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  • Pre-employment requirements in the Philippines

    Pre-employment requirements in the Philippines

    For the past two years, I worked from home as web developer for a foreign company. And now, I am having office-based employment for the first time. I already did office-based work before for 7 months, but that was only internship, not yet employment.

    After some time and effort, I received some job offers from companies in various places – Makati, Ortigas, and Quezon City. I wanted to avoid Makati, dreading the wearisome commute that I already experienced during internship, but the offer I accepted is actually from the company at Makati. The position they offered me is what I think would best help build me up for my career goals, and so I decided to just overlook the difficulty in commute. After all, difficulty is part of life. 🙂

    The pre-employments in the company where I’m about to work are as follows: (more…)

  • Social Security System – SS Number Application Requirements, Branches, Procedures

    Social Security System – SS Number Application Requirements, Branches, Procedures


    This post is all about the application for an SS Number from SSS (Social Security System).

    The other day I was at the Caloocan office of SSS to get an SS number. It took me one hour. It should not have taken so long if it wasn’t because of the queue.

    PLEASE NOTE: During my application for an SS number, I had to submit photocopies of my ID’s and present the original copies. You might want to photocopy your ID’s, just to avoid inconvenience.

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  • Legitimation by Subsequent Marriage for Birth Certificate Amendment – Philippines

    If you are searching for information on how to change (amend) the surname of a child and from now on use the surname of his/her father, then this post may help you. That is, if you are in the Philippines. This is especially helpful if you are from Quezon City.

    I got a copy of the requirements to process Legitimation by Subsequent Marriage from the Quezon City Hall. I just thought I’d share it here in my blog in case other people need to know about the process and requirements.

    The case was:

    A kid was born in 1990, but the marriage of that kid’s parent took place a bit later. Therefore, when that kid’s birth certificate was issued, the surname used was that of the mother. Not knowing that marriage contract and affidavit of acknowledgement of paternity were not the only requirements for legitimation, the kid was enrolled at school and used the father’s surname.

    But then came time when the school required the kid’s birth certificate WITH annotation stating the amendment of name – from the mother’s surname to the father’s.

    The solution:

    After some research and inquiry to NSO, the “family” found out that they should apply for legitimation by subsequent marriage at the civil registry where the birth of the kid was recorded. In their case, it was at the Quezon City Hall’s civil registry office.

    Upon arrival, the family was given a list at Counter 15 (Remember, it was at Quezon City Hall).

    The following is the list of requirements for Legitimation by Subsequent Marriage


    Please note that requirements may vary depending on where you will apply for Legitimation by Subsequent Marriage.
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