PSA brings faster document correction services to 4 Cebu offices

Airam Limatog 06/17/2026

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Residents seeking corrections in their civil registry documents can now benefit from a more streamlined process as the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) expands its digital petition system to four local civil registry offices…

Want to legally change your first name? PSA explains who can file and how

Pia Piquero 06/13/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The viral rise of “Sharmaine” may have started as a joke on TikTok, but it has also prompted many Filipinos to ask a serious question about whether someone can legally change the first…

Need a National ID? Here’s where and how to get one in Cebu

Pia Piquero 05/27/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Still waiting for your physical National ID card or planning to secure a printable version for transactions? The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in Central Visayas clarified that Filipinos can already access and print…

Tired of waiting for your National ID card? Here’s why it’s delayed

Pia Piquero 05/27/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Thousands of Filipinos who registered for the National ID system years ago still have not received their physical cards, fueling confusion and frustration among applicants who expected the government-issued identification to arrive shortly…

How to fix typos in your birth certificate faster: Step-by-step guide

Airam Limatog 05/19/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Filipinos seeking corrections in birth, marriage, and death certificates may soon avoid months-long delays after the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) launched a new digital system designed to speed up civil registry petitions. The…

How can PSA’s new digital system help offices shorten months-long civil registry corrections?

Airam Limatog 05/18/2026

The PSA introduced the APCAS as an online platform that allows local registrars to process correction requests through a digital workflow.…

Civil registry typos? PSA opens digital system to fix errors

Pia Piquero 05/16/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A single misplaced letter. A wrong middle name. A typographical error buried in an official document for years. These seemingly minor mistakes in birth, marriage, or death certificates have often led to major…

National ID Cebu: How to book your online appointment step-by-step

Pia Piquero 03/24/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebuanos seeking to register for the Philippine National ID must now secure an online appointment first, following the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) shift to a booking system aimed at reducing queues and streamlining…

Cebu National ID site shifts to online appointment system starting March 23

Airam Limatog 03/23/2026

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Clients in Cebu availing National ID services must first secure an online appointment before proceeding to the registration site, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in Central Visayas said. The appointment-based system starts Monday,…

Central Visayas inflation hits 3.3%, highest among all regions

Airam Limatog 12/12/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Inflation in Central Visayas rose to 3.3 percent in November 2025, which the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) recorded as the highest in all regions for the month. In a briefing on December 12,…

Fewer couples get married in the Philippines – PSA

Nyah Genelle De Leon 11/26/2025

MANILA, Philippines — Fewer Filipinos are saying “I do,” as marriages in the Philippines continued to decline in 2024, updated data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) show. From January to December 2024, registered marriages fell 10.2 percent…

Inflation eases to 2.1% in February

Kris Crismundo - Philippine News Agency 03/05/2025

MANILA, Philippines – Inflation in February this year slowed down to 2.1 percent from 2.9 percent in January mainly due to the easing of rate of price increase of food and non-alcoholic beverages, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)…

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.

Subscribe to our newsletter!

By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy.