As citizens of a country, it is important that you have solid proof of your identification. Here in the Philippines, it has become an open joke that getting valid identification is so difficult that a lot of people just don’t get it. The government is currently on the move in fixing that. One of the more important documents you should have handy is your birth certificate.
If you’ve been living under a rock, a birth certificate is proof that you are born here in the country and that you are a Filipino citizen. It’s currently being considered as a secondary identification document. There are instances, however, that you might find yourself in where you’ll see that you have a negative intact label on your birth certificate.
The National Statistics Office (NSO) is the one responsible for our birth certificates. They’re now currently known as the Philippine Statistics Office (PSA) and they’re now responsible for it. You can file a request to get a copy of your birth certificate in any office. As a matter of fact, a lot of institutions are now supporting the process of securing a birth certificate.
In securing personal identification documents, you will encounter the word “HIT.” Hit is the term they refer to when government personnel needs to conduct further checking on your application. The term hit originated in getting NBI Clearances. This is due to many reasons:
You might have a previous case which is already closed;
Your name might be common. Hence, the system might be seeing multiple people with the same name
This goes for the NBI Clearance. When it comes to birth certificates, however, the hit is referred to as a negative intact. According to the NSO/PSA helpline, bearing a negative intact profile means that you currently do not have any record readily available in the PSA database and storage. Meaning, they won’t be able to help you process a birth certificate. It’s kind of a hassle to just think about it but you don’t have to worry because we’re here to help.
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