The National Statistics Office 6 reminded Ilonggos anew on the importance of registering civil registry documents as the country celebrates the Civil Registration Month this February.

“It is important to register civil registry documents because each one of us is entitled to such identity and that it is our obligation as well as right to have vital events in our lives recorded,” said NSO 6 Information Officer Arleen Bagoning.

Bagoning added that the registration is also an assurance that such document will be recorded in the NSO database for future request.

Civil registry documents include Birth, Marriage and Death certificates and the Cenomar or certificate of no marriage. In the country these documents are all kept, preserved and provided by the NSO.

With February of each year declared as Civil Registration Month nationwide by then President Corazon Aquino by virtue of Proclamation No. 882, the NSO uses the celebration to further intensify the conduct of information dissemination on civil registration.

Activities slated in line with the celebration, as announced by NSO 6 Administrative Officer William Jaro, are seminars on civil registration at schools and universities, tree planting and feeding program.

The advocacy campaigns will orient participants on the proper procedure in securing civil registry documents and steps on how to enter corrections in their documents.*PIA