” The “Advance Endorsement” procedure is done within the month after the birth record has been registered at the Local Civil Registry Office (LCRO) of the city/municipality where the child was born. You will request the LCRO to advance (”endorse”) a copy of the birth certificate to the National Statistics Office (NSO). This means the document will be sent ahead of the regular schedule of submission of civil registry documents by the LCRO to the NSO.
You may have it forwarded to the NSO via special courier delivery; this will be to your account. The document delivery should be addressed to:
MS. LOURDES J. HUFANA
NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE
3/F VIBAL BUILDING, EDSA COR. TIMES ST.
QUEZON CITY
Thereafter, you may apply for a copy, or copies, via the e-Census website (www.e-Census.com.ph). Kindly provide the following information either via e-mail at e-census.info@mail.census.gov.ph, or via phone at 702-2975:
(1) Consignee Name
(2) Courier Name
(3) Tracking No. (provided by the courier)
(4) Date document was sent to the NSO
The “Advance Endorsement” procedure is applicable for birth, marriage and death certificates registered within the Philippines.

Since Sarrat, Ilocos Norte is definitely outside Metro Manila, I have to wait six months pa to get that coveted NSO paper and facilitate my GSIS update of records and change of beneficiary!

6. then, according to Jax, kailangan din update ng NBI records (yung pang-clearance where usually pangit ang ang photos natin?).  Unfortunately, hindi pwede yung mga sa mall satellite offices; dapat sa main — dun sa napakadaming tao na Carriedo office!  I have yet to do this.

7. then go to DFA for Philippine Passport din!  Altho, sabi ni Jax, despite kailangan ng personal appearance dun, mabilis lang ang proseso.  I have yet to do this too.

8.  Hmm, pati LTO Driver’s License pa kaya?  I was wondering if have to change my name there. Kaso, when filling up a renewal form, ano lalagay ko sa status if i’d just retain so as Berbano? Hmm.

10.  Then ang Philippine Bar.  Should I file na a petition to sign sa Roll of Attorneys and update my name and signature?  Consequently, IBP records din.  Still hesitant, pero, nakaka-O.C. to make everything uniform naman.  Also, while nasa SC pa ako, very convenient
to facilitate this update na nga rin. Hmmm.

11. At least yung new office-issued health card ko updated na (as nag-expire yung issued under my unmarried name). Buti nga para compatible na with my employment records para if i get hospitalized, tama na dapat lahat.

12. Ah basta realty, bank records, and other personal properties’ proof of ownership remain.  Besides, those are all pre-marriage and remain my by virtue of our CPG.  Kailangan nga lang meron akong ID to serve as proof ako si RCHB.

Haynakoh, ang hassle talaga!

13. Incidentally, while listing all these records I need to update, I thought of my BIR tax records.  Then, I stumbled upon a site stating that the TIN number obtained for application of Driver’s License (by virtue of E.O. 98), hindi raw automatically used for employment purposes!  What the?!  I thought isa lang dapat ang TIN number ever?  And so, I called the BIR hotline.  Ganun nga raw.  I need to go to my BIR RDO which issued my TIN number and tell them to change the ’status’ of that TIN number from E.O. 98 to employment purpose; but, remain pa rin said TIN number naman, I should not be getting a new one.  I said, hindi ba automatic yun kasi nag-re-remit naman ang office dun ng tax ko di ba, so obviously, said TIN is being used for employment.  Hindi raw automatic.  Eh, how sure am I na na-cre-credit nga ang tax deductions ko under said TIN number?  Specifically, hindi raw immediately matched ang records.  Kasi raw, ang office, in bulk ma-remit.  Thus, hindi credit-specific.  Ang hassle and incredible system naman!  And so, ano repercussion if I did not update my record.  Kung ma-abolish daw ang E.O. 98, mabubura daw ang TIN number ko.  Huuuuwaaaaat?!  And all the “record” of the sums I’ve been giving the Philippine Government? Parang ganun na nga raw.  What the heck?!

Anyone who knows better, is this exchange for real?!  Grabe talaga ang system dito sa Pilipinas!  To think, I am working for government din ah.  Wala na ngang inter-agency automatic record update; very unreliable pa talaga ang buong system per se!



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