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The following are the application requirements: 1. Secure the following documents from the City/Municipal Civil Registrar’s Office (C/MCR) where the birth of the child was recorded: a. Affidavit of paternity/acknowledgement (certified photocopy/xerox copy) b. Joint affidavit of legitimation c. Certification of registration of legal instrument (Affidavit of Legitimation) d. Certified true copy of birth certificate with remarks/annotation based on the legitimation by subsequent marriage. “2. Verify the original birth certificate at the National Statistics Office (NSO). If negative result, secure it from C/MCR Office where the child was originally registered (certified photocopy). “3. Verify the marriage contract of parents at NSO. If negative result, secure it from C/MCR Office where the marriage was solemnized (certified true copy).”