Quote Originally Posted by Shayla View Post
Hello Peter,

I'm not sure though but when I applied and changed my old passport into married name they asked me the CFO certificates as well as my marriage contract from NSO.
In Cagayan de Oro DFA website they stated this,

For spouses / spouses-to-be / partners of foreign nationals

Certificate of attendance of the Guidance and Counselling Seminar issued by the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) (the seminars are held in Cebu and Manila)

Here's the link..http://rcocdo.philcom.ph/passport.htm
My wife who is also from CDO also had to attend the seminar and get the CFO certificate before she could change her passport to her married name. I don't think this is a regional thing because it involves two national departments, the DFA and the CFO so the rules are likely to be the same throughout the Philippines
Iain.