Wednesday, January 30, 2008
City waiving penalties for late LCR registrants
By Carlo P. Mallo
THE Local Civil Registrar (LCR) here has not been charging fees from residents who seek late birth registration, saying what these people need are assistance and not penalties.
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City Civil Registrar Leo Braceros said Monday that although there is a policy of imposing penalties for the late registrants, he is not keen on implementing such.
"Kawawa naman, na late na nga pagmumultahin mo pa (it's a pity that they have to pay penalties considering their already late), " Braceros added.
One of the major causes for the prevalence of late birth registration is due to poverty, he said, and even if the birth registration is free, it still entails a lot of incidental costs.
"Pag sa malayo ka nakatira, kailangan mo pang pumunta ng downtown para magprehistro, eh ang mahal pa ng pamasahe, (If you live in far-flung areas, you have to the downtown area, and transportation expenses are not cheap)," Braceros said.
Apart from the cost coming from the transportation, birth registration requires a National Statistics Office (NSO) security paper, which comes at a price of P125.
"Registration is actually free, but the security paper must be purchased," Braceros said.
The city has also waived the fee especially in their mobile registration services.For more Philippine news, visit Sun.Star Bacolod. (January 30, 2008 issue)
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