Name of the Organization : National Statistics Office (census.gov.ph)
Type of Facility : Requesting for Marriage Certificate
Location : Manila
Website : https://psa.gov.ph/
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1. Marriage Certificate :
** A Marriage Certificate is a document that shows social union or a legal contract between people that creates kinship. Such a union, often formalized via a wedding ceremony, may also be called matrimony.
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A general definition of marriage is that it is a social contract between two individuals that unites their lives legally, economically and emotionally.
** It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found. The state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a legal, consensual, and contractual relationship recognized and sanctioned by and dissolvable only by law.
** A marriage certificate is a document containing the important details of marriage, signed by the couple and by all in attendance. Marriage occurs during the meeting for worship after approval is obtained from the meetings of which the two people are members. Approval is based on a statement of good character and clearness from any other engagements. The clerk usually records a copy of the marriage certificate in the meeting’s records.
** Marriage certificates can be requested by the interested party by providing the following information to facilitate verification and issuance of certification.
Marriage Certificate:
** Complete name of the husband
** Complete name of the wife
** Date of marriage
** Place of marriage
** Complete name and address of the requesting party
** Number of copies needed
** Purpose of the certification
2. Death Certificate :
A Death Certificate is an official document setting forth particulars relating to a dead person, including the name of the individual, the date of birth and the date of death.
When requesting for death certificate, the interested party shall provide the following information to facilitate verification and issuance of certification.
Death Certificate:
** Complete name of the deceased person
** Date of death
** Place of death
** Place of marriage
** Complete name and address of the requesting party
** Number of copies needed
** Purpose of the certification
3. Frequently Asked Question :
What is Marriage?
‘Marriage’ is defined as a special contract of permanent union between a man and a woman entered into in accordance with law for the establishment of conjugal and family life. It is the foundation of the family and an inviolable social institution whose nature, consequences, and incidence are governed by law and not subject to stipulation, except that marriage settlements may fix the property relations during the marriage within the limits provided in the Family Code of the Philippines.’
What are the reglementary period and Place of Registration of Marriage ?
In ordinary marriage, the time for submission of the Certificate of Marriage is within fifteen (15) days following the solemnization of marriage while in marriages exempt from license requirement, the prescribed period is thirty (30) days, at the place where the marriage was solemnized
Who is responsible to report the marriage event?
The solemnizing officer has the duty to report the marriage to the Office of the Civil Registrar where marriage was solemnized
What marriages are exempted from Marriage License?
Marriage that was solemnized in accordance with Executive Order No. 209 Marriage that was solemnized in accordance with P.D. 1083 or Code of Muslim Personal Laws.
What is Death?
Death is a permanent disappearance of all evidence of life at any time after live birth has taken place (postnatal cessation of vital functions without capability of resuscitation). (U.N. Statistical Commission).
Can an intra-uterine life of less than 7 months be registered as Death?
** A fetus with an intra-uterine life of seven (7) months or more and born alive at the time it was completely delivered from the maternal womb but died later shall be considered as death and shall be registered in the Register of Deaths.
** However a fetus with an intra-uterine life of less than seven (7) months is not deemed born if it dies within twenty-four (24) hours after its complete delivery from the mother’s womb. For statistical purposes, a Certificate of Death shall be prepared in duplicate and a copy of each shall be forwarded to the Office of the Civil Registrar and the Office of the Civil Registrar-General.
What are the reglementary period and Place of Registration of Death?
Registration of death shall be made in the office of the Civil Registrar of the city/municipality where the death occurred within thirty (30) days from the time of death. (Sec. 5, P.D. 651)
What are the exceptional cases for the place of registration of death?
** The death of a person in a vehicle, airplane or vessel while in transit within the jurisdiction of the Philippines and where the exact place of death cannot be determined, the Certificate of Death shall be registered at the Local Civil Registry Office (LCRO) of the city/municipality of the place of burial/cremation. If the place of burial/cremation is outside the Philippines, the death shall be registered at the Local Civil Registry Office (LCRO) of Manila.
** When a citizen of the Philippines dies aboard a vessel or airplane en route to the Philippines and the exact place of death cannot be ascertained, the death shall be registered at the Local Civil Registry Office of the city/municipality where the person habitually resides before his death, if he was a resident of the Philippines.
