Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Talaingod Ata Manobo avail free birth, marriage registration

DAVAO DEL NORTE, May 7 (PIA) - - - More than 300 Ata Manobos in the municipality of Talaingod availed the free registration on birth and marriage.
This was revealed by Merlyn Enriquez, provincial director of the National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP) based in the province.

Enriquez said that the project was done in partnership with the civil registrar’s office of the municipality since most of the indigenous peoples (IPs) had not known of  the importance of civil registration.

The registration, which started on December 3 of last year ended last May 6 with an exit conference with the local civil registrar and the NCIP.

Further, Enriquez said that due to the Indigenous People’s Rights Act or Republic Act 8371, the tribal weddings were also recognized by the civil registrar; nevertheless, their solemnizing officers must get certification from the Philippine Statistics Office.

Enriquez also said that IPs, who have corrections of their birth certificates, also availed of free notarization services from the NCIP legal office.

Hoping that all indigenous people will have birth certificates, Enriquez added that the free registration services will also be extended to other local government units in the province in the coming months. (PIA 11, Michael Uy)

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