Jawyman42

Looks like there is some debate over this depending on the individual processing the paperwork. We'll give it a shot and hopefully won't have an issue. I'll post results soon.  Thanks everyone for your thoughts! 

http://www.philippineconsulatela.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ROB-SAMPLE-FORM-BY-MAIL.pdf

This is the link on the consulate website that has jurisdiction over our area. This is why it concerns me. 

Hi. I am an American citizen and my wife is a citizen of the Philippines.  We will have our first child soon while living in the United States.  Our child will automatically have citizenship in both countries, but we will need to register the birth with the Philippine government in order for this to be recognized. 

This is where things get complicated.  

Names in the United States are whatever we want. In the Philippines, custom dictates that the "middle name" is the same as the mother's maiden name. As a far as I can tell there is no legal requirement for this, it is only custom. 

We plan to name our son after my wife's maiden name.  Example: if wife's name is Susan Elizabeth John Smith, we would name our son John Jack Smith.   His first name will be my wife's maiden name. This will be recorded on his birth certificate here in the states. When registering with the Philippine government, we are worried that his name will be recorded as John Jack John Smith.  Our wish is that his recorded name in both countries will be the same so that passports and IDs will match exactly regardless of where they are issued.

Since there is no law concerning this and it is only custom, how's do we go about convincing the PSA to record his name as we have chosen and not follow traditional naming conventions in the Philippines? 

(names used have been changed to protect the innocent)