Get Involve In Civil Registration

Get Involve In Civil Registration

To implement strongly its mandate to enforce the Civil Registry Law, the Philippine Statistics Authority, Aklan Provincial Office is currently celebrating this year’s Civil Registration Month with the theme: “Sama ka sa CRVS Groupie.”

According to Rodelyn R. Panadero, Statistician II/OIC Caretaker of the PSA - Aklan provincial office, the celebration aims to promote the importance of civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) to the public and instill awareness on the value of civil registry documents in legal, administrative, and statistical fields.

“Through registration of birth, marriage and death, we can generate vital statistics that will serve as basis for formulation of health programs, population projection and policy-making activities of the government for social and economic growth,” Mrs. Panadero pointed out.

The celebration is also a reminder to parents, records clerks, midwives, traditional “hilot” and other informants that registration is compulsory and it is their prime responsibility to give correct and accurate information to prevent future problems in the identity of a particular person.

In line with this commemoration, the PSA-Aklan in cooperation with Aklan Civil Registrars Association, slated various activities such as hanging of streamers, civil mass wedding in selected municipalities, free mobile registration and information dissemination.

The annual observance of this activity is anchored on Presidential Proclamation No.682 “Declaring the Month of February of every year as Civil Registration Month.”

Mrs. Panadero urged the public to support this activity and instill the importance of civil registration for an effective and vibrant civil registry system in Aklan. /MP