** If the deceased is a foreigner and a resident of the Philippines, the death shall be registered at the Local Civil Registry Office where the deceased habitually resides.
** If the deceased is a foreigner and not a resident of the Philippines, his death shall be registered at the Local Civil Registry Office of Manila.
** The death of a person in a vehicular accident, airplane crash, or shipwreck within the jurisdiction of the Philippines and the site of the accident or the place where the victim was found cannot be determined, a Certificate of Death shall be issued by the health officer of the place of burial and shall be registered at the Local Civil Registry Office of the said city/municipality.
** The death of a person aboard a vessel in the high seas shall be registered at the Local Civil Registry Office of the place of burial upon presentation of a Certificate of Death issued by the Health Officer of the said place, or by the ship doctor, if any. Otherwise, the ship captain shall issue and cause the registration of the death certificate.
** If the person is buried or drowned in the high seas, or for any other reason, the body was not recovered- registration shall be made at the Local Civil Registry Office of the place of last known address of the deceased in the Philippines.
** If the deceased is not a resident of the Philippines, the registration shall be made at the Local Civil Registry Office of Manila. The ship doctor or the ship captain or the health officer, in the exercise of his wise discretion, may issue and cause the registration of the death certificate.
** In case of mass death where several persons died due to natural calamities, accidents, epidemic, etc., the health officer may issue and cause the registration of the death certificates at the Local Civil Registry Office where the mass death occurred.
Who are responsible to report the event of death?
** It shall be the responsibility of the physician who last attended the deceased or the administrator of the hospital or clinic where the person died to prepare the proper death certificate and certify as to the cause of death. The death certificate shall then be forwarded within forty-eight (48) hours after death, to the health officer who shall examine the Certificate of Death and then affix his signature in the appropriate box and shall order its registration in the Office of the Civil Registrar.
** It shall be the responsibility of the nearest relative or person who has knowledge of the death to report the same within forty-eight (48) hours if the deceased died without medical attendance. The health officer shall examine the deceased and shall certify as to the cause of death and direct the registration of the death certificate to the Office of the Civil Registrar within the reglementary period of thirty (30) days.
** Where death occurs in a vehicle/vessel/airplane, the driver/ship captain/pilot, as the case maybe, shall report such death to the concerned health officer. In accidents where there are no survivors, it is the responsibility of the owner of the vehicle/vessel/airplane to make the report of death.
** In the absence of a health officer or his authorized representative in the place of registration, or when it is a non-working day and the health officer or his authorized representative is not expected to be in his office, the death should be reported within forty-eight (48) hours after its occurrence by the nearest kin of the deceased or by any person having knowledge of the death to the mayor, municipal secretary, who shall issue the Certificate of Death for burial purposes.
** The mayor, any member of the Sangguniang Bayan or the municipal secretary, as the case may be, shall sign the medical certification portion of the Certificate of Death, and the same shall be accepted for registration by the civil registrar concerned, provided that the Certificate of Death and the Register of Deaths shall carry a remark that registration was made pursuant to Section 91 of P.D. No. 856.
What is an out-of-town reporting of Death?
** It is a reporting of death that occurs when registration is not possible in the place of death and the Certificate of Death was presented to the civil registrar of the city or municipality other than the place of death, it shall be accepted by the civil registrar not for registration but to be forwarded to the civil registrar of the city or municipality, where the death occurred, for registration.
** Out-of-town reporting may also be performed by the Civil Registrar-General or by his authorized representatives who are the Regional Directors and Provincial Statistical Officers of the NSO
What is Mass death?
Mass death occurs when several persons die due to natural calamities, accidents, epidemics etc. When the deceased cannot be identified, the health officer, upon submission of an affidavit by two disinterested persons, in the exercise of his wide discretion, may issue and cause the registration of the death certificate bearing the annotation ‘Body Not Identified’
What information shall the affidavit contain for cases of Mass death?
The affidavit referred to in the aforementioned statement shall contain the following information:
** sex of the deceased;
** estimated age;
** distinguishing features;
** condition of the body when found;
** date when the body was found;
** place where the body was found; and
** circumstances surrounding the death.
4. Contact us :
NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE (NSO)
Solicarel Building
Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard
Sta. Mesa, Manila 1016
P. O. Box 779
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