THE Iloilo City Civil Registry Office (CCRO) kicked off the Philippine Identification System-Birth Registration Assistance Project (PBRAP) of the Philippine Statistic Authority (PSA) through Mobile Birth Registration in Barangay Lanit, Jaro on July 10, 2023.
The project catered to some 50 unregistered indigents and indigenous peoples (IPs) who availed of the service of late registration being brought closer to their residences.
CCRO Registration Officer II Marivel Gargalicana emphasized that all the services during the mobile registration are free of charge.
"We inculcate the importance of having birth certificates to give people their identity," Gargalicana added.
CCRO provides assistance in the processing of delayed registration and correction of births of clients; out-of-town registration of births and civil registry documents; verification of the existence of civil registry records from the PSA Civil Registry System database; and consultancy on processing civil registry records of married individuals and legitimation.
Applicants should bring their Certificate of No Record from the PSA, two copies (original and photocopy) of proof of facts of birth, either a baptismal certificate, form 137, voter's registration, transcript of records, or member data record (MDR), and valid identification card or voter's certification.
Copies of their registered birth certificates will be received on Security Paper (Secpa) at the CCRO once they have existing and verified records at the PSA.
"We cater to birth registration concerns for as long as they have complete requirements, which will go through a verification process before we issue a final copy of their correct certificate of live births," Gargalicana said.
Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. TreƱas highly encourages the Ilonggos to avail of the free services provided by the government for faster and more accessible birth registration.
The city's PBRAP is set to visit other barangays, targeting a total of 40, 000 birth registrants in the metropolis. (PR)